February 1, 2005
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The Sunday paper didn’t have one job that I could even pretend to qualify for that looked interesting or that wasn’t beneath me. It’s getting to the point where I am considering things that I wouldn’t want to admit to. Oh, well. Now I won’t have to rewrite my resume the way that guy showed me, with everything on one page. Actually, there were two that I could maybe tolerate: legal secretaries. How boring would that be!
Here I was feeling so good about myself when I got another email today saying they couldn’t offer me the librarian job I’d wanted. It was for a big law firm, assisting the librarian. I read these ads in the paper describing their perfect applicant. Who are these people?
I know I should go to a temp agency but I am just stubborn enough to think that I can do this myself. The good news is that my time share just got paid off, so that makes this month easier. But the market SUCKS. My stocks are down. I’ve got to get over that part. When things are bad I can’t stand to look. And that’s probably when you’re supposed to take action. I’m more of a long-term trader and try to look the other way when times get tough, just wait it out. But I think that mentality is not serving me well. I should take a class.
I’m looking forward to being at the hospital tomorrow.
Comments (10)
Stocks are way too scary for me. I have some, but like you I leave them and pretend they don’t exist…Hope the job hunting gets better…
Better luck for job hunting.
hey…it’s our money and if we don’t look..well…I look my son taught me that…I look and move when the need be…but u are correct…the market stinks right now..
I would hate to have to search for a job right now…but who knows
I think it is completely about timing
((((HUGS))))
Employers are delusional. I’ve been helping a young woman here from Japan apply for 20,000 dollar positions where they want the moon. Its unbelievable. I wish you much better luck.
Everything in its own time…jobs, stocks, kids, security *wink*.
I’m glad you feel safe with us…enough to feel you can open up. *smile* I’ve only been flamed once, for no reason I could easily see, so that user was blocked. (And I’m such a nice person, that felt strange…but I didn’t think my readers appreciated it…)
Be whimsical! Seeing the twins on the trampoline sounded inspirational to me! And it’s so great that your novel is flowing. My mom is taking forever to read my NaNo entry. She’s so busy with her own stuff. I think the story has merit, but I wrote it so fast, I don’t know if I left out any key elements or went on too much about things that don’t matter (for word count). I’m not much of a rewriter. The idea of creating rough draft after rough draft brings me to tears!
I enjoyed your walk around the neighborhood…
Peace and Love…GFW
And where do I find out why you are going to the hospital?
Love, again…GFW
Good luck. I had two horribly slow years with the dot-bomb stuff. Have had one good year and hope that 2005 is just as good. The advantage of being self-employed is that you can almost always drum up some little low-paying thing and at least you feel busy even if you’re not making much/any money.
wow
your words snapped me into reality
for along with my cancer…which I have been
clean five years…I grew up with chrons disease…
so I know what you mean
((((HUGS))))
I have lots of money/job/career issues too…so I know, I know! Let’s hope it improves for us who are “in transition” (is that how we can put it?). You are so smart and so innovative I know you’re gonna figure this out… do cooking classes in your home, or something to get by during the lulls… Lots of suppport to you. xo
You know I am going to tell you
not to ignore those stocks! Once you get the discipline of monitoring them, you will like you have some control over your finances. Try to sell those stocks you have losses of significance, and hang on to the ones that are performing. Good-luck! Please drop by my blog and keep me posted on what you are doing with your stocks!
Bob