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…
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…