Posted by Poet on August 7, 2005, at 23:15:06
In reply to Having life/work issues, posted by Thomasin on August 7, 2005, at 12:58:36
Hi Thomasin,
The reigning Queen of the Employment Losers welcomes you to babble. I'm interested in reading your posts. People read and respond to my whining about career failure. It's dismaying, but comforting to see someone else who can't figure out what is going wrong.
I get stuck in jobs that are mindless. My cruddy temp job just went perm and I had to take it because I knew I wouldn't get another job.
I am good at- writing, proofreading- I don't get past an interview. I've been told I am the number one candidate and I'll hear tomorrow, only tomorrow passes without a word.
My therapist thinks that I am so anxious about getting a *real* job that the interviewer picks up on it and gets uncomfortable. Maybe your shyness makes them uncomfortable- that they might have to tip toe around not to scare you.
I keep trying and trying and end up more and more hurt. I can't stop blaming myself for not getting the job. It's all my fault and I get depressed. My T keeps telling me to talk brakes, but if I see a job I know I can do I go for it. Get let down and feel low for awhile
Perhaps we could trade interviews- I like animals and have three cats and a lizard. I had a diabetic cat that needed insulin injections twice a day. So I have experience in that area.
I have an an interview next week. Nonprofit adult education. Even if some of it is mindless I would be able to read books at my desk, not just shuffle papers to pretend I'm doing something. I know we can't switch physicially, but we can send our brains through cyber space. I think it could work.
We'll both excit the monarchy before it collapses on us. Onward to happier places to do more challenging things for better wages...
I'll post when I get the interview. I'm callin her tomorrow. It would even pay a few bucks more and hour. Then I could buy soda from the machine and go to Sam's Club and drag a pallet through of them out to my car.
See I ramble, too. Usually ambian takes longer to work, I'm really feeling it and must sign off.
We will end our career failure together. The last few weeks many social board posters have gotten new jobs. We are next!
POET
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