Today, the prey became the predator . . . I landed the job at the major credit card company in the collections office. Keep in mind that over the last 20+ years I have refined the art of avoiding these phone calls even to the point of leaving the state! Shhhh don't tell my new boss! Assuming I pass my background check (I haven't committed any felonies, no wait, is that still a felony? umm, yeah - I have not gotten arrested, charged, etc. for any felonies, or misdemeanors - and no comments from the peanut gallery) I am to begin my new job in three weeks. I am looking forward to working again because I should never have this much time on my hands.
The last week and a half I have dog-sat, house-sat, went to happy hour almost nightly, started this blog, cut ALL my hair off, gotten a friend in fixable "trouble" (you know who you are and I am REALLY sorry about that), knitted 4 dish cloths, read two books, spent countless hours online and that is not even the stuff I normally do like play cabbie with my teenager daughter, take care of my ailing husband and I still have three weeks before I actually start my new job. I did mention I was "squirly", right? Needless to say, I will be happy to be back in the land of the working.
This process of becoming re-employed has been a very short one for me. What has take a week and a half, usually takes many months, I am grateful. So, for what it is worth, here are a few tips:
Apply everywhere, in this economy, one cannot be too picky.
Any income is better than no income so don't turn your nose up at possibilities.
Spend the hours you used to spend at work, actively looking for work.
Register with as many employment agencies as possible.
Include your support system in the process, they will be a valuable source of hope and inspiration for you and they may even know someone.
Apply to all Community Assistance programs in your area. You paid into them all your working life, so don't feel bad about using them.
Don't lose even one day. From the day you become unemployed, your new job is to find one.
Be tenacious, there are jobs out there, keep looking.
Enjoy your down time. Turn off your computer at night and relax.
Keep your life on your normal schedule, it makes the process less painful to have a plan.
Three more weeks and I'll start my new job, new chapter, new journey. And if ya'll can think of anything to fill my next three weeks that doesn't involve fore blogged tequila consumption or ehem, gumshoe fodder - let me know, I am open to suggestions.
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