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I've always fallen back on temp work in between jobs, just to keep a bit of money flowing until I find something.
I've gotten pretty lucky, though. When we moved to Washington, I had pretty much given up, and resigned myself to being a SAHM after a year of trying to juggle daycare and temp work. Then I got a call on my birthday to offer me a job as an Analyst making way more money than I ever had. They'd found my resume on Monster or something, and I'd forgotten I even put it there.
Then when I moved to Colorado, I searched for companies in my field, and only found one really relevant result, and pestered their HR for like 4 months until they sent me a job offer. Again, making way more money than I ever had. But now I feel like I won't get anything better than this unless I go finish my degree, and the very idea of going back to school...ugh... I'm so not feelin' that. Might have to though. Only question in my mind is whether to stick with the established field of work I'm in, which is where the low-risk payout is, but it doesn't feel...meaningful?...like I'm really fulfilling my own best potential?... Or to take a chance on a whole different field and try to really shine in something that feeds my soul. I've always figured I'd make that decision after my kids were out of the house. We're getting close (I hope) to that, so the time is coming.
My brother said the same thing. I was thinking of calling or sending an email.
I'm on indeed and glassdoor. I'm just kinda bummed because the way both interviews went (they were at the same place) they were dropping so many hints that they wanted to pick me (discussing pay, benefits, they even took me on the tour of the office for crying out loud.) Especially considering I went to that college for so long. Ugh oh well.
Remember they might have over 200 applicants to go through. You may be on their list of ideal candidates.
I've always fallen back on temp work in between jobs, just to keep a bit of money flowing until I find something.
I've gotten pretty lucky, though. When we moved to Washington, I had pretty much given up, and resigned myself to being a SAHM after a year of trying to juggle daycare and temp work. Then I got a call on my birthday to offer me a job as an Analyst making way more money than I ever had. They'd found my resume on Monster or something, and I'd forgotten I even put it there.
Then when I moved to Colorado, I searched for companies in my field, and only found one really relevant result, and pestered their HR for like 4 months until they sent me a job offer. Again, making way more money than I ever had. But now I feel like I won't get anything better than this unless I go finish my degree, and the very idea of going back to school...ugh... I'm so not feelin' that. Might have to though. Only question in my mind is whether to stick with the established field of work I'm in, which is where the low-risk payout is, but it doesn't feel...meaningful?...like I'm really fulfilling my own best potential?... Or to take a chance on a whole different field and try to really shine in something that feeds my soul. I've always figured I'd make that decision after my kids were out of the house. We're getting close (I hope) to that, so the time is coming.
Go for the different degree I'm looking at business degree myself.
OK, well if we are sharing cats... I don't know if I've shared these pictures in here, I know I did in the Cats subforum, but I should not pass up a chance to show off my handsome furry overlord and resident Inspector of Cheeses... This is Nimbus.
My brother said the same thing. I was thinking of calling or sending an email.
I'm on indeed and glassdoor. I'm just kinda bummed because the way both interviews went (they were at the same place) they were dropping so many hints that they wanted to pick me (discussing pay, benefits, they even took me on the tour of the office for crying out loud.) Especially considering I went to that college for so long. Ugh oh well.
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I'm right there with you - the last job I applied for at least had the courtesy to send a 'thanks but no thanks' email, the others have just been radio silence.
We just got to keep going. Are you using Indeed? Are there other online job boards you use?
Hang in there darlin'. Your "Happy Day" is coming for both of you...
I was in the office kitchen/lounge area and these two women were talking about how people shrink when they get older. I'm catching their conversation and I look over and say, "Yeah, I used to be about 6ft." They both look at me and they actually believed me for a second they say to me "Really". I'm 5'9", LOL. I just grin at them and they both busted up laughing.
I'm real tempted to tell them to eff off until the grace period is OFFICIALLY over. I thought graduating would be a relief, but the only emotions I've been feeling are anger and restlessness.
I'm real tempted to tell them to eff off until the grace period is OFFICIALLY over. I thought graduating would be a relief, but the only emotions I've been feeling are anger and restlessness.
Ugh, trying to remain positive.
Don’t answer their calls until you’re ready, or only correspond by mail. That’s what I did, I said don’t call me.
My lovely coworker and...I dunno...mutual girl-crush, friends with possible future benefits of some kind...who even knows...
Her family overseas is from an area where they make that coffee that is made from beans that were digested by a civet and collected from their poo. It's insanely expensive. A real delicacy. She had some from a relative's visit to the home country and she made it for some of us here at work today.
So now I get to say I have had the cat-weasel poop coffee.
It was pretty good. I don't think it was so much better from normal coffee that it's worth as much as they charge for it. But at least now that is something that I know.
(EDIT: I asked her if the animals are wild or in captivity. She says that in some places they cage them, but not in Vietnam on the farms her family buys coffee from; they roam wild there.)
(EDIT: I asked her if the animals are wild or in captivity. She says that in some places they cage them, but not in Vietnam on the farms her family buys coffee from; they roam wild there.)
Oooh, free range cat weasel poop coffee. Well la-di-da....
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. I'm 5'9", LOL. I just grin at them and they both busted up laughing.
