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…
Before anyone asks, “Why would she care if I was vaccinated for Covid if it was for a remote job?” well, there could be times when I’d have to go into the office to pick up equipment or attend meetings[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yes, I know, that phone call could have been a spam call (because I didn’t recognize the number) but when you’ve been out of work for nearly a year and you’re still answering open positions online you never know when[…]↓ 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…
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…
Too many of the jobs that I see, especially on the online applications, force you to distinctly ask how much of a salary you’re looking for. By telling them up front your opportunity to negotiate for a salary goes out[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yeah, I was annoyed. To tell you the truth I don’t remember applying for this job so I don’t really remember what this company does. Then again, I’ve applied to hundreds of jobs and it’s been two months since I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It wasn’t a good news day today. First, I still don’t know how those yellow jackets are getting in here and where they’re coming from. But they’re back again. Also, the ants. Usually they start showing up in my kitchen,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In the third panel when I said that this HR person was the last person I expected to hear from, well, I wasn’t lying. Her indifference and dismissive attitude towards me during that zoom interview last week wasn’t hyperbole. I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I was pretty surprised to get this call. I don’t know why, but for some reason I think that when I apply to a job on the weekend that it’ll be automatically ignored. I don’t know why I think like[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…