It's been forever since I've written anything. I've been waiting to write until I have something to write about, but I guess now will do just as well as any time. Let's see - the last time I wrote I was sick and tired of searching for jobs and hating the bee's. Well, the whole hating the bee's things hasn't changed much. If it wasn't bad enough that my server job wasn't paying all the bills, they cut my hours back at the beginning of October. I went from working 6 shifts a week to being lucky if I got 3. And went from making about 250 - 300 bucks a week to less than 150.
So, I very desperately started looking for another part-time job. One night in early November while talking to my sister, she mentioned about how the mall might be hiring because it was the holidays. So, the next day I went to the mall and applied for a bunch of jobs. I got calls back from a lot of places, but choose my favorite. So, I'm now also working at a store called Buckle. Right now I'm getting about 20 hours a week. The job pays pretty well. I make about 10 bucks an hour, which is basically the best I can do right now given it's a part-time job. I'm hoping I can move up to more like 30 hours. I have a lot of fun working there. The people that work there are great and it's one-on-one customer service, which I love. So, although the whole financial thing isn't great, it's at least better than it was, which I'm thankful for.
On another note, a week ago, I had an interview/meeting at 13abc. I received a message from my internship supervisor and she told me that the Assistant Director of the station was trying to reach me. I emailed him and he invited me to come chat with him about possible job openings. Basically, it looks like they really wish they could hire me. Everyone there speaks very highly of me, and the director of the station even remembered who I was, which is a big deal considering I was only there for 3 months and never even spoke to the man when I worked there. One of their producers is leaving in February, and right now they are at the bare minimum for producers, so they would ideally like to hire someone (hopefully me) in December to start training for the position. I don't know anything yet and I probably won't for a while longer, but I was happy to at least be back at 13abc, talking to familiar faces about a job in television. I'm definitely not getting optimistic because they can't really say anything for sure yet, but I'm staying passively optimistic (if that makes sense. haha)
So, I think that's about it for now. Oh, I'm not sure if I had talked about this yet considering it was a while ago since I wrote a blog, but we are now up to 11 pets. I know - crazy. But yeah, a little bit ago we added 2 rats to our petting zoo. They are great and so cute. I have to say that I think rats are my favorite pet next to the dogs.
On one last quick note, I'm sick for the third time in two months. It's great. I keep getting the same crap over and over again. Sore throat, completely stuffy nose, and body aches. What makes this time especially bad is that my health insurance ran out in November under my dad's insurance, so I am no longer insured and would have to pay full price at any clinic. I'm feeling better today than I was Tuesday and Wednesday, so let's hope that's a good sign. Oh, and I also now want to kill Sallie Mae! It sucks that I owe them 458 bucks a month (more than my rent) for a damn degree that hasn't given me a job yet. Oh, and Matt's van got broken into Sunday night. They stripped the steering column. We assume they were trying to steal the entire vehicle. We found out yesterday that his dad's insurance doesn't cover that kind of damage, so now we have to try and figure out how we are going to fix the damn car. It's real fun trying to share a vehicle when he has to go to school everyday and work almost every day. And ok, with those depressing notes to end on, yeah, I guess that is the excitement with me for now. Hope others in blogsphere are doing well (or at least somewhat better than me)!
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
so very frustrating
I am so depressed, frustrated, irritated, angry, etc at trying to find a job! Yesterday I had so much fun doing my day with Fundamental. It was exactly the kind of job I have been looking for as far as what it takes to do the job and everything. And I even got offered the job. But it's really just like a kick in the ass when you find out you would be working 60 hrs a week, only be making 300 dollars at the most for that week, and there are no benefits. I can't believe people are willing to do that job for 300 bucks a week! I only work 25 hours at Applebee's each week and I make almost 300 dollars! I guess the thing about Fundamental is that they expect the people that walk in and get a job are people with no college education and no college loans to pay back. Well, unfortunately, I'm probably over qualified for that position, but yet it doesn't pay enough money to pay back my student loans, my rent, and my bills each month. Plus, working 60 hrs a week for only 300 dollars is like slave wages! You gotta be kidding me! Who wants to work that many hrs for that little of money? So, needless to say, I'm going to turn down the position.
