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hollybrooke) wrote2007-06-22 05:36 pm
hollybrooke) wrote2007-06-22 05:36 pm
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it's kind of like starting all over again
I got offered a cashier's position at the Strack & Van Til's in St. John. It's a fifty-cent paycut from Blockbuster, but I'm guaranteed a raise every six months. Plus, it's union.
So, I'm kind of back where I started: a grocery store. I'm not bagging, but at least I have a job. And I will be honest...I earned good money at Wilco. So laugh if you must at my new place of employment. I don't care. It's a job. It pays money. And I have a monthly car payment to worry about.
I will say this, though. I threw out a LOT of job applications and resumés, so if/when something better comes along (like that secretarial position in downtown Lowell), I can't say I'll be fully committed to Strack's. I'll give Strack's a month to see if I'll stick with them.
I also got another call this morning before Mickie at Strack's called. Earlier last week, I answered an ad in the Times for a mock trial-thing. Kind of like a focus group. It pays $10 an hour. I had to fill out some paperwork to see if I'd get selected. Well, I've been selected, and this focus group/mock trial is Wednesday. It's being run by an actual law firm, and it sounds like it could be pretty exciting. I'll have to let them know at Strack's that I did commit to this like a couple of hours before they called, so my schedule doesn't conflict. It's at least $60 for the whole day; I'm not passing it up.
How about that? Two weeks of unemployment, and I got another job. Eat my shorts, Blockbuster. And right across the street, too.
So, I'm kind of back where I started: a grocery store. I'm not bagging, but at least I have a job. And I will be honest...I earned good money at Wilco. So laugh if you must at my new place of employment. I don't care. It's a job. It pays money. And I have a monthly car payment to worry about.
I will say this, though. I threw out a LOT of job applications and resumés, so if/when something better comes along (like that secretarial position in downtown Lowell), I can't say I'll be fully committed to Strack's. I'll give Strack's a month to see if I'll stick with them.
I also got another call this morning before Mickie at Strack's called. Earlier last week, I answered an ad in the Times for a mock trial-thing. Kind of like a focus group. It pays $10 an hour. I had to fill out some paperwork to see if I'd get selected. Well, I've been selected, and this focus group/mock trial is Wednesday. It's being run by an actual law firm, and it sounds like it could be pretty exciting. I'll have to let them know at Strack's that I did commit to this like a couple of hours before they called, so my schedule doesn't conflict. It's at least $60 for the whole day; I'm not passing it up.
How about that? Two weeks of unemployment, and I got another job. Eat my shorts, Blockbuster. And right across the street, too.
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Yeah, don't rent from Blockbuster. They're overpriced; save your money and go to a Mom n' Pop joint or use Netflix.
BTW, icon love. *awww*
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