Taz Smile and no one knows what you're up to ;)
I seriously have to get
1 week ago
out of my current job or I will be back on my meds before long.
How to get a job I like
It made me
Oh ya baby 
"Should have commited to change long before I felt I had to have it"
How I did it: A short answer would be become misserable with the job I had. Find some time away from it. Go back and see clearly - I need change - here or elsewhere as long as I get on with it. New opportunity - take it.
I worked several jobs for several years and become pretty burned out. I quit one job because my mate and my doctor said I had to. - yikes.
the second full time job I lingered on with for some time (2 years). It took that long i guess to realize for certain tha the way the job and my boss contributed to how I felt was no longer OK. I went away for 10 weeks vacation to learn to build eco homes. During that time I realized that it is tough to enjoy all the great things in life when you spent 8 - 24 hours a day stapled to your work. I went back. to work. Laid out what I needed, how I expected to be treated, what I would and would not deal with any longer. My boss got all upeddy, I did not budge on my stand and was willing to make an issue of the circumstances I was experiencing.
I was ready to leave the agency, then a latteral tranfer to another department came up. The manager there was happy to have me. The staff I supervise there I get along with. My boss loves my work. MY staff love my work, and the agency loves my work.
I love my job - everything about it - it is challenging and very rewarding. I watch my ex-coworker in the old department dealing with the same old crap and can see really clearly from a distance how miserable I was.
Lessons & tips: Know what you want
know what you will take
know what you are willing to do to get what you need and what you are willing to trade off to get what you want.
take time away to see your situation clearly
all the good that time off does for your state of mind has a half life of 3 hours apparently, then 3 days, 3 weeks etc. so if you want change and are motiveated get at it before you get trapped again
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Right now
3 weeks ago
a job that paid me a decent wage would be fantastic.
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Well on my way to figuring this one out!!!!
3 weeks ago
I like the job- I hate the hours and the poor pay rate… so I now know what it is I want to do… I had better start filling in my teacher training applications and FAST.
I also love charity work and work with people. School work is perfectly well rounded with all of my boxes ticked. I have plenty of office paperwork to do. I mix with a variety of different people & with uber breaks (albeit already fixed in place)... it’s pretty perfect.
Annoyed.
3 weeks ago
I fully realize that getting a job in a new country wasn’t going to be easy, but this is ridiculous. I’ve applied for 20 different jobs now, two I’ve had interviews for. Two. Of those two, I didn’t get either.
The others either gave me no response, we’re taking anymore applications, had more suitable candidates, or just had too many applications already. Seriously.
I’ve signed up for two job agencies, I’ll let them do their jobs and get me a job. I’m seriously tired of being rejected. They can do it for me.
I may have an option of working with my husband, but I can only see that as being temporary as he’s only planning to stay with his company for another year or so. That is, unless something happens otherwise (sorry, it’s hard to explain).
spreadyourwings apologises for being a bit rubbish with response times!!!!
Untitled
1 month ago
I’ve just got a new job… we’ll see if I get on ok- and if I like it a couple of months down the line!!!!
Progress Update
1 month ago
So far I’ve applied for six jobs, two have asked for interviews, one has turned me down, and three have had no response.
I have a seventh application waiting in the wings which I will fill our or ignore depending on the outcome of the two job interviews I have currently.
Taz Smile and no one knows what you're up to ;)
I don't want to be too cryptic but
2 months ago
there is something that I’ve always wanted to do. I hadn’t realised until recently that it is actually classed as a job and that I would get paid a decent wage to do it. I have been told to go for it, and even given the necessary numbers and contacts with lots of encouragement. Now I just need to build up my nerve and make that initial phone call.
Watch this space.
Taz Smile and no one knows what you're up to ;)
Looking for any job
2 months ago
right now is proving difficult. I thought I had a good lead but was then informed this weekend that the office has laid off 4 staff this last week so I guess that opening won’t be there anymore :(
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depressed
3 months ago
I can’t even get a job, never mind one that I like :(
Can’t get a job without experience, can’t get experience without a job.
I also have a cat that needs to be fixed before things get out of hand with a second pregnancy. I can’t afford it, but this is not something that I could put off until a more convenient time.
