Bam! I got the job!

Nine Toes · Mon 16/02/2004 19:01:41

I've got a job interview today.

For some odd reason, I was prematurely cut off from my unemployment compensation last week. So I had to start looking for a job even harder.

So, I turned in an application, and I got a call the same day to set up an interview. My interview is today at 6:00 pm, right after I'm done with school.

So, just wish me luck... something tells me I'm going to need it. I really need to find a new job, quickly.

There are no jobs out here in the butthole of the earth... the gas stations only hire women (they'll hire a man every once in a while to keep the Better Business Bureau off their backs). I'm not qualified to get a job at the plywood factory or Marion Body Works because the only jobs they have open there are welders and forklift operators. The grocery stores won't hire me because they say (even without my piercings) that I'm "scary looking".

I can't even get a job at Hot Topic! Now THAT is some shitty shit! (for those of you who don't know, Hot Topic is a kind of a goth/punk clothing store; they sell body jewelry, clothes, spiked bracelets and everything else associated with that kind of stuff) Just for the record, I don't go into a job interview looking like something out of the movie, Dracula.

I was lucky enough to get an interview at a local video store. I get along well with the owner, and I think that's why I got the interview. But... I had an interview there once before, and even though I felt I was well-qualified for the job, and the interview went well, I didn't get the job. It stupified me... the interview went more like a training session... he showed me behind the counter, the back room, he explained how things work around there, the rules, etc. I thought I had the job in the bag, but to no avail, I got a letter 3 weeks later saying that they filled the position.

So anyway, just wish me luck.

I've got to go shower, shave, and find some nice clothes to wear.

~Sully

Hollowman · Mon 16/02/2004 20:10:30

Best of luck. I know from experience how difficult it can be to find a job (harder still to find one you actually enjoy) so I hope it all goes well.

Pessi · Mon 16/02/2004 20:13:32

Good luck, Jekyll! I'm counting on you.

I'm also looking for a job. Just decided today that I'll go and ask if anyone has anything I could do. Basically I'm just tired of doing nothing. Weird, isn't it?

John Donlan, I completely agree on the fact that it's really hard to find a job you really like. And it's hard to think you could find one you will like for the rest of your life. I suppose I should just stop thinking about it like that.

Again, good luck!

LordHart · Mon 16/02/2004 22:52:00

I've continuously gotten emails from a local Job Employment thing about jobs... I wanted something to do with computers as a prefered job so they continously send me information of jobs from the other side of the country, to do some work in a warehouse as a labourer... $:-\$

Nacho · Mon 16/02/2004 23:17:48

I canÂ´t really say much about this, just good luck, I just want for all the AGSers who have been cool the best...

shbaz · Tue 17/02/2004 00:40:56

Good luck!

I may be a telemarketer soon. I always wanted to work at a video store though, I like movies but I hate paying to watch them.

Domino · Tue 17/02/2004 00:42:38

Good Luck Dr.,

Let us know how it goes, and Congrats if you get the job.

Squinky · Tue 17/02/2004 01:00:56

I say, go for the proctologist job....

But good luck anyway...

Bruisied · Tue 17/02/2004 03:29:23

I've informed my Dark Master of your situation, and He has assured me you will get the job.

Hail Satan!

Timosity · Tue 17/02/2004 09:04:55

Goodluck Sully

by now you might already know, and are celebrating by blowing away all the staff.... (sorry, I just watched natural born killers today) by having a few drinks, well I hope so anyway. Hopefully you'll get a staff discount or free dvd hire, good luck again

Nine Toes · Mon 23/02/2004 08:21:49

Hey.

I'm sorry... I forgot to re-post and tell you all how the interview went...

It went pretty similar to the other interview I had there. He showed me around, explained the rules and expectations, etc. He told me at the end of the interview that he would either give me a call in a week, or send me a letter (a phone call meaning I got the job, and a letter meaning that I didn't).

