find a new job

Have applied to several recently, including a really good one just last night that I’m hopeful about. Soon as I find a better job, I can afford to move into my own apartment. And that will be quite wonderful.

I went to Job Centre yesterday and got the claim going, and I have an appointment with the disability advisor on the 14th. They are also going to get me an appointment with regards to possible retraining. I’m taking anything they throw at me right now, hoping to maintain a postive momentum.

Couple of jobs applied for, which shows I really need to tweak my CV – a task for later today. This afternoon I have my scan at the hospital to (hopefully) rule out gallbladder problems, etc and then I’ll give myself the weekend off to relax before jumping in again on Monday.

Applied for three jobs today. The hiring manager who the agency swore was going to call me never did. I’ve got a few choice words about that, but there’s no use in making them public.

Hoping to hear back from someone soon, but with the three day weekend looming, I doubt it.

had my (very brief) meeting this morning and that’s me done with that gateway to hell.

I’ve just finished my call to job centre and have my appointment tomorrow; I’ve also just found two posts I intend to apply for even though I really don’t want to be an office manager anymore I can’t afford to sit back and wait for inspiration. I think I’ll look around for dog walking opportunities as well!

I may be working again as early as Monday. Kelly’s called me last night and asked if I wanted a 3 month data entry assignment. It’s still only $14 an hour, so I’ll definitely be picking up a weekend job to start closing the door on some of the debt we’re in, but it’s a job.

I won’t take it as a permanent (don’t want to do my hands in) but it’ll be good to be working again.

It really takes alot to get that job you want. Haven’t been on here for a week b/c I’m so caught up in putting portfolios and resumes together. It can be exhausting and depressing at times but I’m on the brink of some interesting stuff that I have to keep my head afloat. So I’m doing what I’ve got to do.

went into the office today—the Director paid a courier to bring over our 2nd letters telling us that our positions were indeed being made redundant and we’ll have the final meeting on wednesday whereupon if there are any relocation positions they’ll take about them then.

of course we ALL know they have known they weren’t really reconsidering keeping us—made evident by my payslip being posted to my house (not the office, per usual) on Friday AND today the phones started forwarding to the Edinburgh office. This we found out when the clients started phoning the mobiles to find out ‘what the fuck’. Edinburgh didn’t even have the courtesy to let us know this was happening.

I understand the business part of having to let a couple of us go, what I don’t understand is the complete dicktude of shit like that.

they’ve screwed up by doing some of those things too early, so my coworker (who has been there many years) is angry enough to bring her lawyer in. I don’t have much of a leg to stand on but I told her I’d be more than happy to be called in to witness on her behalf.

fuckers.

I’m so glad to be getting the hell out of there.

on Friday TPTB came to the office to have our meeting—turns out this was a “tell us why you should keep your job” meeting rather than the final meeting. It was all just a formality, as they have legal procedures they must follow. They even confirmed in the meeting that my job is gone, but invited me to ask any questions.

oh, they also asked if I’d be willing to relocate anywhere in the company and how did I feel about Birmingham…

I said I had a lease and didn’t WANT to leave Glasgow, but I was not opposed to relocating for a position. Part of me thinks I would be absolutely stupid to turn down a job (especially how things are in the economy, blah blah) but a big part of me hopes they don’t offer it…

They said they understood if I didn’t want to come to the office while I was waiting to hear, but that seems fishy to me. Ever since they made the announcement nobody has called or emailed me to do any work, so I’m basically just hanging out but I think I’ll still go in on Monday anyway—at the very least I can work on my CV.

Nothing new in the job department this morning. Applied for two jobs and now it’s a matter of sit and wait.

I don’t do so well at that.

Once the unemployment kicks in, with the extra $25/paycheck, there’ll be enough to pay rent…and bills.

(slight smile) Thank you Congress & Mr. President.