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14 years ago
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Its moments like these that make me wonder if I'm doing something wrong or if the world really is going to Hell in a handbasket. I have applied for countless jobs and I get offers. Problem is NONE of them guarantee me hours per say.
"Oh. Well, we can hire you, but we can't promise any set number of hours."
"Well, we are looking for people to work right away," becomes a hidden "Oh, this job is dangerous and in the process of deliveries your 2011 car may be hot-wired, vandalized, or stolen along with you getting mugged in the process."
The first quote was from a fast food job I applied for. The second a pizza delivery job I applied to get. Is is that hard to find a job that can work me Fri-Sun giving me AT LEAST 16 hours? I still plan on going back for a second degree, but this is getting ridiculous.
When I worked at Walmart there was seldom a day where I didn't at least have 5 hours. I could take up some independent work on the side, but that presents three problems: I would need to be paid upfront first, I have no recent work to show yet, and I want to make school my number one priority. The way I see it, its two years of classes and miscellaneous suffering and I can hopefully have a higher expectation of finding a job.
Allow me to explain: My first degree was in graphic design. I had a job at the local newspaper here as an intern. My internship got terminated due to budget concerns and since then I have not been able to find one single job in graphic design. The second degree I am getting is in computer science. Much more open job market. The only thing that stands between me and work (hopefully) is two years of homework and other things.
Sometimes I feel like a pendulum that shifts between being plastic and real life. I must confess -- when I have the funds to do so -- I like going to wine tastings for organizations, I like getting awards for graphic design work, I like schmoozing at parties and being in the middle of it all. I sound like a material otter, but really in this world sometimes finding work is about who you know and how well you know the "in-crowd". I just embrace it more than others.
On the other paw, however, I believe in highly in just having friends and I love going to fur meets. Friends make the day last long and they are there for you when you feel crappy. I can't thank people enough for being there for me.
I get so caught up in life because it seems that most days money can dictate a lot of what you do. I don't want to just be in something for money, but it seems that's the only way I can get freedom from where I am at right now. I want to be able to set aside more money for cons and be able to maybe go to LAFF once in a while, too...just do things like go out once in a while, but I have to pay my dues and just be patient. It will all come together. I just have to work to get to where I want to be.
"Oh. Well, we can hire you, but we can't promise any set number of hours."
"Well, we are looking for people to work right away," becomes a hidden "Oh, this job is dangerous and in the process of deliveries your 2011 car may be hot-wired, vandalized, or stolen along with you getting mugged in the process."
The first quote was from a fast food job I applied for. The second a pizza delivery job I applied to get. Is is that hard to find a job that can work me Fri-Sun giving me AT LEAST 16 hours? I still plan on going back for a second degree, but this is getting ridiculous.
When I worked at Walmart there was seldom a day where I didn't at least have 5 hours. I could take up some independent work on the side, but that presents three problems: I would need to be paid upfront first, I have no recent work to show yet, and I want to make school my number one priority. The way I see it, its two years of classes and miscellaneous suffering and I can hopefully have a higher expectation of finding a job.
Allow me to explain: My first degree was in graphic design. I had a job at the local newspaper here as an intern. My internship got terminated due to budget concerns and since then I have not been able to find one single job in graphic design. The second degree I am getting is in computer science. Much more open job market. The only thing that stands between me and work (hopefully) is two years of homework and other things.
Sometimes I feel like a pendulum that shifts between being plastic and real life. I must confess -- when I have the funds to do so -- I like going to wine tastings for organizations, I like getting awards for graphic design work, I like schmoozing at parties and being in the middle of it all. I sound like a material otter, but really in this world sometimes finding work is about who you know and how well you know the "in-crowd". I just embrace it more than others.
On the other paw, however, I believe in highly in just having friends and I love going to fur meets. Friends make the day last long and they are there for you when you feel crappy. I can't thank people enough for being there for me.
I get so caught up in life because it seems that most days money can dictate a lot of what you do. I don't want to just be in something for money, but it seems that's the only way I can get freedom from where I am at right now. I want to be able to set aside more money for cons and be able to maybe go to LAFF once in a while, too...just do things like go out once in a while, but I have to pay my dues and just be patient. It will all come together. I just have to work to get to where I want to be.
