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  • Jul. 19th, 2007 at 4:25 PM
eatdrums

And so it goes...I'm still looking for a new job, have 4 days left at the current one.  I had a women call me at work today about running her office in "the music industry".  She's a mother of a patient and always seems really nice so I gave her my information.  Also got a couple of leads over by Simi Hsp. so I dropped off resumes on Tues.  one called me and made an appointment for Tues.  I'm not frantically looking as I am going to take two mini vacations.  First off to Las Vegas with Mel to see Uncle Doug for 3 1/2 days then home for two days and then off to Santa Cruz to see Cj, Gina and family for 4 1/2 days.  Yeah.  Looking forward to watching them play frisbee and just hanging out.  That's my life in a nutshell.

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job search

  • Jul. 9th, 2007 at 12:38 PM
kermitgrawr
Well the job search continues with no luck.  Unfortunately, not even any interviews on the horizon.  The only good part is I am going to take two mini vacations.  Yeah!  Any suggestions on how to expand my job search?  I've been using Monster.com, Careerbuilders.con, hotjobs etc.  There is nothing in the local newspaper.  The only thing left is to physically go out an pound the pavement and I have no idea how to do thatr.  That's my sob story for the day

shit

  • Jun. 21st, 2007 at 5:18 PM
eatdrums
Well, there goes that job prospect.  Got a cold e-mail saying it was nice to meet with me on Tues but she had to cancel out meeting for next week.  Not kiss my ass or anything.  It would have been nice to get some feedback on our interview! I so depressed.  This job thing has good me really bugged.  I know I don't have to panic until Sept but what if I don't have anything by then?  Man, this really sucks!  I have never had to look for a job, they've always just been there waiting for me.  Worse comes to worse I guess I'll have to take August off and travel.  Between my severence pay and unemployment I should be able to get to Santa Cruz and Las Vegas.  Cold to hot.  Gotta love it.  Well I'm off to dinner w/ the ladies from Church don't feel like going but I've committed myself to going.  
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Jun. 20th, 2007

  • 4:14 PM
eatdrums
Nothing new to report on the job front.  Only turned on the computer to check monster.com to see if they have anything new for me

Job interview

  • Jun. 19th, 2007 at 5:39 PM
eatdrums
Well, my job interview lased over an hour (I think a good sign).  I go back next  Wed and Th (next week) after my "day job" to a "working interview" where she'll pay me for working a couple of hours to see if we're a fit.  Unfortunately, she has a couple more interview with people who have surgery billing experience.  Oh well, I have a lot of life experience, maybe that will account for something.

Got Mel off to camp this am.  Sure was hard to get her moving though.  6:30 comes really early on your first week of summer vacation.  I expected the commute to work to be easy today because school's out.  It took over an hour because the first two lights in LA were out so it was stop and go for over 20 minutes.

That's my day in a nut shell

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Computers/jobs

  • Jun. 18th, 2007 at 5:20 PM
eatdrums

Well, I spent most of the day looking for a job.  I called the pediatrician that had called me twice and she's decided to send her billing  out because it will save her money.  There goes the only prospect I had left.  Then I went to Simi Adult Ed to look in their career center at listings.  All the jobs were about 1/2 the pay I now get.  I refuse to work twice as much to make the same take home pay! ( I did e-mail one Dr. )  After I came home, I spent three hours on line filling out applications and e-mail resumes via Monster.com.  I just accidently  opened my g-mail account and there was a response to one of my e-mails  yea!!! I have an interview about 10 minutes from home tomorrow.  

Mel leaves for camp tomorrow morning.  Not sure what I'll do w/o her yelling at me all the time.  Payback is a bitch!  Thought I'd already been paid back for being a evil teenager.  Guess not enough yet.  This too shall pass.  G.  Did you get the photos of her hair?  It really turned out great.  I didn't sent photos of mine because it's already faded to the old color and I got a bad hair cut.  First time Super Cuts let me down.  Thankfully it's only hair and will grow out again. 

I actually got in the pool then sat on the step and read for an hour or so.  Too bad unemployment doesn't pay better!  I could get used to being a stay at home mom again

Post you later (after my interview tomorrow

no new job

  • Jun. 15th, 2007 at 11:54 AM
kermitgrawr
Well, I stuck with the "new job" for a week longer than I felt I should have but was feeling better about being there, then yesterday they handed me my check and said they didn't need my services.  They gave me really lame excuses, I tried not to take it personally, but it really sucks, now I have to look some more and only have one thing even possible at this time. 

Suppose I should get back to work so I don't lose this job any earlier than the end of July, maybe if he pays me the severence pay we discussed, I can take August off and hang out with Mel at the beach or somewhere.  Maybe she can have a normal life as see friends.  Well just have to wait and see what's in the cards for me

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arrrgh

  • Jun. 5th, 2007 at 7:15 PM
eatdrums

Well, the job seems a little better it sure isn't ergonomic for my neck!  See the chiropractor tomorrow, she'll make it better for a couple of weeks.  I sure hope they get me a place to work soon.  Nothing exciting at this end!  Looking forward to vacation the first part of August.  Still haven't gotten the dates from Randy's boss

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Feeling better

  • Jun. 2nd, 2007 at 6:46 PM
eatdrums
Well after a good night's sleep and a playful morning with Nathan, I feel better about my new job.  I know the confusion was everyone's termoil about their supervisor being fired that day as well as all the jobs that were necessary to do.  Give me a month, I'll have them straightened out.   I can see no reason the office is so messed up other than the person I took the place of didn't want to deal with any of the crap work.