Therefore, I'm still searching for another job... God, I hate it. It's so depressing when you get offered positions that you can't afford to take. But yeah, moving on in my search for a job, I did get a call from a place called Future Resources about an Assistant Managers position at a Bob Evans. I actually had a phone interview today with the recruiting officer. Basically, the job is what I'm looking for. It's 50 hours a week, 5 days a week, at least 32,000 dollars a yr, and you get benefits. And it's in a restaurant, which I love working at Applebee's, so restaurant work would be very cool. The only thing that is worrying me about it is that you have to promise them you would be willing to relocate. Now, relocation is within the NW Ohio area, so that may only mean like an hr away or something, but it's still relocation. The guy did make me feel a little bit better because he said that in his 10 yrs of working as a recruiter, he has never seen someone be relocated after their training. So yeah, the training is a 14 week training period and it would be in a Toledo Bob Evans. I just don't know... It's everything I want in a job, but it just scares me about the relocation thing. Anyone have any suggestions??
If this whole thing doesn't work out with the Assistant Managers thing, I'm looking into getting a position as a travel agent or something at a hotel maybe. I don't know why, but that kind of work fascinates me and it sounds like a lot of fun. I'm supposed to be getting a call back from someone at Central Travel, so I think I'm going to look at that. I think I'm also going to send in my resume to FOX Toledo for a writing position and to Hart Associates, which is a different PR firm.
So yeah, I'm really sick of all this searching. I just want to find a job and it be everything I want it to be. I think after 4 yrs of college and earning a degree, someone should be able to find a job like that. I hate the economy right now. It's just making it so difficult to find a decent paying job in a field I want. Well, I should go so I can shower and eat something before work. If anyone has any suggestions for what I should do, please leave a comment!
Therefore, I'm still searching for another job... God, I hate it. It's so depressing when you get offered positions that you can't afford to take. But yeah, moving on in my search for a job, I did get a call from a place called Future Resources about an Assistant Managers position at a Bob Evans. I actually had a phone interview today with the recruiting officer. Basically, the job is what I'm looking for. It's 50 hours a week, 5 days a week, at least 32,000 dollars a yr, and you get benefits. And it's in a restaurant, which I love working at Applebee's, so restaurant work would be very cool. The only thing that is worrying me about it is that you have to promise them you would be willing to relocate. Now, relocation is within the NW Ohio area, so that may only mean like an hr away or something, but it's still relocation. The guy did make me feel a little bit better because he said that in his 10 yrs of working as a recruiter, he has never seen someone be relocated after their training. So yeah, the training is a 14 week training period and it would be in a Toledo Bob Evans. I just don't know... It's everything I want in a job, but it just scares me about the relocation thing. Anyone have any suggestions??
If this whole thing doesn't work out with the Assistant Managers thing, I'm looking into getting a position as a travel agent or something at a hotel maybe. I don't know why, but that kind of work fascinates me and it sounds like a lot of fun. I'm supposed to be getting a call back from someone at Central Travel, so I think I'm going to look at that. I think I'm also going to send in my resume to FOX Toledo for a writing position and to Hart Associates, which is a different PR firm.
So yeah, I'm really sick of all this searching. I just want to find a job and it be everything I want it to be. I think after 4 yrs of college and earning a degree, someone should be able to find a job like that. I hate the economy right now. It's just making it so difficult to find a decent paying job in a field I want. Well, I should go so I can shower and eat something before work. If anyone has any suggestions for what I should do, please leave a comment!
