P-45
20 Jul 2005, 03:29 PM
OK. Seems to me that one big part of improving your finances is making more money which means getting a better job. So I'm asking for some help here with that because it's been frustrating for me trying to find something.
Here's the deal: I am the guy who keeps getting laid off. Everytime I go someplace, the unit shuts down, the company closes that office, the whole business shuts down. I'm working hard, I try to advance, but then all of a sudden I'm back in the unemployment line again. AND IT SUCKS! I'm not a job-hopper -- I'd be happy to spend years with an employer, if they just wouldn't lay me off!
Well, the last time that happened, I went back to the temp agencies again. But this was a couple of years ago when things were even worse, and I found the bills piling up and I pretty much wound up with two options: File bankruptcy or move back home.
I moved back home. Dad had just died not too long before, and Mom had some health issues, so I was happy to help her through her troubles. In the meantime, I got a job delivering pizza and I've also been driving to North LA to temp (yes, the commute does suck big ol' donkey balls).
Well, Mom's better now. And she hates Bakersfield as much as I do and she wants to move to Seattle because she grew up there and likes it there and that's where my sister lives. So she wants to sell the place, but she's not going to do it until I move.
Which is what I'm trying to do. I'm really not that crazy about moving back to LA, but it beats Bakersfield with not just a stick but all the lumber in the local Home Depot. Where I'd really like to move to is about a four or five hour drive away, which makes job-hunting there difficult but not impossible.
But it's just frustrating. I keep sending resumes out and never get any calls back. It's like plopping pebbles into a pond. I type 75 words a minute and I'm great at anything else that needs to be done at the office, and I'm always happy to do whatever needs to be done around the office. But how do I convince people of that?
What should I do with my resume? I really don't want to put pizza delivery on there even if I do a good job with it and I've learned some really good work lessons from it. Should I put down that I've been taking care of my mom? How long after sending a resume out should I follow up on it with a phone call? Would I be better off just taking another McJob, resigning myself to more time here and build up a fund to move where I want to and then move so I'm a local?
So many questions! ARRRRGH! I feel like actually physically banging my head against a wall would be a better use of my time sometimes. I'm usually not this worked up about things, and I hope I'm coming across as more grouchy than whiney, but thanks for listening or reading or whatever.
So does anyone have any advice for me? Thanks.
Here's the deal: I am the guy who keeps getting laid off. Everytime I go someplace, the unit shuts down, the company closes that office, the whole business shuts down. I'm working hard, I try to advance, but then all of a sudden I'm back in the unemployment line again. AND IT SUCKS! I'm not a job-hopper -- I'd be happy to spend years with an employer, if they just wouldn't lay me off!
Well, the last time that happened, I went back to the temp agencies again. But this was a couple of years ago when things were even worse, and I found the bills piling up and I pretty much wound up with two options: File bankruptcy or move back home.
I moved back home. Dad had just died not too long before, and Mom had some health issues, so I was happy to help her through her troubles. In the meantime, I got a job delivering pizza and I've also been driving to North LA to temp (yes, the commute does suck big ol' donkey balls).
Well, Mom's better now. And she hates Bakersfield as much as I do and she wants to move to Seattle because she grew up there and likes it there and that's where my sister lives. So she wants to sell the place, but she's not going to do it until I move.
Which is what I'm trying to do. I'm really not that crazy about moving back to LA, but it beats Bakersfield with not just a stick but all the lumber in the local Home Depot. Where I'd really like to move to is about a four or five hour drive away, which makes job-hunting there difficult but not impossible.
But it's just frustrating. I keep sending resumes out and never get any calls back. It's like plopping pebbles into a pond. I type 75 words a minute and I'm great at anything else that needs to be done at the office, and I'm always happy to do whatever needs to be done around the office. But how do I convince people of that?
What should I do with my resume? I really don't want to put pizza delivery on there even if I do a good job with it and I've learned some really good work lessons from it. Should I put down that I've been taking care of my mom? How long after sending a resume out should I follow up on it with a phone call? Would I be better off just taking another McJob, resigning myself to more time here and build up a fund to move where I want to and then move so I'm a local?
So many questions! ARRRRGH! I feel like actually physically banging my head against a wall would be a better use of my time sometimes. I'm usually not this worked up about things, and I hope I'm coming across as more grouchy than whiney, but thanks for listening or reading or whatever.
So does anyone have any advice for me? Thanks.