I was really nervous. The whole way there in the car, I was talking to myself, trying to think up good questions to ask to show that I'm interested in the job. But when I got there, I froze up. I barely spoke a word (happens every time). Besides, he did most of the talking anyway.

After the interview, I was kicking myself in the butt for not talking much... so I tried to rebound by sending a letter to him, thanking him for interviewing me.

Anyway, that was all about a week ago. I got a call last night from the manager, and he asked me to come in for another interview. (he had said that I was among 6 people applying for the job, and if he was having a tough time deciding, he may call me in for another interview)

So, later on today at 6:30 pm, I have another interview... I'm really feeling pressured now because I know that there's some competition...

I guess I'll repost and let you know if I get the job or not. Break a leg...

Shbaz: I was a telemarketer once... it wasn't the greatest job (if you get the job, prepare to be sworn at and insulted... A LOT...) But for some odd reason, I was really good at it, and I actually liked the job... (which is confusing... got yelled at less in boot camp, and I hated boot camp) If you've ever sworn at a telemarketer before... you'll realize just how stupid you sounded when you hear it from the other end of the phone. Anyway, I wish ya luck... and remember, "sticks and stones..."

shbaz · Mon 23/02/2004 17:39:23

Man, I hate having competition for jobs. It seems like the employers try to point that out as much as possible too.

Quote from: Dr. Jekyll?~MR. HYDE! on Mon 23/02/2004 08:21:49
Shbaz: I was a telemarketer once... it wasn't the greatest job (if you get the job, prepare to be sworn at and insulted... A LOT...)

Sounds like fun to me!

It pays $8 an hour plus commission and I will do anything for that kind of money right now. I don't know if that's a lot in other parts of the US, but here that's good money. I could pay my way through college that way.

m0ds · Mon 23/02/2004 17:59:08

Good luck!

Jobs suck!

The same jobs are in the paper every week here. Never new ones. Just the same old ones for a warehouse operative and catering staff.

Pooooooooo.

Good luck

Peter Thomas · Mon 23/02/2004 22:23:56

All the best, Mr. Hyde.

At least you know that the owner thinks you're good, else you wouldn't be having this interview.

__________________________
Live smaller, but more frequently

LordHart · Tue 24/02/2004 04:46:35

I told him to be careful about the appointment, and to make sure it was for a specific job, and not another kind of job.

Peter Thomas · Tue 24/02/2004 04:53:39

Quote from: Os Ãšltimo QuÃ£o Queijo ^_^ on Tue 24/02/2004 04:46:35
...not another kind of job.

Naughty boy, Ãšltimo...

EDIT: Did you know (Ãšltimo) that in portugese your name means "The Last QuÃ£o Cheese"? Erm... I'm guessing you probably DO, however I did not, and it is confusing me... I can't translate Quao!! SOMEONE HELP!

Nine Toes · Tue 24/02/2004 06:38:42

Bartender! A round of beers for me and every one else in here!

The second interview went well (I actually spoke!). He asked me if I could start tomorrow, so tomorrow at 7 pm, I have to report back there.

Now, all I'm afraid of is not getting along with the rest of the staff (the people I don't really talk to).

Ultimo: Yeah, it really was for a job, not a "job". Heh heh. So, like I told you on IRC, his teeth ain't swimming in his stomach.

Timosity · Tue 24/02/2004 09:04:28

Congrats Sully, hope it all works out, and thanks for the beer, it hit the spot.

Do you get a staff discount, or is it too early to ask those sort of questions?

now don't copy all thos dvd's & games, it's illegal

Nacho · Tue 24/02/2004 10:09:55

Congrats! IÂ´ve worked half year as a DJ, and the work at bars/pubs can be thrilling, soon youÂ´ll have a lot of histories to tell!

LordHart · Tue 24/02/2004 22:13:11

Good job on the job Jekyll...

Pete Thomas: Yeah, I did know that. Apparently, QuÃ£o is supposed to mean Like, but some of the Portuguese members of the community have said that it isn't right.

I found it from a online translation thingy...

Bam! I got the job!

Bruisied

m0ds