I didn’t have room to get into the details of what Shorkey Auto has done to the area where the neighborhood I grew up at. He bought land around half of the neighborhood, removed all the trees and flattened the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In case you may think I’m being paranoid, it’s a true fact. In all of the times that I’ve interviewed for a job. dating back to when I was 22 years old in 1983, if I’ve ever been interviewed by[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I was really concerned (and frustrated) while I was sick these last three days, not only because I was sick (and for awhile thought I might have Covid) but because I knew I had these second stage interviews for two[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Throughout my career I’ve worked in the Toy Industry (Hasbro, K’NEX), the Greeting Cards & Party Units Industry (Hallmark), the Confection and Gum Industry (Dubble Bubble bubblegum, Tootsie Roll), fun products. Schroeder Industries makes Hydraulic Filtrations for Industrial Applications, kind[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yes, I’ve been drawing these comics long enough that the story of my worst job interview has been told in comic form. It began three days before when this unfortunate event occurred. The next day, while planning my route to the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
After sitting through that “interview” yesterday (and I put interview in quotes because it really didn’t feel like a conversation between two people in order to question and evaluate) and reading her feedback, I don’t know why that woman from[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I felt uncomfortable during the entire interview. Her attitude was bad and her whole demeanor was surly and unpleasant. There was a couple times during the interview that I felt like saying “Look, if you don’t want to interview me[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Okay, okay, maybe I’m a bit self absorbed here, too much me, me, me. The Art Director for Horizon could have had a legitimate reason for canceling my interview, 30 minutes before we were scheduled to have it (though I’m[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m not sure if this phone call from Commercial Employers was in a response to one of the myriad of jobs I’ve applied to (because so many jobs that are advertised as available, are actually being handled by a third[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Although I tried, within these six panels, it’s impossible for me to really get across how FILLED with stuff this place was. The building was probably built over eighty years ago and the wooden floors wee deluged with religious statues,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…