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So I'm applying for post-graduate "real world" jobs now and it's balls. I had something lined up for summer which would have carried me through to at least September or October, but it fell through and I'm scrambling. Cover letters are the devil. Blah blah blah.
On the bright side, I've landed an interview with a law firm back home and I'm hopeful I'll be able to get that. Made a bit of a error on the phone by responding to a description of duties as "fine," but in my defense the line was garbled and I could only make out a bit of what he was saying. Panicked trying to put it all together. Little worried I may have messed it up, but I'm pretty confident the actual interview will make up for it. Fingers crossed! |
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So I've written my application for a Local Government grad scheme. Will proof and send it off tomorrow, part of the fun is that although the salary is distinctly mediocre, you get a funded professional qualification or (in my case additional) postgraduate degree. I basically rang them up and said "are you really giving us training because I was promised that here and they lied" and they laughed and said it was the whole point. So that's good. Currently writing an application to get back in to politics proper. They want a handwritten letter, which is a new one for me and requires working on my childish handwriting. I have an advantage in that I know my previous applications for the same type of job are great and I've filled in some gapsi n my experience since then, but I nothing about the local area of the politics concerned so have like a day to sort that out. Gotta post it Friday morning as Bank Holidays are a real bitch. |
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06-07-2014, 02:35 AM | #104 |
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I quit my job at the stupid Fred Meyer fuel center. Too much drama, too much corporate BS, too many angry, bitter, incompetent managers. I got a new job delivering sandwiches at Jimmy Johns. This job is AWESOME. I make a huge amount of money for how few hours I work. There have been days when I made $60 even though I only worked two hours. My co-workers and bosses are friendly and energetic, the hours are reasonable and flexible. The work atmosphere is very relaxed with no drama. Some days I help clean up the kitchen and make sandwiches, but I usually just take orders and deliver them.
The best part is that driving around is very relaxing and makes your day go by very quickly. And the store smells GREAT. Last edited by Lunar Delta; 06-07-2014 at 02:57 AM. |
06-07-2014, 02:56 AM | #105 |
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I miss Fred Meyer. The last one in California closed when I was 8 years old. It was super nostalgic to go into one when I visited Oregon.
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06-07-2014, 10:56 AM | #107 |
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... there's such a thing as a frozen custard shop? I must travel there immediately.
Also, to stay on topic, I've been unemployed for a week and I've applied for two jobs. I may not be doing this correctly. |
06-07-2014, 01:51 PM | #108 | |
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Sometimes you get a bad tip day, but something always makes up for it in the end. Generally, it is very good money to work for Jimmy Johns. I look forward to the days when I have split shifts. I can make a lot of money from local businesses during lunch hour, and then even more from homes and other residences during dinner hour. I usually only work the lunch hour though. I come in at 11AM and stay until 1PM. 3PM if it is a very busy day. As for the age of delivery drivers, perhaps things are different in Oregon (or at least in Wilsonville) but here a lot of delivery drivers (not just for Jimmy John's but for pizza places too) tend to be adults or middle-aged. I think they hire us because we are less of a liability. We've been driving longer without accidents than younger people so we're seen as a safer bet. We're more likely to be familiar with the town and better able to deal with angry customers because we are wiser and more temperate, probably less likely to get robbed, and many other reasons I'm sure. And yes, I am very healthy. Thirty years old and still thin and trim with perfect posture. A close friend actually complimented me on my posture not even two weeks ago. Do you know what the best part about this is, how I know this company is awesome? In the store, we have aluminium signs attached to the walls with all sorts of random sayings and quotes on them. One of these signs says "The customer is NOT always right". This isn't some tiny sign sitting in the back of the kitchen either. It's about eight inches tall and at least a foot-and-a-half long, and it is sitting in plain view for everyone to see, even the customers. Last edited by Lunar Delta; 06-07-2014 at 02:12 PM. |
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06-07-2014, 02:10 PM | #109 |
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The confusion likely stems from the fact that in Indiana the Jimmy John's deliveries are carried out exclusively (and famously) by cyclists. I assumed this was the case for all Jimmy John's locations, but apparently not.
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06-07-2014, 02:14 PM | #110 |
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There are some locations in Oregon that employ cyclists, but I am out in the suburbs and we couldn't guarantee "freaky fast delivery" using bikes. This is our delivery area:
The marker represents Jimmy Johns. The green boundary contains all the areas we will deliver to. The two red circles represent where most of my actual deliveries go. The red path going north is the path to Xerox, the farthest place we delivery to. |
06-07-2014, 02:14 PM | #111 |
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It's the same down here as well. In fact, one of the guys at my Brazilian Jiu Jitsu dojo is famed for having incredible endurance because he cycles like fifty miles a day for Jimmy John's deliveries.
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06-24-2014, 12:14 PM | #112 |
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Mention LO work in application for community engagement foussed job app. Y/N? It's in the ladt semi serious question on the form about outside interests.
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06-24-2014, 12:34 PM | #113 | |
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N if you have to be dishonest. Also N if you have to be so straight honest that you're telling them, "Yes, I spent hundreds of hours moderating a playpen of children and man-children pretending to be Pokémon Trainers."
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06-24-2014, 12:39 PM | #114 |
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Yeah this isn't the kind of thing I'd have to reference (and I have MPs to list there). It's more to make me stick out in their mind but only because I've not really got anything else to fill out the last 20 words.
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06-24-2014, 04:09 PM | #115 |
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I would be honoured to be Kush's referee.
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06-24-2014, 05:28 PM | #116 |
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HIRED HIRED HIRED HIRED ORIENTATION IS TOMORROW AT TEN! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!! (An introvert throwing himself into a job which requires talking to hundreds of people a day? Shut up, self-improvement is my grand quest!) |
06-24-2014, 05:28 PM | #117 |
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Kin what did you do.
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Kush, if you're not putting some form of spin on having been an LO as management experience or some shit you are doing things so very wrong. Most places won't check up on things like that anyway, and even if they do, it's still legit enough.
As an aside, I managed to find myself in a decent job that starting as of tomorrow. Good pay but veeery long days, so. But it should hold me over as I continue searching for a job that isn't entry level. |
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Nice work on the jobs, gang!
I did reference pokémon, lol. I sense failure on the horizon! |
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Job interview? Job interview.
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Congrats Kush, hope you nail it.
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I just got a job at a Pizza Hut! I'm gonna be a
I start Sunday and I'm super excited oh my god I'm gonna be like the only white guy anywhere around because that neighborhood is really diverse, but it's gonna be a pretty awesome job all around. Something like $20/hr average (counting average tips) which is pretty goddamn good for a starting position, and I'll be reimbursed for gas and everything. I can afford a nice apartment and real food!
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