Poo to the lot of them! Have you had a very sucky job that sucks the life out of you? Is there a boss that you would want to throttle?
I have been sending in applications and calling, harrassing these fools for a job. I had a few (very few) responses but they turn out to be very far from where I live and gas prices haven't been kind. I responded to one job that paid 5 dollars an hour and it's the same job I usually do and they paid me 6 or more in the other places I worked. And to tolerate shit from some people? The job I left was shit. When I came to work dressed casually with a rush shirt, somebody told me to cover it up. A few days later, I see someone else with a concert shirt and nobody tells them anything. Seating was also hard because people left their junk at the desks and the company's first rule was to take the junk when they go to breaks or lunch. I kept hunting for a seat but couldn't find one until I went to a specific spot and another supervisor said I couldn't sit there because it's for the lot that graduates training. So I move. I eventually see people who just didn't get out of training, sit there and AGAIN nobody tells them a thing. What really was the last straw was when I came late because of an accident on the road. I didn't have a cell phone then and was nowhere near a payphone and I got into trouble for not calling in. I pointed out the reasons why and the boss only laughs at how silly it sounds. I was earning about $8.15 an hour there but I didn't get treated fairly, had to put up with hypocrites, 1 racist, and assholes who think it's there mission to push me. I quit that lousy job and I sacrificed the pay I was saving when DA comes here. The temp agency I tried for never called back. Some other company that looked promising turned out to be nearly out of town. PFFT! Work sucks. I have no insurance and DA comes in a few months. POO!
I think I am glad that I am a woman whose husband takes care of her and does the work out of the home thing so I can stay home (well, run all over town, actually) with the kids teaching them and care for my mom and step-dad who are ill.
I have discovered very recently that trying to get adult education (before I get even start looking for a job) is bloody hard! I'm wanting to go back to college next year and I have just found out that the government only fund the first year of your course and then I need to fund it myself and I get no help with childcare. Now I'm not looking for handouts but if I want to get a job (and the government are quite happy for me to work somewhere that I wont be happy in) then maybe they should do something with the education system...
Even temporary agencies are untrustworthy. Sure, they can find something for you quick but after a few months, they take it away and then tell you to keep in touch to find out if there is another job waiting for you but eveytime I did that, they never had anything else for me. And the job they took from me, they gave to someone else, even though they said they didn't need anybody for it anymore.
I'm sorry to hear of peoples difficulties regarding employment, but lets face it: If you really want to get a job, then you will....
I am in the fortunate position of being well paid for what I do, but I have had to make many sacrifices along the way. I still have to study to maintain professional development, and also have a disabled wife to consider, but I recognise that I can opnly maintain my position through hard work.
Try not to put too many self-imposed obstacles in the way. It can be done, and if you want it badly enough, you will acheive your goals...
Have you had a very sucky job that sucks the life out of you? Is there a boss that you would want to throttle?
Thank you.