Posted: 7/26/2005 5:21:03 PM EDT
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I've been job hunting here for about three weeks, with not much luck. Last week I interviewed for a job as a purchasing agent, where I would share a small office with two other women. It was explained to me that after "Good morning" they don't talk to each other until lunch time. According to the boss, they have carefully structured each job description so that they are self-contained, and there is no need to get information from anyone else or ask any questions, so therefore no need to talk. Of course, they called me back. I had to say no thanks. Today I went for a job that was advertised as a SECRETARY, in a loan office. I filled out the application, and turned it in with my resume, and the woman started to interview me. She explained that while there would be SOME secretarial type duties, it would mostly be collections. Me: Sorry, but I am not looking for a job making collections calls. Her: Oh, but it isn't just calls! We also do what we call "chasing," which is when you get to go to their house and knock on their door and tell them you need a payment. And it gets better: The company doesn't pay for your gas! Believe it or not, this stellar employment opportunity could have been mine, at a whopping pay rate of $6/hr! All I want is a challenging and rewarding job, in a professional environment, with health insurance and a reasonable pay check. Is that too much to ask???? |
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What skills, training, certificates, degrees do you have? Have you considered the medical field? Radiology, nursing, etc? I was working in a holdover job-kept my family out of the poor house but i hated every day of it. It kept my NASD licenses active but that's it. After almost four years of active searching/interviewing/etc. I start my dream job Monday (cross your fingers for me-I hope it works out). Keep at it. If you are collecting I know some states will pay for you to train in a new field. If your state wil do that, the world will be your burrito-if you know what you want to do. |
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I taught for 15 years, and have done office work. I'm multilingual, also. One problem I have run across is being "over qualified" for the jobs I am applying for. ("Why would someone with a 4 year degree want to be an administrative assistant?") There are lots of jobs available in the medical field, but I don't want to go back to school at this stage in my life. Frankly, I want a job that is challenging enough to keep the old brain cells sparking, but that I can walk away from at the end of the day. I already have a full time job - CnL and our home. I want to supplement the household income, but don't want to do it at the expense of our home life. I will give a job my all, 40 hrs a week, but have no interest in night meetings, business trips, or climbing the corporate ladder. All I want is some intellectual stimulus and socialization, health insurance, and a reasonable paycheck. |
Thanks for the prayers and good wishes. I'm a damn good employee: my old job in Augusta still calls me every so often for help/advice, and I talk to my old boss once a week or so, and he always asks me if I've changed my mind yet, and am I moving back to Georgia. I just need to find my niche here in Texas.Hopefully, something good will turn up soon! At least there's a roof over my head, food in the fridge, and CnL is patient and supportive through this. |