Thursday, July 17, 2008
some thing just suck
So, even though I was hoping for something better from Cumulus, apparently they are no better than Buckeye was at contacting people. I called the guy yesterday that I'm supposed to set up my second interview with. He wasn't there, so I left a voicemail with my name and number, but he has yet to contact me. Oh, and I finally did get an email from Buckeye, which said that they weren't in need of any freelancers at this time. What the hell is that? I was basically told by this woman that I would be able to freelance for them, and once again I'm screwed over. And now it's looking like things with Cumulus just aren't going to work out. Ugghh...Life after college blows.
Moving onto a somewhat positive thing, I do have an interview tomorrow with a PR/Marketing firm in Toledo! I'm excited because it's a customer service/public relations position. I would be going out on events to talk to people. I'm super excited about this and I'm really hoping tomorrow goes well! In the past few days I have learned that I need a job that requires customer service and a lot of interaction with people. I think that's why the whole producer thing didn't work out. I like writing and doing that, but it doesn't involve people. Being a waitress again has made me realize that I need something involving people, and a PR job would be perfect!
Anyway, last time I wrote a blog I talked about a paper route. Well, that didn't work out. I found out that I would have had to drive 25 minutes just to pick up the papers, 25 minutes to drive back, then spend an hour driving around doing my route, and then drive home. I would have made 100 bucks for one week, which a week is working every single day from 4 am to 6 am. After it was all said and done, I would have probably been spending more than half that 400 dollars a month on gas, and for working 2 hours every single morning, it just didn't seem worth it. If gas prices weren't so high, I may consider it again at some point, but it depressed me to learn it wouldn't be worth it.
So anyway, like I said, I have my interview tomorrow morning. Then I work tomorrow evening. I'm really hoping tomorrow goes better than Tuesday night. I was getting like the worst tips of my life Tuesday and it was just a shitty night all around. I came home that night in a really foul mood. Let's hope tomorrow is a better night!
Moving onto a somewhat positive thing, I do have an interview tomorrow with a PR/Marketing firm in Toledo! I'm excited because it's a customer service/public relations position. I would be going out on events to talk to people. I'm super excited about this and I'm really hoping tomorrow goes well! In the past few days I have learned that I need a job that requires customer service and a lot of interaction with people. I think that's why the whole producer thing didn't work out. I like writing and doing that, but it doesn't involve people. Being a waitress again has made me realize that I need something involving people, and a PR job would be perfect!
Anyway, last time I wrote a blog I talked about a paper route. Well, that didn't work out. I found out that I would have had to drive 25 minutes just to pick up the papers, 25 minutes to drive back, then spend an hour driving around doing my route, and then drive home. I would have made 100 bucks for one week, which a week is working every single day from 4 am to 6 am. After it was all said and done, I would have probably been spending more than half that 400 dollars a month on gas, and for working 2 hours every single morning, it just didn't seem worth it. If gas prices weren't so high, I may consider it again at some point, but it depressed me to learn it wouldn't be worth it.
So anyway, like I said, I have my interview tomorrow morning. Then I work tomorrow evening. I'm really hoping tomorrow goes better than Tuesday night. I was getting like the worst tips of my life Tuesday and it was just a shitty night all around. I came home that night in a really foul mood. Let's hope tomorrow is a better night!
Sunday, July 13, 2008
blah de blah
Well, I have now officially started working at Applebee's as a server. Actually, I officially started almost a week ago. Training went really well and things slowly came back to me as time went on. I'm happy because I only worked 4 days this week, 2 openings and 2 evenings, and I still made like 200 dollars this week. I made really good money tonight, so that was nice. But yeah, I like working at this Applebee's. I like the people I work with and it's not that stressful because it's never busy enough to really freak me out too much.
Anyway, moving on from talking about Applebee's, I had an interview on Friday at a place called Cumulus Broadcasting. The interview was for a radio sales position. It actually sounds like a lot of fun. I would be selling events to companies and businesses in the Toledo area. I have to go through 4 interviews total to get the job and I haven't even found out when my next one will be, but I'm honestly somewhat excited. And I'm basically doing this because apparently Buckeye Cable has forgotten all about me because no one ever called me back to let me know about the freelance position. I have emailed this lady like 3 times and called 2 times and she still hasn't called or emailed me back about the position, so I have no clue what is going on with that. So yeah, now I'm going to try my hand with Cumulus and hope for something better.
