Yesterday, Goodwill had a job fair nearby. I got up, dressed up, got together fancy resumes, then walked over to where it was being held. There was a huge line, with lots of people. I felt fatigued (started my period the day before), but okay enough. At first. One moment, I was talking with a nice guy named Bill about his Jerry Garcia tie. The next ( Read more... )

Got called into a meeting with the GM yesterday. He felt I'd been resistant to the help offered by a veteran coworker, and that I'd disrespected him at the meeting the day before, regarding morale. I was also strongly encouraged to talk to said coworker and to apologize, so that there would be no friction. As far as I could tell, all the friction ( Read more... )

Classroom training's done, so I'm in Guest Services, taking calls and scheduling massages, facials and waxing services, among things. While things are slow, there are moments to read a paragraph or two of a book or magazine. Most of the agents read fashion or fitness magazines or 50 Shades of Gray, if they read at all. The ones who have been there ( Read more... )

Still in training, so I haven't started in the actual call center yet. Despite all the classroom time, it's good having a regular 8 to 4 schedule and getting home before dark. I'm not looking forward to returning to random hours and days. It took a long while to grind out a decent regular schedule at Borders, but I don't think I'll come close to ( Read more... )

I don't want to revisit too much of my first day at the new place, and probably won't be sharing much about it beyond this post. I have to figure out a way to survive while I plan my escape ( Read more... )

I've been hired as a call center agent for a chain of spas. Training starts Tuesday morning, goes for 4 weeks. Probation is 90 days, with a reassessment at 180 days. Open availability, and part-time with an option for full-time. I don't know if I can work call center full time. I'll just live very small and see if I can get out of there as soon as ( Read more... )

Called Mom for Mother's Day. Her sister sent her a card, The Hub and I sent her an Amazon gift certificate, and my brother brought in dinner and gave her some DVDs of shows she likes. Oh, and he planted marigolds for her. She seemed happiest about that, sort of bashful. She's generally not great with plants, but loves them. I think they'll do okay ( Read more... )

Yesterday was hard. Hearing about MCA no longer being among the living slammed into me. I found tears on my face at random times throughout the day, not even noticing that I'd been crying. It was a long day full of wall-to-wall Beastie Boys as my soundtrack, while I applied for jobs and dealt with my email. I wrote a little, not much. During the ( Read more... )

Had the 3rd of interviews yesterday: Tuesday I had a round 1 interview (law firm), Wednesday I had a panel interview (high school) and yesterday I had an intake/interview at a staffing agency. I'm exhausted and shaky. Too much extroversion and thinking about how to present myself. I just got an email from the high school: didn't get it. Though it ( Read more... )

Since January 2011, I've had 2 interviews. I have 2 new ones this week: the first one's tomorrow afternoon, for a file clerk position at a law office, and the other one is for part-time/temp help at a charter school. I haven't done an official tally of the number of jobs I've applied for, but I have to be at at least 150. Not a great ratio. I'm ( Read more... )