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The job hunt begins! (and well, I think.)
Aug. 11th, 2010 06:12 pmSo for all the shit I've put up with on my job, and all the times I talked about finding a new one, this manager thing is the final straw. I have clearly been afraid of leaving the comfort of a steady job, even if it was unsatisfying, but I think I also always thought that if I stuck around and did a good job, I would be rewarded.
So I had to consider if it was worth staying in a dead end job for comfort, or move on to something less certain but possibly more rewarding. And it's definitely time to move on. I faxed a couple resumes yesterday, and applied at one place in person. They called me back today, and I just got back from my first interview.
It started out feeling totally awkward. She had all these "name one time when you..." questions, which are SO stupid, and I was convinced I was failing horribly. But eventually she stopped those questions. I think she thought they were kinda stupid too. So we talked, and it was more comfortable, and she said that the person who took my application yesterday was talking about how nice I sounded, so she had made a point to call me (even though they had been bombarded with a huge job fair today).
It sounds like a lot of the same duties I do now, with a much better environment, and it's M-F, holidays off, benefits, paid time off, etc. And the place is AWESOME. It's a senior assisted living place, but it's gorgeous, and has a full kitchen and dining area, a beauty salon, an ice cream parlor. Isn't that crazy? And anyone who works more than 6 hours a day can have a free meal!
I am trying not to get my hopes up, but the second half of the interview went well. And when I left, she said she was going to talk to the other manager to set up a second interview, and that I would hear back tonight or tomorrow. That sounds promising, right? This seems like it would be a great place to go, I'm just crossing my fingers that the second interview goes well.
So I had to consider if it was worth staying in a dead end job for comfort, or move on to something less certain but possibly more rewarding. And it's definitely time to move on. I faxed a couple resumes yesterday, and applied at one place in person. They called me back today, and I just got back from my first interview.
It started out feeling totally awkward. She had all these "name one time when you..." questions, which are SO stupid, and I was convinced I was failing horribly. But eventually she stopped those questions. I think she thought they were kinda stupid too. So we talked, and it was more comfortable, and she said that the person who took my application yesterday was talking about how nice I sounded, so she had made a point to call me (even though they had been bombarded with a huge job fair today).
It sounds like a lot of the same duties I do now, with a much better environment, and it's M-F, holidays off, benefits, paid time off, etc. And the place is AWESOME. It's a senior assisted living place, but it's gorgeous, and has a full kitchen and dining area, a beauty salon, an ice cream parlor. Isn't that crazy? And anyone who works more than 6 hours a day can have a free meal!
I am trying not to get my hopes up, but the second half of the interview went well. And when I left, she said she was going to talk to the other manager to set up a second interview, and that I would hear back tonight or tomorrow. That sounds promising, right? This seems like it would be a great place to go, I'm just crossing my fingers that the second interview goes well.
