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Believe me, you have my sympathies. I can understand not giving a response to every Tom, Dick, and Harry who sends a resume, but if you have a face to face interview they should at least give you an idea.

Yes Eddy. I had a face to face interview with the woman I'd be replacing as well as the man I'd be reporting to.

You'd think I'd get a response of some kind to let me know either way.

I'm so sad all the time.

(06-24-2010 06:58 PM)NKBurlington Wrote: [ -> ]I'm so sad all the time.

I'm sorry, NKB. Hugs.

Sorry to hear that NKB. I thinks it's common to fell sad or depressed when a person is job hunting and getting no results. I felt the same way during the many times I was unemployed and was getting doors slammed or taking some really shitty temp jobs that was in reality legalized slavery at slave wages.

I hope the saddness does not show in the interviews. The interviewers should know being unemployed is no bed of roses and people a'ren't going to be all perky and dancing on tables. It's hard to flip the switch from feeling down and out to being all bubbly and cheerful at an interview.

Not hearing back from the interview is not necessarily a dead deal. Recently I got a Dear John letter from an interview I went to three months prior. In my view and what I've heard, there are two probabilities for dong that. The first is that they delayed hiring someone for whatever reason. The second is they had two candidates who were closely matched in qualificarions. They chose to offer the job to one of the two. If the person doesn't work out or ends up quitting, they'll go to candiate number two instead of going through the whole search process. So unless you get a letter saying "Good luck in your job search", there's still a chance. Good luck.

(06-24-2010 06:58 PM)NKBurlington Wrote: [ -> ]I'm so sad all the time.

(((NKB)))

((NKB)) I'm so sorry. I wish there was some way we could help you.

**hugs** going out to you NKB! I'm sorry you're going through that.

NKB --

(06-24-2010 06:58 PM)NKBurlington Wrote: [ -> ]I'm so sad all the time.

*hugs*

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My boss is being a nitpicky jerk. That is all.

Jen M.

I've been horribly, deathly ill for the past week and finally got some meds to get my nausea under control. They always worked really well for me, but for some reason today, they made me HORRIBLY agitated and hyper and restless and UGGGHHHH!!!! I've been taking valerian and magnesium and sedating painkillers all day to try to calm my ass down, but nothing works. Just now am I starting to calm a little. But it's terrible - it's like I'm sleepy, but my body is still all jumpy and shit. Gah. Lousy body. I want a new one.

*hugs* Nadleeh, I hope you are doing better today. That is just awful!

I did a market on Saturday with my art and stuff. It was absolutely DEAD. There was very little foot traffic, and 2/3 of the people who DID wander through didn't even bother going into most people's booths. I sold nothing, and it was hot as fuck outside!

The day was not a total loss--I made a couple of new connections--but that is an awful lot of work for no return. I'm not giving up on this venue yet--it's a very pleasant venue--but if next year is anything like this year, I'll have to find other options.

Gah!

Jen M.

(06-28-2010 10:56 AM)Bittercat Wrote: [ -> ]I did a market on Saturday with my art and stuff. It was absolutely DEAD. There was very little foot traffic, and 2/3 of the people who DID wander through didn't even bother going into most people's booths. I sold nothing, and it was hot as fuck outside!

The day was not a total loss--I made a couple of new connections--but that is an awful lot of work for no return. I'm not giving up on this venue yet--it's a very pleasant venue--but if next year is anything like this year, I'll have to find other options.

Gah!

Jen M.

I had to quit trying to sell my photography at events like that. It's a tremendous amount of work (the heat, the rain, the wind, having to get to most of them at the freaking crack of dawn to set up) for very little return. I did many of art fests, and I don't think I ever made back the registration fee. Someone tried to talk me into doing one of the big ones here in San Diego, but the registration fees range around $500 and up and I just can't afford it anymore. I've been selling my photography for 20 years-- in galleries, at art fairs and markets, and online, and I've spent about 100 times more than I've earned. At some point, I just had to stop, it was draining all our money and racking up too much debt. I've got some photos up right now at a gallery/gift shop, but only a couple of things have sold. At least it's easier than having to sit outside for 10 hours in scorching heat or destructive rain (I once lost lots of work in a rainstorm). Oh, and someone stole a photo at an art fair, too. It wasn't framed, so it was easy to just walk away with it.

I hear ya. I've only been doing this seriously for the past couple of years. I'll give it a bit more time before I stop. I never make a LOT of money at these, but sometimes they are fun. I'm just glad I don't depend on that for my income!

I can't afford the higher-end shows at all right now. If I could, I would do that instead of "fairs" and "markets."

This venue is nice, though. The people are nice, the customers are not obnoxious. This is my first year doing this one, and I've only done it twice. I will probably try it again next year and then decide whether or not to give it up.

I have my stuff for sale online, and it does not cost me much. The money just goes back into my business.

Bittercat, thanks. I read some articles about something called agitated depression, and it sounds freakishly like what I'm going through. It's also notoriously hard to treat. Figures. I hope I can get some help with this. I hate being so restless all the time.

I think it's probably just side effects of your medication. The worst!

Hope you feel better soon!

Jen

For a week now the pool/jacuzzi area at where I live is padlocked. It is closed because some vandals broke the light(s) inside of the pool. I just hate those lousy teenaged kids that come into that pool. I get the feeling that they did it. And also I get the feeling that they don't live at the complex. There are some really rotten kids that live in my neighborhood. There were times when I had to throw them out because of violations.

It's not fair that I'm being punished for what they did. If only I had seen them do it, I would have beaten the crap out of them. Or better yet, I would have drowned them.

I am really tired of flakey people! First, I take time off work to hit area garage sales, and my friend does not even show up and I lose hours in pay. Now, I have made arrangements all around for tons of things this week, in anticipation of my move and today was the day to find a place to live in the city. Does this other friend show up, after confirming last night that we would go today? Fucking hell, no - of course not. I do not have time for this namby-pamby bullshit. Tomorrow I have to get the car license renewed, Thursday dr. appoint, Friday packing and Sat./Sun. work both days. ARGH!!! If you don't want to fucking help me, just say so before all these other things are set in stone! Shitheads!

Ozark, that's horrible! Do you have other people who can help?

Geez! I'd be really pissed!

Jen M.

Yes, I am really pissed. No, there is no one else locally who can take me up there to find a place to live. After this is all over a few people are going to get told off about being inconsiderate assholes.