Demand Suddenly Skyrocketed. YOU ALL SAW IT!

[bloodyrosemccoy]

For the last few months, The Job Market has been pretty much nonexistent. I’ve spent months digging around for something and haven’t gotten more than a couple of nibbles and one string-along.

 

But finally, this morning, the string-along came through. I accepted a job doing customer service phone something-or-other. It’s across town, $12 an hour, and I get to get yelled at by people for things I did not do. But hey, it’s a job, and it’s not like anybody else has contacted me.

 

This evening, my friend called me up. “I’ve found you a job offer!” she said. “My mom’s physical therapy place is in desperate need of a desk clerk! They pay $15 an hour and they are located [closer to your house than that other job you just accepted on Jupiter]! You can call them tonight!”

 

Which means that I may wind up quitting my other job less than 24 hours after I accepted it.

 

Why now, dammit? And why do things always happen in coincidences like that?

Nice to be wanted, I guess.

 

Comments

[shadowofdoubt.livejournal.com]

You want to send a little of this job voodoo magic my way? XD

[westrider.livejournal.com]

Never Fails. When I was trying to move down to Oly with skellington1, I spent four months looking for a job and got a total of four interviews. I moved back up to Bainbridge, and got 5 callbacks after two hours of passing out resumes ;)

[xaandria.livejournal.com]

Well, the sooner you quit, the better chance that the office on Jupiter hasn't called the other people to tell them the position has been filled.

[cjtremlett.livejournal.com]

That rocks!

It's always like that, though. There's either nothing, or too much.

[biomekanic.livejournal.com]

Many moons ago, I accepted a job with the company I work for.
Then I got offered a job by another part of the company ( I had applied for a number of jobs ).

The other job was with the in-bound sales department, so who knows what would have happened there. The turn over rate there is over 30% ( i.e. the annual turnover of employees, there are none that last more than 4 years, they either transfer out or get fired ).

I sometimes wonder about that other road, the job I took eventually lead to the one I have now, which while stressful at least nearly pays the bills.
OTOH, the customer service rep job would have paid more than twice what I was making, and the benefits would have been much better. And if I had gotten a seperation package, it would have covered 4 years of college tuition and books for me. Time enough for me to get my masters and Ph.D.

I'll throw my $.02 in, the better paying job sounds better all around. But whatever you choose, I hope you enjoy the work.

[lycheetwist.livejournal.com]

DO IT QUICK. Rip off the band-aid to avoid the pain! Go for the job that pays better, is closer, and will give you benefits in the end!

SCREW THE PEOPLE WHO NEED MERCHANDISE HELP, I SAY!