team_unemployed

No one is indispensable

furryroadster wrote in team_unemployed Jul 09, 2012 22:17

Originally posted by furryroadster at No one is indispensable

So, after pulling myself together at the weekend and promising myself to cheer up and not be so grumpy, I find out from the temp this morning that I’m apparently leaving today. WTF? Called hurriedly into a meeting with HR and the cowardly boss, I was told that for the sake of my happiness it is best ( Read more... )

writing, advice

Working with the enemy

furryroadster wrote in team_unemployed Jul 06, 2012 21:21

Originally posted by furryroadster at Working with the enemy

Two weeks on and I realise I am slightly depressed. Filling in job application after job application can have that effect. But it’s also because I have to say goodbye to my comfy pair of slippers and start over.

Driving to bookclub last week I was in full voice singing to “Bridge over Troubled Water ( Read more... )

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I think my age is starting to bite me on the bum

nyxalinth wrote in team_unemployed Jun 06, 2012 14:12

I've not been on many interviews since December, and the ones I do get, I suspect I'm beginning to experience age discrimination. I get the call for an interview (so obviously they like my resume and cover letter), I dress professionally appropriate to the job, I interview well (so far as I can tell, and feedback I've had seems to indicate this ( Read more... )

job hunting

Job Search Despair

nyxalinth wrote in team_unemployed Apr 26, 2012 14:08

Well, I'm out of work again, have been since December. And I can't find anything decent that will hire me. Either my resume is blown off, or I don't get past the interview, or the job is dodgy crap (yay for scammy magazine phone work) or a fake. I'm broke, so learning new skills offered in classes is out. I don't know what to do anymore. I'm ( Read more... )

job search, unemployment

Questions on firings and spotty job history

makeyourmoment wrote in team_unemployed Apr 11, 2012 15:17

Hi, all! Newbie here. I have two "fired from jobs" questions that maybe I can get some help with and a question about a spotty job history.

1 - I was fired from my last job with a big name company two jobs back (making it my third most recent job). I found a gift card on the property, used my employee number to check it and then used it, not ( Read more... )

interviews, question, applications

Have you ever been fired for really stupid reasons?

nyxalinth wrote in team_unemployed Apr 11, 2012 13:01

I have two ( Read more... )

jobs, fired

Full- vs Part-time vs Education

ashes_to_roses wrote in team_unemployed Feb 26, 2012 14:02

Is anyone here narrowing their searching to strictly full-time or strictly part-time, or is everyone pretty much going for everything they somewhat qualify for? I'm in a transitional, unemployment dilemma.

Where I am now:I've kind of given up searching for a part-time job. I hate retail (after three retail jobs, I have learned to hate the entire ( Read more... )

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violet_fade wrote in team_unemployed Feb 24, 2012 16:44

Today, I was fired from my student job where I worked in the Duplication Center, picking up campus mail and doing the filing of work orders. Recently, I took out another student loan, and it ended up being a larger amount than I felt comfortable receiving in the mail. I inquired at the business office if the check had dispersed, and if so, could I ( Read more... )

newbie to the group

hazeleyez2011 wrote in team_unemployed Jan 25, 2012 23:29

Just wanted to say HI...im new to the group. I was let go a week before christmas. How is everyone's job search going??? Mine is still going.

introduction, job hunting

Equal opportunity questionnaire on forms for a British company?

shanrina wrote in team_unemployed Sep 27, 2011 00:45

Hi, all. I'm filling out a form for a job with a British organization, and there's a huge section on it with questions about disabilities, race/ethnicity, religion, and sexual orientation. I'd really rather not fill this out because I object to being asked, but I'm used to seeing great big "You don't have to fill this out" notifications for this ( Read more... )

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