Where to go from here? - Page 2

Trilby · 09-02-2004, 09:06 PM

Clod (which, actually was my nickname for years! no offense!) Look, I am sure you paid your dues and can probably afford to take a deep breath, right? Unemployment insurance is something you've paid into! Why should all the UAW get it? My very pagan feeling is that the Universe will Provide. try it!

garnet · 09-02-2004, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Anyway, I know there are lots of people out there, and specifically on this board, who have been or are currently unemployed, and to you I probably sound like a big whiner, and you're all thinking to yourselves, "Yeah, welcome to MY world." And I apologize for being new at this. If I could get an interview or two, I think I'd feel a lot better, even if they didn't end up hiring me, because it would be an acknowledgement of some sort. So far I've sent over 30 resumes to various places and have not gotten a single reply, in any form or fashion.

We all complain about our jobs from time to time, but there's no worse feeling than being unemployed. It's a major blow to your ego. The last time I was out of work I sat around and watched movies for DAYS--I was so depressed. I went a month before I even got one response to my resume. But you know what, somehow things eventually work out. I know it's easier said than done, but you just gotta muscle your way through it somehow. And you will--just take a few deep breaths and be kind to yourself!

Clodfobble · 09-02-2004, 09:23 PM

Unemployment insurance is something you've paid into!

Common misconception. Employers actually pay unemployment insurance. Workers just pay into Social Security and Medicare. But I'm only nitpicking because I just learned this fact myself.

DanaC · 09-02-2004, 09:25 PM

My advice is to continue sending out your resume and try to maintain a positive outlook on it. It's a numbers game, sooner or later you'll get an interview *smiles* in the meantime whilst you are waiting to get those interviews and hopefully a pleasant job at the end of it make the most of your unemployment. In a very short time ( relatively ) my guess is you'll be in work and will wish you'd enjoyed the enforced leisure time if you dont :P

lookout123 · 09-02-2004, 10:52 PM

clodfobble i used to be an IT recruiter and there were a few people that ALWAYS got interviews. they were the ones that didn't email or fax their resume - they walked it in even if the ad specifically said to email. they emailed a copy but then the next showed up dressed for an interview and just coming back until someone saw them. the key is to get in nice with the gatekeeper up front.

i don't know if that would work where you are, but i know that i was always impressed with any individual i saw standing in my waiting room more than once in a week.

also - find out who the decision maker is send a thank you card (for taking the time to read your resume) via overnight package. it sounds stupid but it will make you stand out.

wolf · 09-02-2004, 10:54 PM

Is that something like when Kwai Chang had to stand in the rain outside the buddhist temple for a week before they let him in?

lookout123 · 09-03-2004, 12:13 AM

count me a loser. i don't know the reference.

BrianR · 09-03-2004, 06:45 AM

Kung-Fu The Series. Episode one. I'm a geek. I also know that wolf has the series on DVD and has obviously been watching

also referenced in several flashbacks in later episodes.

Speaking as a chronically unemployed person, keep at it. I usually manage to find something, even if only for ten minutes (my personal record). Don't forget to try to learn new things too. Read books, take distance-learning classes, hang around employed friends. you might hear something interesting that way.

Brian

lookout123 · 09-03-2004, 10:55 AM

a friend of mine is big into the series, i've never watched a single episode.

and the 10 minute job thing? that is awesome, you have me beat. i was in and out in under 30 minutes once though. i had to go through several interviews for the job and we agreed upon a salary. i show up on day one to complete my paperwork and their HR person has a salary about $10K short on the contract. i objected and she said they would fix it later, but refused to put it in writing. i said sitting in a bar enjoying a cold one and a lap dance beats the hell out of working for a shady outfit like that one and left. ah, the good old days when i didn't have to explain to anyone (read wife and son) why i didn't have a job that day.

speaking of jobs brian - how is the truck driving thing going?

ladysycamore · 09-03-2004, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Anyway, I know there are lots of people out there, and specifically on this board, who have been or are currently unemployed, and to you I probably sound like a big whiner, and you're all thinking to yourselves, "Yeah, welcome to MY world." And I apologize for being new at this. If I could get an interview or two, I think I'd feel a lot better, even if they didn't end up hiring me, because it would be an acknowledgement of some sort. So far I've sent over 30 resumes to various places and have not gotten a single reply, in any form or fashion.

Understood. Just think of it this way: at least you probably won't have to change your profession and your time status (FT/PT) because of a health issue. Now that sucks.

I also understand about the pride issue. Believe me, the last thing I ever wanted to do was to collect a check from the state. I had always had some sort of funds, even when I wasn't working (which was never for very long). But, the last 3 years have been nervewracking on a lot of fronts. I'll never forget what one of my supervisors said to me as they were letting me go from my job in January 2002 (a mere month after starting hemodialysis):

"Oh...now you can collect unemployment!" (said with a cheery voice, as if that would help with the sting of being let go!).

I wanted to punch her face in...still do (lol).

BrianR · 09-03-2004, 04:13 PM

I'm enrolling in the school now...class starts on the 13th. Gonna cost an arm and a leg, but I'll come out of it with every endorsement and license there is. The better to find a "real" job.

