Diversions
Hmmm....what do I write about today?
Having finished Where the Heart Is, I'm looking for a new book to read. I thought my mom had Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, but alas, I was wrong. Sigh. So I've been poring over my mother's massive book collection (and I do mean MASSIVE), looking for something somewhat meaningful.
Tomorrow I'm gonna try to make it into town for Game Night. Today was--you guessed it--more job applications. Eight, to be exact. I applied at all five Sonics in this area. The manager at one of them wasn't too nice. He was like, "You have a BA in Psychology. And you're applying at Sonic." I was like, "Yes, I am. So when do I start?" (Okay, so I didn't say the last part. Sigh. The creative things I think of after the fact.) This manager seemed bored with me, anyway. I got the vibe that he saw me as a white, upper-middle class girl looking for a diversion whilst eating peeled grapes from a silver platter and getting foot massages by guys in white tuxes that call themselves Beau. Growl. Anyway, I'm thinking a big NO on that particular location.
I also applied at Arby's and Pizza Hut. I could use some pizza right now. Too bad they're closed. Sigh.
Speaking of food, I've been eating incessantly ever since I got here. It's pretty sad...I'm eating out of pure boredom. Ah, well. Soon I'll have a job...then I'll have some kind of diversion.
On Brian's suggestion, I came up with some creative resume ideas.
1.) Make it so it bursts into flame after the recruiter reads it.
2.) Print it on Saran Wrap.
3.) Dot your i's with little hearts.
4.) Cut out letters from magazines and paste them on a piece of cardboard.
5.) Deliver it in an envelope that has a red slash across the front.
6.) Deliver it in a Viagra box.
7.) Write it out in Cool-Whip on a huge plate of Jell-O.
8.) Make it into a comic strip.
9.) Sing it on a DVD.
10.) Better yet, learn the recruiter's name, and personalize the cover letter part of the DVD to include the recruiter's name.
Having finished Where the Heart Is, I'm looking for a new book to read. I thought my mom had Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, but alas, I was wrong. Sigh. So I've been poring over my mother's massive book collection (and I do mean MASSIVE), looking for something somewhat meaningful.
Tomorrow I'm gonna try to make it into town for Game Night. Today was--you guessed it--more job applications. Eight, to be exact. I applied at all five Sonics in this area. The manager at one of them wasn't too nice. He was like, "You have a BA in Psychology. And you're applying at Sonic." I was like, "Yes, I am. So when do I start?" (Okay, so I didn't say the last part. Sigh. The creative things I think of after the fact.) This manager seemed bored with me, anyway. I got the vibe that he saw me as a white, upper-middle class girl looking for a diversion whilst eating peeled grapes from a silver platter and getting foot massages by guys in white tuxes that call themselves Beau. Growl. Anyway, I'm thinking a big NO on that particular location.
I also applied at Arby's and Pizza Hut. I could use some pizza right now. Too bad they're closed. Sigh.
Speaking of food, I've been eating incessantly ever since I got here. It's pretty sad...I'm eating out of pure boredom. Ah, well. Soon I'll have a job...then I'll have some kind of diversion.
On Brian's suggestion, I came up with some creative resume ideas.
1.) Make it so it bursts into flame after the recruiter reads it.
2.) Print it on Saran Wrap.
3.) Dot your i's with little hearts.
4.) Cut out letters from magazines and paste them on a piece of cardboard.
5.) Deliver it in an envelope that has a red slash across the front.
6.) Deliver it in a Viagra box.
7.) Write it out in Cool-Whip on a huge plate of Jell-O.
8.) Make it into a comic strip.
9.) Sing it on a DVD.
10.) Better yet, learn the recruiter's name, and personalize the cover letter part of the DVD to include the recruiter's name.
3 Comments:
At 9:19 AM,
Reagan said…
Yes..that I have actually considered doing. But it may not matter soon enough....:-)
At 1:04 PM,
Reagan said…
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At 1:42 PM,
Reagan said…
As I see it, here are my two options:
1.) Apply for the more applicable jobs, with a maybe success rate of 15 percent (or less). Wait to hear back from these folks. Meanwhile, I'm without job, money, and with bills piling up.
2.) Apply for a less applicable job, with a near 100 percent success rate. While I'm working there, continue to apply for the more "applicable" jobs. I'm making my bills, saving extra money for housing deposits, furniture, etc. Meanwhile, my payments are current, I'm paying off my bills, and I have a reference on my job history.
Considering I have about $500/month in bills, my answer is evident. Not that there is anything wrong with applying for the more applicable jobs. In fact, I am continuing to do so, so I'll have some employment when I move back to the city, and also so I'll have a nice job with nice benefits. But finding the good jobs takes time, more time than I have to make the car payments. But for the time being, and also since I promised my folks I would stay current on my car payments, I have to go for the sure thing.
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