You wanna know what random is, had email sent to me for someone else about attending an interview, Of course I gave them a call about this they asked if I could send my CV which I did, I now have an interview.
Hello again
After a few years of working contract, then going perm for a couple of years, one company acquisition later offering a brand new role - I've just been advised this morning that my role is at risk. In that time I've managed to find a Mrs, get married, bought a house. She just so happens to have been made redundant in June too. Still have that icky shock feeling from earlier today.
So this looks like I'm back on the job-seeking wagon.. time to dig out the CV, pep it up and start chasing asap..
The dumb bit is I have another bottle, after opening the old one back then, of Bolly RD 1997 from my 40th sat waiting..
properly stuck in a rut at the moment.
Well, it's only been a week and I haven't even had my first appointment yet, but I'm already experiencing the hell that is the Job Centre and all that goes with it.
Considering their job should be to help other people get jobs, they appear to have a complete disgust for everyone they speak to and are unwilling to be civil at any level. I was really worried that as soon as I became redundant and started to sign on (to get my stamp paid) I would fall into the abyss and join the great unwashed that are the unemployed (as many people see them) - and I can feel it happening.
I don't care it they get moaned at on a daily basis, it's part of the job and I know what it's like. You still remain civil and helpful. Sure, if things go onto the next level you do something about it, but you don't treat every person with equal contempt. What makes it even worse is that there's nothing that one can do. Complain and they'll close ranks and you'll end up being the one in the wrong!
I've been speaking to two of my old work mates who were also made redundant and they're having similar experiences. It's shocking. I had hoped all the horror stories I've read were isolated incidents, but I fear not.
I've got my first interview this afternoon and I'm really not looking forward to it. I could do without their 'help' in finding a job. I'm perfectly capable of doing it on my own and hopefully they'll see that and leave me alone, but I won't hold my breath.
How come it seemed quite along time ago that you first mentioned this, have you done anything about it?
Didn't you want to do something in art? Surely there must be some evening classes you could do. Maybe theres some good online courses that might be worth considering. Try and do something, it feels great once you start
Edit: im 30 this year so it aint all bad.
Update...just had a call with an offer for the position I applied direct. Amazing.
I'm so ridiculously disenchanted in my current job, it's just depressing me going there, I'm wasting my life, every day after another I go home feeling empty.
I struggle to get a full time I.T Job as I lack the experience they're after, I just had an interview for an apprenticeship at a College in their I.T department and they're concerned I'm too advanced.
How am I meant to win
I'm just fed up of Support work.
