Wanna hear a real bitch of a story? I got a call from my cervical surgeon. I need another surgery to repair damage from the 1st neck surgery. About an hour later, I get a call wanting to set up an interview for a managers position over a Technical Support Center. I had to tell the lady that I was in physical therapy and might need additional surgery. Talk about bad timing...not all bad, though. It seems that a former coworker is working at the company and highly recommended me. The lady said to call her as soon as I leave the Dr.s office (about the middle of Feb.) Hell, I might have a J.O.B. in the near future (IF I don't need surgery and a lengthy recovery). Bottom line is that I ~might~ be able to interview for the position now, and if they are suitably impressed, they ~might~ be willing to hold the position for a month... Should know after I send her my resume and she has time to check me out... Shave and a haircut, here I come! --- On Mon, 2/9/09, thingmon@xxxxxxxxx <thingmon@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: thingmon@xxxxxxxxx <thingmon@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [tcb] Re: everyone!!! > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Monday, February 9, 2009, 12:30 PM > Took me almost 4 months but I found a new one. Hit the > various job boards hard and call everyone you know. In the > meantime, read all the resume and interview prep stuff you > can get your eyes on. Find something that interests you > and learn something new. Check out a welding class or > something. If it's marketable, all the better. > > Volunteering can be good too (focus on other people's > problems). Don't be afraid to market yourself while > doing it. Doesn't hurt to be able to show initiative > while hunting. > > Oh, and log all your job hunt related miles, phone calls, > printing costs, etc... may be tax deductible. > > I know it's not easy, but stay positive. > > Dave > What's the definition of luck? Some say it's when > preparation meets opportunity... > > > ________________________________ > From: Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Saturday, February 7, 2009 8:48:45 AM > Subject: [tcb] Re: everyone!!! > > thanks to everyone, i am extreemly stressed right now. > thanks to our wonderful economy the newspaper business is > finally getting hit. after all the promises that were made > in the past 6 months our division of the paper got shut > down. my last day is the 17th of this month not march 1 like > they originall projected. when asked about transferring to > the big paper they simply said "we have your > resume" i asked them about an application, something i > had to fill out regardless at my current job, they said, > "we have your resume" so do you think i'm > getting transferred, no, not at all. i made the carreer move > last year because the company i worked for was in the pits > baaaaad. i thought, newspaper business is a good steady job > that will be up and running forever. well, just my luck, the > company i left just bought a 4-color lithoron press and i > just got laid off. i made a horrible carreer move, i am > kicking myself in the ass for it. i have so far applied at > autozone, best buy, hastings, and walmart. all are > supposedly hiring, none have called and it's been 4 > days. monday i go to the unemployment office and mooch for > the short time that i can. that's the added stress, is > arkansas is one of 30 states that is projected to run out of > unemployment in the next 3 weeks. someone on the aircoolers > site said it best, it's a recession when it's your > neighbor, it's a depression when it's you. we're > doing all we can to stay afloat including some shit > freelance work...but whatever pays the bills right. > > diana says bad things happen in 3's so here's the > deal our dishwasher quit working, we need a new roof > (discovered a new leak), and i got laid off. so that makes 3 > right, well here's the icing on the cake folks, we did > our taxes thinking, that will help us in this situation. > well, we owe $690. evidently those wonderful monthly taxed > bounses i was getting for reaching monthly goal were taxed > and put us into a different tax bracket. of course i > wasn't taking enough out to cover the different tax > bracket. i'm scared of what the other 2 are gonna be. i > hit unsubscribe on the list but it said the moderator had to > do it. keep me on gerald. i may not post much but keep me > on. i have found out who true friends are. many of you have > emailed me personally offering to help. i appreciate that. > we'll get by. i'm just depressed beyond belief. > there's an old habit of mine i haven't done in many > years that i've been awfully tempted to partake in but > then i'm reminded > that every place i applied for a job at does a certain > "test" that i would then fail. > > oh well, like i said, we'll get by. yesterday was old > today is a new day. now i'm gonna get back to the > freelance work and then try to get hershey back on the > ground and drive the piss out of him while he still has > insurance :D > > ________________________________ > From: whocanduncan@xxxxxxxxxxx > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [tcb] Re: everyone!!! > Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 23:25:03 -0600 > > Whatever it is, don't panic. Always remember tomorrow > is a new day and you won't make rash decisions. Keep us > updated and let us know how we can help. > > ________________________________ > From: i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx > > i'm going through some hard times. . .. > > ________________________________ > Windows Live™: E-mail. Chat. Share. Get more ways to > connect. Check it out. > ________________________________ > See how Windows connects the people, information, and fun > that are part of your life. See Now