Nyah.

[chaoswolf]

OK. So I went out to a lacrosse game on Saturday with jilara and Scott. He's changed from when I knew him years ago, and was not much fun to hang out with. Also an opinionated nutball who badmouths the filk community. (Sorry, Jane. I can't handle him.) San Fransisco Dragons lost to Los Angeles Riptides 10-17. Grr.

Anyways, that's not where it gets hopeless. I have applied lots of different places this summer, dispite what mdlbear thinks. I'd be applying a hell of a lot more places if he and flower_cat would get off their tails and get my driving lessons...but that won't happen soon I'm sure. No license = no job opportunity. Suckage is that I'm still broke, and I seriously want to find work. I think it's hopeless. I haven't heard from anywhere, and I am definately starting to lose my grip on the whole job optomism thing because not hearing from places is rather discouraging. Gnar...

Happy birthday selkit! Your birthday pressies from your tigerwolf. (Yes, the second one is animated. It has to be viewed as an individual photo in order to show said animation.

Comments

[mdlbear]

I'll second that. Yes, I had a car at that point; I did most of my commuting by bike. I also had a skill set that made me employable at a fairly high level; I tried to get you interested in computers, but you wouldn't bite. You still have the skills required for office work, and even something of a track record at cons.

And just count the number of potential employers up and down Stevens Creek. You could probably drop a resume at each of them in, say, a couple of weeks of 8-hour days.

[kshandra]

You still have the skills required for office work

But very little to nothing to back that up in (forgive me) the Real World. That, however, can be easily changed.

Manpower's nearest office to you is right across from Valley Fair; Kelly Services has an office in the high-rise across the street from the Winchester House. Both agencies (all of them - I'm just listing the two closest to Starport) will test your aptitude with office equipment, software packages, etc., etc., etc., and will give you free training to give you more marketable skills. The assignments aren't all months long like the ones I've been taking; tell them you're looking for short-term, so you can just do a day here or a week there, and see what you like and what you're good at (which won't necessarily be the same thing, admittedly). Go in, complete their hiring processes, and get your feet wet.

[chaoswolf]

I'll need resume copies for both agencies, right?

[kshandra]

They take resumes, but they also have an application you have to fill out whether or not you bring one in. No doubt they'll also have someone available to help you build a resume if you don't have one.

[mdlbear]

Great advice! Thanks. (I'm just a parent -- I don't know anything by definition.)