Tomorrow I'm starting a paper route. I know - very weird. haha. But the Toledo Blade pays its carriers like 100-150 dollars per week to do a route, so I'm at least going to give it a try. The thing that really sucks is that I have to be ready to go by 4:45 am, but then again, I will probably be done by like 6 am and back in bed, so I guess for 100 bucks a week, I can handle it. The guy is supposed to be coming to pick me up tomorrow and show me the ropes and then I get to decide if I actually want to do it. The one thing I need to ask him is if there is anyway to have people cover your route or not because it would really suck if I wasn't able to go to my parents ever because of the paper route. But I don't know, we will see.
So, I think that catches everyone up on what's going on with me. I have tomorrow off and Matt and I are going swimming at a friends house, so that should be fun! We tried to go last week, but we only got to swim for about 45 minutes before it stormed and we had tornado warnings. Tomorrow is supposed to be clear and warm, so let's hope the weather service is accurate!
Anyway, moving on from talking about Applebee's, I had an interview on Friday at a place called Cumulus Broadcasting. The interview was for a radio sales position. It actually sounds like a lot of fun. I would be selling events to companies and businesses in the Toledo area. I have to go through 4 interviews total to get the job and I haven't even found out when my next one will be, but I'm honestly somewhat excited. And I'm basically doing this because apparently Buckeye Cable has forgotten all about me because no one ever called me back to let me know about the freelance position. I have emailed this lady like 3 times and called 2 times and she still hasn't called or emailed me back about the position, so I have no clue what is going on with that. So yeah, now I'm going to try my hand with Cumulus and hope for something better.
Tomorrow I'm starting a paper route. I know - very weird. haha. But the Toledo Blade pays its carriers like 100-150 dollars per week to do a route, so I'm at least going to give it a try. The thing that really sucks is that I have to be ready to go by 4:45 am, but then again, I will probably be done by like 6 am and back in bed, so I guess for 100 bucks a week, I can handle it. The guy is supposed to be coming to pick me up tomorrow and show me the ropes and then I get to decide if I actually want to do it. The one thing I need to ask him is if there is anyway to have people cover your route or not because it would really suck if I wasn't able to go to my parents ever because of the paper route. But I don't know, we will see.
So, I think that catches everyone up on what's going on with me. I have tomorrow off and Matt and I are going swimming at a friends house, so that should be fun! We tried to go last week, but we only got to swim for about 45 minutes before it stormed and we had tornado warnings. Tomorrow is supposed to be clear and warm, so let's hope the weather service is accurate!
Hair and Apples
Originally posted July 3rd
So, since I last wrote one of these, I got my hair cut (and cried about it) and started my job at Applebee's!
First off - the hair - Well, I got it cut because I wanted it to be short enough that I wouldn't have to put it up for work. I went on a Tuesday to one place and the lady that cut it did basically nothing that I had asked her to do. I liked the hair cut, but it wasn't short enough. So, that Thursday then, I went to another place. I basically told this lady that I wanted bangs off to the side and I wanted it to be short enough that it wasn't on my shoulders. I came out of the hair cut, looked in the mirror of my car, and started crying! haha. Yeah, it's quite pathetic, I know. But yeah, I hadn't had short hair in probably three years and I hadn't had bangs since about the sixth grade, so I was a bit shocked. But anyway, I was still crying a bit when I got home, but Matt made me feel better and so did my mom and sister who all said it was actually cute. I messed with it a bit to make it look the best it could, and I came out with it looking like my profile picture. So yeah, now I actually love this hair style! I used to hate short hair, but I'm loving this right now! And I can still look good for work and not have to wear it up in a ugly ponytail!
