Lost My Job and Doubting Myself

[Bones]

Wow Bones,
Do we love you or what??? Your original post has stretched to 20 pages They'll love you at the interview too. And don't forget, you are also checking them out It's a two-way deal.They will be lucky if they get you!
Love and good wishes,
Betb

Thanks Beth.

I'm trying not to get too anxious.  One of the things I'll probably be discussing is being able to focus on school without the job impacting my grades.

Bones

[Bones]

I've gotten a phone call from a former colleague.  He is very familiar with the facility where my job interview will be tomorrow.  He tells me it is a good program and has encouraged me to use his name as one of my references since they also know him.

Bones

[pennyplant]

Oh boy, that is terrific to have positive feedback.  And another reference.  Also, good.

I was just thinking a minute ago that your interview is tomorrow.  All my best to you.  I hope for a terrific outcome for you, Bones.

Pennyplant

[Bones]

Oh boy, that is terrific to have positive feedback.  And another reference.  Also, good.

I was just thinking a minute ago that your interview is tomorrow.  All my best to you.  I hope for a terrific outcome for you, Bones.

Pennyplant

Thanks, Pennyplant!

I've also been checking on the thread about the silly pets.  It helps to be able to find something to laugh about in spite of the apprehension.

Bones

[Bones]

I left for my interview at 8:00 a.m. this morning and it took nearly two hours to get to the facility.  I hadn't planned on road construction taking place along the route.  The interview itself seemed to go well.  I won't know one way or the other for about a week and a half to two weeks.  The panel that interviewed me has to send their recommendations to Baltimore from Calvert County.  I just have to let go and let God.

Bones

[Bones]

Just in case, I'm planning on attending a Career Fair near my home to see what possibilities might be there.

Bones

[Plucky]

Hi Bones,
If it seems normal to do so, how about sending a little followup note to each member of the panel, saying it was nice meeting you and I thought your questions were brill and I really want the position.....could you? 
Plucky

[Bones]

Friday turned out to not be a good day for me.

After double-checking the job fair announcement, several times, during the past month to confirm that the job fair was scheduled for Friday, October 27th, I go over there this morning and learned that the announcement had given me the WRONG DATE!!!  Instead of the job fair taking place on Friday, October 27th, as it had been announced, it took place the day before....Thursday, October 26th, so I missed it!!!   

I also got a last minute request, from a friend, to find a Harry Potter-themed costume as she decided to invite me to accompany her to a party.  (She is notorious for waiting until literally the LAST MINUTE!)  Needless to say, at this late date in October, there was NOTHING available that would fit the theme or fit me.  That added to my irritation after the job fair fiasco.

When I got home, I got a letter from the people I interviewed with on Wednesday concerning a job only to be informed that they have decided NOT to hire me!!!!

Bummer Day!!!!   

Bones

[Hopalong]

Aww, Bones, I'm really sorry.
Glad you came here to share this maddening day.

Hope yuo can work through the disapointment this wknd and keep on trying.

You're going to make it.

Hops

[pennyplant]

Aw, Bones, way too many bad things for one day.  How very, very frustrating.  So sorry about every one of them

Pennyplant

[Stormchild]

Bones, I just posted this to Samm on another thread.

this is Barbara Ehrenreich's web site. She wrote 'Nickled and Dimed', about how damn impossible it is to make a living anywhere in the US on minimum wage - and she knew, because she tried. She has also written 'Bait and Switch', about what it is like to be unemployed in white collar America today.

You will find her candor refreshing and her perceptions reassuring. Not comforting, necessarily, but reassuring - you're not imagining things, and you didn't cause this to happen to yourself.

You will also find that you are not alone, I hope.

Yes, she has a message board. It's at the link marked Forum.

http://www.barbaraehrenreich.com/

[Plucky]

Well Bones,
If bad things come in threes, you are all set for now.  Bummer, bummer, bummer!
Plucky

[Bones]

Aww, Bones, I'm really sorry.
Glad you came here to share this maddening day.

Hope yuo can work through the disapointment this wknd and keep on trying.

You're going to make it.

Hops

Thanks, Hops!

I came home late from the Halloween party feeling more irritated at the friend who gave the last minute invitation.  I managed to pull a costume together and was ready to hit the road.  Her sister also was ready to head to the party.  However, DOOFUS did NOT begin to create her costume, from scratch, until literally the LAST MINUTE!!!  We were supposed to head out the door between 6:45 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.  Because of all her DITHERING and B.S., we didn't head out until 8:15 p.m.!!!  (The party started at 8:00 p.m. and the host and hostess prefers to start and end their parties promptly.)  The sister had not eaten dinner because she expected to be at the party by 8:00 p.m. so she was hungry!  DOOFUS kept blathering mindlessly that "It'll be O.K."  (She is notorious for being LATE everywhere she goes, refuses to wear a watch and never bothers to check the time.)  To add insult to injury, as the rest of the guests are saying their "Good Nite's and heading out the door, DOOFUS is still running her face.  Her sister and I kept trying to get her attention to remind her that it's time to go.  Both the host and hostess came over about two or three times, attempting to give her the same hint.  She ignored all of us and kept on blathering.  (Her sister and I were stuck because DOOFUS was the one who drove.)  When the host finally came over for the LAST time, in his stocking feet, saying that it's late, he's tired, and he wants to go to bed.... FINALLY DOOFUS notices that it's after 1:00 p.m in the morning!!!!!  Not only was I tired, I was REALLY irritated about her ignoring everything while running her mouth!  On the drive home from the party, both her sister and I explained the obvious to her about her rudeness to the host, hostess and us.  We both pointed out that (1) she was the guest of a guest and (2) we were the guests of a guest of a guest.  Ignoring the host and hostess when they are politely asking us to go home is RUDE!  I'm not sure she even got the message!  Maybe she has N-traits.  I was ready to smack her!!!!

Bones

[Bones]

Aw, Bones, way too many bad things for one day.  How very, very frustrating.  So sorry about every one of them

Pennyplant

Thanks, Pennyplant.

Bones

[Bones]

Bones, I just posted this to Samm on another thread.

this is Barbara Ehrenreich's web site. She wrote 'Nickled and Dimed', about how damn impossible it is to make a living anywhere in the US on minimum wage - and she knew, because she tried. She has also written 'Bait and Switch', about what it is like to be unemployed in white collar America today.

You will find her candor refreshing and her perceptions reassuring. Not comforting, necessarily, but reassuring - you're not imagining things, and you didn't cause this to happen to yourself.

You will also find that you are not alone, I hope.

Yes, she has a message board. It's at the link marked Forum.

http://www.barbaraehrenreich.com/

Thanks, Stormy.

I read her book when I happened to come across it at the library.

Bones