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2013-11-07 04:03
It's been almost a week since my last day at Disorganization, Inc. It's taken me that long to feel that I could write about it and not end up gnashing my teeth and becoming catatonic… Read More
2013-10-09 00:02
Things haven't gotten any better at Disorganization, Inc., in fact, they have gotten worse. I cannot fathom how someone who has employees saying every day that they have "done their share" a… Read More
2013-09-18 03:27
I've found it interesting in the course of my temp job that most of my co-workers hold themselves out as Christians and yet display some of the most horrible, mean, catty, spiteful behavior… Read More
2013-09-13 03:02
So, in spite of the fact that the project I was hired to do was over almost a month ago, Disorganization, Inc. is still sinking it's talons into me and preventing me from moving on.I know yo… Read More
2013-08-10 05:24
We wrapped up the project we've been working on at Disorganization Inc. on Thursday and were told we'd be off on Friday and to "have a nice weekend". Ahhhh! Three entire blissful days… Read More
2013-07-25 03:22
It appears that things are wrapping up where I've been working. While I am sad to see the paycheck go, I can't say that I will miss the people I've been working with and I'll be glad to get… Read More
2013-07-21 04:22
So, I am still working the temp gig that started back at the end of May. The one what was supposed to be for four days. I think the first week of August will be the end, but more than… Read More
2013-06-09 03:24
Well, my friends, it has been quite the saga here in Career Catastrophe Land. I was called on Wednesday and told to report back to Disorganization, Inc. for a two week graveyard shift… Read More
2013-06-04 04:57
So, I got a call last week for a short-term temp job and because I desperately needed the money and because I had nothing else really in the pipeline, I took the job. The assignment wa… Read More
2013-05-10 05:29
So, about 4 weeks ago, I was all excited because I was going to be able to stop the "out of work" clock. I had a job. Sure, it was a temp gig, but there was allegedly a good chan… Read More
2013-04-03 16:22
I wish I could tell you that progress had been made. But really, it hasn't. I had another phone interview and got moved to the testing phase... scored 95% on the testing (they consider… Read More
2013-03-21 05:50
This week has been a dizzying array of phone calls and emails and interviews and testing. I feel like I've been in constant "run" mode.It's after midnight. I need to be up at 6AM for a… Read More
2013-03-14 07:01
I've now had three agencies tell me that they don't think they can help me and/or that they will not represent me based on how long I've been out of work. When people ask me "what have… Read More
2013-02-21 07:16
I had an interview the other day that was three hours long... Three hours in a hot conference room with no airflow. It was for an entry-level job that pays less than I make on unemployment… Read More
2013-02-05 08:55
I was telling someone that I feel like a piece of over-ripe fruit at the farmer's market. I know I was good once but now feel like I'm just not something anyone wants. I'm trying not t… Read More
2013-01-16 09:13
A week and a half ago, I was laid off. It feels, quite frankly, like much, much longer than that. I keep applying, talking to people on the phone, hoping that I am doing everythi… Read More
2013-01-08 06:25
As I had feared, I got a call from bossdude today, letting me know I was being laid-off. I am not surprised, but I am disappointed. Especially since I do not think this is what b… Read More
2013-01-07 07:23
I've not heard from bosslady in over a week. I was contacted last week by the Unemployment Office about my "recent unemployment"... I am assuming, at this point, that the Unemployment… Read More
2012-12-31 06:55
I am still getting nowhere near enough hours with my present job. In fact, I have now been waiting seven days for some information to complete a project. I have sent emails (as this is… Read More
2012-12-10 08:39
I have an interview scheduled for this afternoon (Monday). I am a little freaked out by that. It's not that I am not happy with my current job, it's more a matter of the current job no… Read More
2012-12-06 08:36
I am not one who lives by my horoscope. I think that horoscopes are interesting and entertaining but I don't plan my life according to my horoscope... However... today's horoscope says… Read More
2012-11-09 03:33
Yes, folks... the clock has reset and switched from "Jobless Since" to "Workin' Since"... HUZZAH!And, no, I did not end up with one of the temp agency jobs. I am working at slowly shifting m… Read More
2012-11-06 06:03
So, I had three interviews late last week. I had a phone screen today and have an interview set up for Thursday. I am finally scraping the bottom of the barrel and heading off to a tem… Read More
2012-11-03 06:58
The first part of this week was slow. I got a call and there was a brief phone screen type interview and then a couple of days later I got a rejection email. No real surprise given the inter… Read More
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