Anyway, I started training on Tuesday. I love this Applebee's so far! It's nothing like the Applebee's in Defiance. That place was full of middle aged women complaining about their mortgage and their kids. Most of the people at this one are my age and they are all friends with each other, so they are all really easy to get along with. And this particular Applebee's isn't crazy busy, but all of the server's still make pretty great money. So it's not really that stressful. It's mostly just fun! So hooray for finding a job that I can actually stand! lol
So yeah, I just wanted to give a bit of an update. I work tonight and Friday and then I get Saturday off. I think Matt and I are going back home for the fireworks in Defiance on Saturday, so that should be fun! Then I have my last training day on Sunday. I can't wait to be done with this training bullshit so I can start making some good money!
So, since I last wrote one of these, I got my hair cut (and cried about it) and started my job at Applebee's!
First off - the hair - Well, I got it cut because I wanted it to be short enough that I wouldn't have to put it up for work. I went on a Tuesday to one place and the lady that cut it did basically nothing that I had asked her to do. I liked the hair cut, but it wasn't short enough. So, that Thursday then, I went to another place. I basically told this lady that I wanted bangs off to the side and I wanted it to be short enough that it wasn't on my shoulders. I came out of the hair cut, looked in the mirror of my car, and started crying! haha. Yeah, it's quite pathetic, I know. But yeah, I hadn't had short hair in probably three years and I hadn't had bangs since about the sixth grade, so I was a bit shocked. But anyway, I was still crying a bit when I got home, but Matt made me feel better and so did my mom and sister who all said it was actually cute. I messed with it a bit to make it look the best it could, and I came out with it looking like my profile picture. So yeah, now I actually love this hair style! I used to hate short hair, but I'm loving this right now! And I can still look good for work and not have to wear it up in a ugly ponytail!
Anyway, I started training on Tuesday. I love this Applebee's so far! It's nothing like the Applebee's in Defiance. That place was full of middle aged women complaining about their mortgage and their kids. Most of the people at this one are my age and they are all friends with each other, so they are all really easy to get along with. And this particular Applebee's isn't crazy busy, but all of the server's still make pretty great money. So it's not really that stressful. It's mostly just fun! So hooray for finding a job that I can actually stand! lol
So yeah, I just wanted to give a bit of an update. I work tonight and Friday and then I get Saturday off. I think Matt and I are going back home for the fireworks in Defiance on Saturday, so that should be fun! Then I have my last training day on Sunday. I can't wait to be done with this training bullshit so I can start making some good money!
From one opportunit to another
Originally posted on June 19th
So, the interview today didn't go exactly as planned, but it definitely wasn't a failure. Here's the story... I get there 15 minutes early. Which by the way, why is that when you get somewhere 15 minutes early, that's when the person decides until the exact time of the meeting to come out and get you but other times when you get there only 2 minutes early, they act like they've been waiting for you?? Does this happen to anyone else?? Anyway, so I get there and proceed to wait until my scheduled meeting time. The woman comes out to get me and we go back and start the whole interview process. I was feeling really good because she honestly seemed interested in me and she seemed to like me a lot, so that gave me some confidence. At the end of the interview, she told me that it was unfortunate, but she wasn't going to be able to hire me as the Creative Service Producer because I didn't have enough experience... Well, that was a bummer obviously. But then she started talking about how maybe getting me some experience as a Freelance Producer would be the best thing! (for those who don't know, freelancing is when you are employed but you are not salaried and it's somewhat under-the-table) So, I'm thinking to myself, "Hey, this is way better than getting turned down for a job!" Moving on, she tells me that the Freelance Director is on vacation and that next week, she will talk to her and see if they can work something out for me to freelance for them. She didn't promise me anything, but it definitely sounded more than likely that I will be freelancing for Buckeye Cable! I'm excited even for the prospect of this job! I know it's not a leadership position or anything like that, but hey, I gotta start somewhere, and at least I'd be making money while getting good experience in the field I actually want to make my career in! So with enough good luck I will be working at Buckeye Cable very soon!