Hey Gina...thanks for the pep talk...I appreciate it

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New job

  • Jun. 1st, 2007 at 7:39 PM
kermitgrawr

Well, my first day at the "new job" really sucked!!  I got there at 8 am and was locked out.  About 8:15 I called the answering maching, luckily someone could hear the message so they let me in.  The woman who was supposed to train me didn't come in until 9 so I sat there for an hour...I learned almost nothing about their billing program..it was the end of the month and they had to get everything posted and closed for the bookkeeper...I went to lunch about noon and was told when I got back there was a mandatory meeting at 2.  The office mgr that hired me had been fired that day.  Still not sure where this leaves me but  the office is really a mess.  I can't beleive some of the crap that had just been set aside rather than take 2 minutes to see to it when it came in the office.  This will be my beginning job, sort through all the junk that got left.  Oh well, Monday has to be better and for the first two months it's only three days a week.  

Nate is here tonight.  He and "Papa Randy" are going to the "kids clinic" at Home Depot and make Daddy a fathers' day present.. then they'll go meet Andrew in Malibu to work for the afternoon.  Mel is over the stomach flu and so far nobody else in the house has gotten it..

Did my hair dark blonde instead of medium blonde.  Not sure I like it but I can always change it again if I want to.  Mel wants to do her tips blue or bright pink this summer.  Oh yea, I can repierce my lip at this job.  So first pay day, I'm going to do it again...

Guess that's my couple of days in a "nutshell"

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Still trying to figure this out

  • May. 29th, 2007 at 6:12 PM
eatdrums
I'm not a rocket scientist nor am I a computer nerd, I have trouble posting on LJ what the heck!

My last two posts don't show up but I got a response from Cj so they are going somewhere.  I'll keep trying to figure this out.

I got it

  • May. 29th, 2007 at 5:01 PM
kermityeesh
I got the job I wanted.  I start Thurs, then will work M, T, Th until August when my current job ends...yea

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3rd time's a charm?

  • May. 29th, 2007 at 11:39 AM
kermitgrawr
My last two posts haven't gone through.  I have no idea what I did wrong, let's see if 3rd time's a charm.....

Well, I go to the job I wanted today to work with the manager for a couple hours..guess to see if I can do the work.  It should be easy because it's nothing (actually much less) than I do now.  It's the ENT office 5 minutes from home.

Bummer news, after all the work and money on the truck, it's still making the same noise, guess it's quieter but the noise is still there.  So, it's off to the transmission shop to see if it's something else.   The Church has several small used cars for sale, sure wish we could buy one of those for both us and Cj!!!

Guess I better get back to work.  The boss is out of session

I did it

  • May. 22nd, 2007 at 8:36 PM
eatdrums
Well I did it....I turned down a good job.  The doctor would have matched my salary and benefits even the number of hours I worked unfortunately the hours were 12-5 M-F which is the time I need to be home (or at least close to home) for Mel.  The commute for this job would have been at least an hour home.  It was really hard not having anything else lined up but I just knew this wouldn't work for me.  I do have a second interview with the ENT office so that might work and it's 5 minutes from home.  How nice would that be.  It's really hard working at my regular job knowing it's going to end soon!

I got scolded about complaining about the truck by Randy.  I wasn't necessarily complaining about the truck, as much as the dumb luck of trying to fix one thing that leads to the next...it's the same way cleaning the house.  Wipe down the counters and the sink looks dirty, then the stove and don't forget the refrigerator...etc.

Anyway that was my day......A

First post

  • May. 21st, 2007 at 12:47 PM
eatdrums
I guess if I'm going to have a place to write I should do it once at least.  I'm the mother of the1andonlycj and I signed up so I could check up on him.  When they lived in SB I could check up on him through others' web pages but unfortunately, since his list has shrunken so has the ways I can track him. 

Wish they lived closer.  Too far to meet for lunch like we could when they were in SB.

Now, about me.  I'm 50 years old now and find myself hitting the unemplyment lines after 20 years in the same professsion (3 different psychiatrists).  So this unemployment thing sucks.  Andrew just turned 30 and Melissa is 13.  Yes, I have my children spaced very far apart.  I was offered a job with sucky hours 12-5 M-F.  Why have a kid at home if I'm only going to work the hours she's there.

I lead a very boring life.  Although I did get out to dinner with some friends last night.  It was good to be out laughing with friends.  Randy, my husband, has been fixing up a truck.  Needed a new rearend which lead to something with the drive line, brakes.......one thing lead to another but it's got to be fixed so Cj can drive it safely.  We assume Gina is going to get a license soon and they'll need a second vehicle.

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