Updates as they come...

lookout123 · 09-03-2004, 04:30 PM

good luck. my dad did that in the early '80's when the factory he worked at shut down for three years.

i think one of my uncles is still an OTR driver.

Clodfobble · 09-09-2004, 08:29 PM

I got my first temp job today (registered with the temp agency on Tuesday): receptionist for an oil and gas company. Only lasts today and tomorrow, but it's something anyway. But I seriously don't understand why this company felt the need to pay for a temp, the phone only rang maybe half a dozen times all day. I was really glad I had my book with me...

lookout123 · 09-09-2004, 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

I got my first temp job today (registered with the temp agency on Tuesday): receptionist for an oil and gas company. Only lasts today and tomorrow, but it's something anyway. But I seriously don't understand why this company felt the need to pay for a temp, the phone only rang maybe half a dozen times all day. I was really glad I had my book with me...

a lot of times they get temps for a position when they don't really need them so that they can call up the good ones when a regular position opens up. i've had that happen. i was taking side jobs about 5 years ago and i got assigned by a temp agency to a refinery. they had me digging out old scrub brush, and scraping up chemical residue from concrete for 3 backbreaking days in 115 degree heat. on the 3rd day they pulled me inside and said they had an entry level management position available. i drove home wondering what the hell kind of hiring method is that?

Pie · 09-10-2004, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Common misconception. Employers actually pay unemployment insurance. Workers just pay into Social Security and Medicare. But I'm only nitpicking because I just learned this fact myself.

Then how come I get to claim what I paid into NJUI on my tax returns every year?

- Pie, unemployed from 08/02 to 07/03

09-02-2004, 10:52 PM	#20
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	clodfobble i used to be an IT recruiter and there were a few people that ALWAYS got interviews. they were the ones that didn't email or fax their resume - they walked it in even if the ad specifically said to email. they emailed a copy but then the next showed up dressed for an interview and just coming back until someone saw them. the key is to get in nice with the gatekeeper up front. i don't know if that would work where you are, but i know that i was always impressed with any individual i saw standing in my waiting room more than once in a week. also - find out who the decision maker is send a thank you card (for taking the time to read your resume) via overnight package. it sounds stupid but it will make you stand out. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

09-02-2004, 10:54 PM	#21
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Is that something like when Kwai Chang had to stand in the rain outside the buddhist temple for a week before they let him in? __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

09-03-2004, 12:13 AM	#22
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	count me a loser. i don't know the reference. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

09-03-2004, 06:45 AM	#23
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	Kung-Fu The Series. Episode one. I'm a geek. I also know that wolf has the series on DVD and has obviously been watching also referenced in several flashbacks in later episodes. Speaking as a chronically unemployed person, keep at it. I usually manage to find something, even if only for ten minutes (my personal record). Don't forget to try to learn new things too. Read books, take distance-learning classes, hang around employed friends. you might hear something interesting that way. Brian __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

09-03-2004, 10:55 AM	#24
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	a friend of mine is big into the series, i've never watched a single episode. and the 10 minute job thing? that is awesome, you have me beat. i was in and out in under 30 minutes once though. i had to go through several interviews for the job and we agreed upon a salary. i show up on day one to complete my paperwork and their HR person has a salary about $10K short on the contract. i objected and she said they would fix it later, but refused to put it in writing. i said sitting in a bar enjoying a cold one and a lap dance beats the hell out of working for a shady outfit like that one and left. ah, the good old days when i didn't have to explain to anyone (read wife and son) why i didn't have a job that day. speaking of jobs brian - how is the truck driving thing going? __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

09-02-2004, 09:06 PM	#16
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Clod (which, actually was my nickname for years! no offense!) Look, I am sure you paid your dues and can probably afford to take a deep breath, right? Unemployment insurance is something you've paid into! Why should all the UAW get it? My very pagan feeling is that the Universe will Provide. try it!

09-02-2004, 09:23 PM	#18
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Unemployment insurance is something you've paid into! Common misconception. Employers actually pay unemployment insurance. Workers just pay into Social Security and Medicare. But I'm only nitpicking because I just learned this fact myself.

09-02-2004, 09:25 PM	#19
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	My advice is to continue sending out your resume and try to maintain a positive outlook on it. It's a numbers game, sooner or later you'll get an interview smiles in the meantime whilst you are waiting to get those interviews and hopefully a pleasant job at the end of it make the most of your unemployment. In a very short time ( relatively ) my guess is you'll be in work and will wish you'd enjoyed the enforced leisure time if you dont :P

09-03-2004, 04:13 PM	#26
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	I'm enrolling in the school now...class starts on the 13th. Gonna cost an arm and a leg, but I'll come out of it with every endorsement and license there is. The better to find a "real" job. Updates as they come...

09-03-2004, 04:30 PM	#27
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	good luck. my dad did that in the early '80's when the factory he worked at shut down for three years. i think one of my uncles is still an OTR driver. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

09-09-2004, 08:29 PM	#28
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I got my first temp job today (registered with the temp agency on Tuesday): receptionist for an oil and gas company. Only lasts today and tomorrow, but it's something anyway. But I seriously don't understand why this company felt the need to pay for a temp, the phone only rang maybe half a dozen times all day. I was really glad I had my book with me...

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