I always tried to be honest on my blog. Like some greater blog god was going to judge me and strike me down with spam for not being brutally honest. I won’t lie there were times when I’m like this story would be so much better if I didn’t have to admit that I was [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Unemployed’
The former unemployed guide to wedding season
Three weddings and counting and I have another lesson in life why being unemployed, or formerly unemployed, ruins your social life. You see I was invited to five, that’s right, five weddings this year. That number is not a lie. Starting in August and running through December; I’ve made three and sadly that’s where it [...]
Playing temporary employed
I went to talk to a temp agency today. I love temp agencies. They are like the best significant other ever. They make you feel special, important and worthy, and they pay you. What more could an unemployed girl ask for? Don’t say full time job because then I’d have to hit you and no [...]
Lessons in survival: putting off the future to save for today
I did it. I pulled out my IRA. Before anyone goes judging me — for the song choice or pulling out my IRA — let me explain. Ok, judge me openly for DMB. That was just cruel of me to do. But it fit and I stand by that. As for the IRA, let explain. [...]
Return to Oz: where did the yellow brick road go?
This doesn’t look like how I remembered it before. I know I was here, but things look awfully different. Gone are the singing munchkins, the lush poppy fields and the yellow brick road. The remnants are there — a yellow brick here, a statue there, but it’s not as shiny or happy. The ocean is [...]
Rachel explains it all
My deepest regrets to Clarissa, but I don’t recall her ever creating a I-helped-Ferguson-get-a-job-after-he-was-fired-for-being-a-troll game. If Clarissa had created a game for Fergwit it would include jumping over bills, avoiding credit card company calls and chasing down EDD all while going up the ladder of employment interviews. Like her other collection of games, Clarissa would [...]
This time tomorrow
At the end of this month I’ll be officially unemployed again. As I’m nearing the end of my time at my start-up, I’ve been wrapping things up and applying for jobs at the same time. Multitasking for the win! It’s been an odd feeling to see the end of my job this time around. Unlike [...]
My employment break-up
I was dumped, twice, all in the span of six months. That’s what I’d call a winner, but really that kind of stigma sticks with a girl. I mean what does it say about me that can’t keep it together with Mr. Employment? From the ups to the downs, these past six months have been [...]
How to Talk So Unemployed People Will Listen and Listen so Unemployed People Will Talk
I remember when I first began to understand the way my parents raised my brother, sister and I. It was a moment of triumph, glory and glee. See, I did AmeriCorp right after college. Part of the program I was involved in required us to read a book on working with children. It was brilliant, [...]