Category: employment
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Things one should not do on one’s lunch hour.
Sift through one’s regularly read blogs, discover the same 3 quizzes scattered throughout said blogs, and immediately start wondering “Should I do that too, or…?”. I really, really need to find something to distract me. Back to fanticising about a wicked awesome beast of a computer I will never aford … Read the rest
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Random thought happenings, in list format.
Still way too damn cold for this time of year out there. Winter go die in a fire. Tried getting a hold of the tax people this morning. It was busy. Go figure. I shall have to harass them throughout the day. Someone on my flist was surprised I actually … Read the rest
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Ug.
I did in fact make it to work this morning. It was in fact trying very hard to be cold outside. Fortunately, according to me anyway, it failed miserably. However, it’s supposed to be below freezing… I believe tonight. *le sigh* I was just looking forward to summer, too. On … Read the rest
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Friday’s good, friday after work’s just plain awesome.
The weekend’s gonna be awesome as hell for 2 very good reasons. Both are actually mutually beneficial. For the next 2 days, I officially have no job. Which means for the next 2 days, I can do my usual staying awake ’til upwards of 4:00 in the bloody morning just … Read the rest
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Fastest application tossing rampage I’ve gone on in a year.
But they got out there. And just as soon as I can track down a few more, they’ll be going right behind ’em. Demanding? You have *no* idea.
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Wherein James kicks ass and takes names.
I now have several job applications, excellent criticism of a resume (thanks, murlynns_view!), 3 work related references, and 1 or 2 non-work related references as soon as they get asked. Which means tonight, there be the mass firing off of applications. If things go according to plan, I’ll have … Read the rest
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And an update, because I said so.
Well, that, plus it’s about 20 minutes before go time, and I know certain people are too damn lazy to click on links I post here, so an actual explanation is probably in order. The office I’m currently working at, y’know the one for Dell, not gonna be workin’ there … Read the rest
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Welp, it’s official.
And I can’t really say I’m surprised. On the positive side, I’m up to my eyeballs in job ads. That aughta keep me busy ’til June-ish.
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Dead as a doornail.
the work day, that is, not me. Though navigating OC Transpo tonight was all kinds of fun (hint: it ended in a taxi). So now, home, caught up on what little flist activity there was since 4:30 this afternoon, unburied from the 100+ emails (crap on a cracker, these people … Read the rest
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Guh.
I have taken 4 calls. My shift is over half over. I know I won’t take 4 calls between now and 5:30. Fuckin’ sweet. wonder who I should IM first when I drag my ass through the door… *considers, then goes back to enjoying his lunch*