Category: employment
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There is an end, and it is near!
The most progress I’ve ever made so far has been made today. I have now in my hands their official letter of offer. Well, as official anyway as it can be without the rest of the paperwork that’s ordinarily supposed to come with it. Which means, after getting something resembling … Read the rest
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Is it over yet?
It might be. My haunting of people’s voicemails has paid off, in that I am now apparently about to receive at least a letter of offer from them. They’d originally wanted to send it with the rest of the paperwork either this weekend or early next week. Not bad, except … Read the rest
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The waiting game, round 3, day 2…
Surprisingly enough, or, perhaps, not so, this is beginning to take on a rather striking resemblence to the last time I tried to get myself a place, a job, and moved in all in the span of less than a week. Except, at least now the apartment’s been put on … Read the rest
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Second time’s a charm?
It’s entirely possible. I now officially have a 98% chance of landing an apartment in Ottawa at the beginning of December. Everything’s been taken care of now, all I need now is to get a hold of Dell, get my paperwork, fax crapola back to them, and fax my letter … Read the rest
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And we start all over again.
On one hand, I’m mildly encouraged by the fact I’m now exactly where I was almost 2 weeks ago, but on the other, I was kind of expecting to be a little farther along in the proceedings by now. But, I feel a little more confident, at least, in saying … Read the rest
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And amidst all that stupidity, something somewhat positive, if a little idiotic in itself.
I have discovered the reason for it taking a week for me to actually get a hold of something that wasn’t someone’s voicemail. One HR person I’m to get in touch with was, in fact, on vacation, or… something of the sort. The other? Well, see, she was transfered to … Read the rest
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And it’s back to square 1.
Still nothing but voicemail from the Dell people. Yay people who don’t return phone calls. And now, they’ve already cost me an apartment, as the rental application I preemptively filled out has basicly been declared null and void–the apartment I was applying to rent has already been occupied. I guess … Read the rest
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The waiting game, round 2, day 3.
Virtually everything else has been taken care of now. Well, what can be taken care of, at least, without proving that I’m actually employed. So, in short, there isn’t all that much that’s actually been accomplished in the last couple days. I’m still calling, still getting voicemail, and still suspicious … Read the rest
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The waiting game, round 2.
Now, however, I’m not waiting for apartment people to get back to me. I’m waiting for employment people to check their voicemail. I’ve been haunting it since yesterday, after I got home from Ottawa, and so far she’s not called me back. Part of me is thinking she just had … Read the rest
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So this blind guy gets a job…
You did in fact read that correctly. I am no longer, well, at least in an unofficial sense, an unemployed sod. Just half an hour ago, I got off the phone with… I’m assuming is one of the HR people for Dell. And she just got finished extending to me … Read the rest