So, the interview today didn't go exactly as planned, but it definitely wasn't a failure. Here's the story... I get there 15 minutes early. Which by the way, why is that when you get somewhere 15 minutes early, that's when the person decides until the exact time of the meeting to come out and get you but other times when you get there only 2 minutes early, they act like they've been waiting for you?? Does this happen to anyone else?? Anyway, so I get there and proceed to wait until my scheduled meeting time. The woman comes out to get me and we go back and start the whole interview process. I was feeling really good because she honestly seemed interested in me and she seemed to like me a lot, so that gave me some confidence. At the end of the interview, she told me that it was unfortunate, but she wasn't going to be able to hire me as the Creative Service Producer because I didn't have enough experience... Well, that was a bummer obviously. But then she started talking about how maybe getting me some experience as a Freelance Producer would be the best thing! (for those who don't know, freelancing is when you are employed but you are not salaried and it's somewhat under-the-table) So, I'm thinking to myself, "Hey, this is way better than getting turned down for a job!" Moving on, she tells me that the Freelance Director is on vacation and that next week, she will talk to her and see if they can work something out for me to freelance for them. She didn't promise me anything, but it definitely sounded more than likely that I will be freelancing for Buckeye Cable! I'm excited even for the prospect of this job! I know it's not a leadership position or anything like that, but hey, I gotta start somewhere, and at least I'd be making money while getting good experience in the field I actually want to make my career in! So with enough good luck I will be working at Buckeye Cable very soon!
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Yesterday...
Yesterday...
Current mood: excited
So, I tried to write this blog yesterday and when I went to post it, it gave me an error message and didn't post, so let's try this again...
Yesterday was the one year anniversary of when we found out Sandy, Matt's mom, died. I was a bit worried about what emotions were going to be like yesterday, but actually it turned out to be one of the best days in a long time.
I had my 2nd interview with Applebee's yesterday... And hooray for me, I have an official job! I'm excited for some reason. lol. I think because I haven't worked in so long and I'm motivated by the fact that I will finally be doing something and making money doing it. After I found out I got the waitressing position at Applebee's, I got a call from Buckeye Cable about the Creative Service Producer position! So, in about a half hour I'm heading out to an interview for the producer position at Buckeye!! I'm not sure how the interview is going to go, but I'm keeping a positive outlook! I want this job so bad... I'm hoping they at least consider me.
So anyway, those were the highlights of yesterday. What I was afraid could have been a very dark day turned out to be one of the best days in recent months. Ohh, and by the way, all of these new developments mean that I won't be taking the job at Bankers as the insurance agent. It wasn't really what I wanted to do in the first place and now that I have the position at Applebee's, I can at least get some money moving in. Not to mention I'm hoping to get this position at Buckeye! Let's hope the interview goes well today!!
Current mood: excited
So, I tried to write this blog yesterday and when I went to post it, it gave me an error message and didn't post, so let's try this again...
Yesterday was the one year anniversary of when we found out Sandy, Matt's mom, died. I was a bit worried about what emotions were going to be like yesterday, but actually it turned out to be one of the best days in a long time.
I had my 2nd interview with Applebee's yesterday... And hooray for me, I have an official job! I'm excited for some reason. lol. I think because I haven't worked in so long and I'm motivated by the fact that I will finally be doing something and making money doing it. After I found out I got the waitressing position at Applebee's, I got a call from Buckeye Cable about the Creative Service Producer position! So, in about a half hour I'm heading out to an interview for the producer position at Buckeye!! I'm not sure how the interview is going to go, but I'm keeping a positive outlook! I want this job so bad... I'm hoping they at least consider me.
So anyway, those were the highlights of yesterday. What I was afraid could have been a very dark day turned out to be one of the best days in recent months. Ohh, and by the way, all of these new developments mean that I won't be taking the job at Bankers as the insurance agent. It wasn't really what I wanted to do in the first place and now that I have the position at Applebee's, I can at least get some money moving in. Not to mention I'm hoping to get this position at Buckeye! Let's hope the interview goes well today!!
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