The Not Happy Thread

Cloud Atlas Sextet...

 

Listen to The Golden Needle

 

Yes, seems like it. Normally, I attend protests if I support the cause, even if they promise to get out of hand (though not participating in that. Use of violence invalidates the attacker's arguments.) I think protests are an important method of expressing opinions in a democratic society... though in this case, I suspect it's going to turn from "Most of us aren't part of the angry mob" into both sides pissing at each other's feet to mark their territory... we'll see.
I won't be there because I'm currently visiting my parents and won't be able to get back home in time. Maybe it's for the best.

Well, it's different though if the mob is right outside your doorstep. I can relate to the frustration but I'm not one who can just shut my eyes and ears to it. Just a week ago I saw a guy walking through town with the German word for swastika imprinted on his shirt. My town has no-go areas for immigrants. Neonazi concerts are spawning like mushrooms, where they attend in the hundreds and thousands to happily raise their right arms and salute their Führer and the police stands by and watches. Fascist ideology and violence are on the rise again and it's not just on the news for me, it's there anytime I go to get fucking groceries. That's too much for me to not care.

 

Fuck, I had no idea it was that bad. How the hell is this happening?

 

I got no good answer to that.

 

I was on a job interview yesterday and it was awful.

After five minutes it was clear I was under qualified and then they stretched it out for about forty more minutes when they mostly looked doubtingly at me while I tried to come up with answers about thing I had no clue about.

I had to skip work for about two and a half hour to go to the interview which meant over time. I was going to spread the over time over the week since I live in another city and I don't like getting home late. Too bad because a co-worker kept me even longer and since I'm too anxious to eat at work I was almost dead by the end of it. On top of that my train was canceled (luckily it's the time of day when a second train runs shortly after).

The only good thing about this is I worked too much overtime (between Monday and yesterday) so I can catch an earlier train on Friday. Still - yesterday was awful and a complete waste of time.

 

Sorry to hear that Do you think you can use any of the interview in a positive light, and count it as experience? May be difficult though?

I remember once I was headhunted by a company to interview for a role, they had my CV (resume), infront of them, and when I drove all the way there, we started the interview, and they were shocked to hear I had no sales experience.... I was just looking at my CV he had and was like .... WTF. Left pronto.

 

How incompetent are DP-frigging-D?

We changed the address for the delivery from our place, to our neighbour, to the sandwich shop our landlord runs (which is in the same building but opens to another road) and the driver cannot frigging find it!!

I'm going to be griping, because the landlord closes his shop in an hour and a half...

 

Do NOT google this.

 

Can’t imagine why not.

 

Never apply to a job that sounds too good?

I mean I knew it was a step or two over the job I have today, but it seemed - how to say it - manageable. Like, yes, I'll have a few things to learn but only in the way that anyone who hadn't worked in the same platform and with that exact job would have.

Though I was really honest in my resume. The knew I had only worked in e-commerce for seven months. It said I only worked with product texts today. Since they asked me to come I assumed that it was enough to have a shot at the job, but when I got there I wasn't even close. There is no way that my resume and personal letter was even close to what they needed in the end.

I was too embarrassed to leave, though. Sat through it all. Will probably get a e-mail next week saying I didn't get it.

 

Since being made redundant two months ago, I've been brainstorming all these ideas in my head of stuff that I could do. But the paradox is that you need experience to get a job you've never had, and you need a job to gain experience.

 

I heard someone asking in a shop about the Christmas Temp vacancy there. They were told they would need retail experience for the post. For what? Stacking shelves, and pressing buttons on a till!

Spoiler

If my disability claim goes to shit, I may apply to it myself.

 

That's the problem with the current system, there are websites for career changers to give them tips to stand out among the experienced counterparts.

What worked for me was to have a chat with the agent with the post, my maternity cover job had been on Total Jobs for a month so I called the agent about it, and we hit off rather well. Combined with my immediate availabilitu and a good interview and I was in there. I don't know if I'll keep the job beyond April but I'm covered for now.

 

I hate that bullshit, it's a way to get you to volunteer or give some of your time for free. Which I guess in return allows you to know if you want the job.

But yeah, I got my Certification in Graphics design only to learn I needed a Bachelors and 2 years experience for a beginning position. 2-years-exp for a beginning job.

 

If you ever open a restaurant in Sweden and need someone without any experience from restaurant-related jobs... just give me a call, ok?

 

Can I be that person who greets people and helps them to sit down, I have pretty outstanding customer service.

ETA: and this is Retail Pharmacy we are talking about here.

 

Sweet!!!!

 

Sorry, Prescription required.

 

Yeah, experiencing the same myself. I continued doing an MA because I was considering going into academia for a while. Not a good idea, as it turned out - they don't create tenure-track positions anymore, but instead, go for the much cheaper and temporary post-doc positions. Unless you're unbelievably lucky and have a lot of money from your family, you just can't afford to do that. So I've decided to get into the real world. I've been looking for a job for just over a month now, although I'm still technically a student until September. Long story short, I've probably sent out a good 30 applications and have only had two interviews - both for internships, one of them unpaid. Yay. At least I could do the unpaid one since it is part-time and have a day job on the side... if I can get one (apparently 1700 people apply for a position at Costa's on average nowadays). It might be easier outside of London, but I can't leave the city either. Oh well...

 

We only have to compete with an circus themed restaurants that specializes in appetizers. No worry!

There is an Italian place. Think it's been around for ages, so I'd guess it's popular enough. I... can't really afford eating at restaurants but when I do I mostly go to the circus place. Because, you know, circus themes are fun!

...and it has the most disturbing toilets I've ever been to.