I won’t go into a litany of my experiences of dealing with job recruiters and my opinions of them. I’ve drawn plenty of comics discussing that. I’ll just say I was pleasantly surprised that this recruiter called me back like[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If I don’t sound as excited or appreciative enough for this possible job opportunity it’s because my track record with job recruiters isn’t a positive one. Well, this interview, if it actually happens, is 13 days away. So, I guess[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I answered the phone because it was from Express Employment, but now that I think of it, I wonder why. As of today I’ve had no success on getting a job through Express Employment. So why should this opportunity be any[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m glad that Ed called. Even though he was my manager while I was Art Director with Concord Confections we had an easy working relationship. We respected each other’s opinion and treated each other as a professional. I’ve done freelance[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As I drove there (it’s kind of a pain, because I’d have to drive thru both tunnels on the Parkway East & West) and as I walked thru the place I had less and less interest in working here. I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yes, I got the name of the company wrong. I’m pretty sure I heard Hailey say “Accurate Marketing” cause, well, what the hell is “Marking”? It seems they have templates of designs and logos that need to be marked by[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My attitude in the last panel may sound as if I don’t care about this upcoming job interview, that I’d rather not have this opportunity, but that’s not true. I’ve just grown cynical about these “Graphic Designer” positions that Express[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Is it wrong for me to feel that a Production position that doesn’t pay all that well is beneath me? Am I mistaken thinking that after nearly 40 years as an Art Director, Package Designer, Illustrator & Graphic Designer that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I guess I could place the lack of lots of artist and graphic designer job openings to the fact that it’s only a couple weeks after Christmas. That many businesses are still in the holiday mode. Or, I could place[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I was surprised, shocked to get this call today. Not because I forgot that I’d applied to this job, but because it’s December 27th. Normally that time between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day are “dead times”. No one seems[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…