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Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
*facepalm*
I go through ads every day. (Such a Sisyphean task, btw.) And I found two really idiotic ones today. I didn't know if I should laugh or what.
First one has millionaire as job title. That's really priceless. I didn't know millionaire is another word for scam. But apparently...
The other one is actually not a bad job. Movie portal is looking for... Writers, I guess. It says in the ad that it can be a full time job, part time job, you can work from home, be a freelancer, it can go through Student employment office... Blah blah blah... And then my favorite part: Oh, btw, it's a volunteer position. WTF?!
(The thing is, if Student employment office is involved, it means that sb is getting paid. Otherwise, why would you need them?)
First one has millionaire as job title. That's really priceless. I didn't know millionaire is another word for scam. But apparently...
The other one is actually not a bad job. Movie portal is looking for... Writers, I guess. It says in the ad that it can be a full time job, part time job, you can work from home, be a freelancer, it can go through Student employment office... Blah blah blah... And then my favorite part: Oh, btw, it's a volunteer position. WTF?!
(The thing is, if Student employment office is involved, it means that sb is getting paid. Otherwise, why would you need them?)
Friday, September 24, 2010
Plan B (no, not that one)
Well. I don't actually have a plan B.
I have a vague notion of plan B...
Turns out that doesn't help much.
What I'm trying to say is that there is still no e-mail from M. No, not even a 'yeah, we don't want you' e-mail. And it's the worst because I know I probably won't hear from them, but there's always that damn hope. Pesky little &$@*#. Pardon my French. Guess I hoped my 11 and a half years of experience and my knowledge of English and Spanish (99,8% of everything on Cro TV that needs translating is in Eng. or Sp.) would at least get me a 'we're not looking for anyone and we don't want your CV, go away'. Just so I know that there's no point in waiting.
In other words, unless I suddenly become an expert web designer by next week (highly unlikely, BTW), I can pretty much forget getting a job that would allow me to work from home. Crap.
Since there's a shortage of good job offering ads, I went through ads from people who are looking for jobs. Mostly to get some ideas about what I could do. And I did. Get some ideas. But there were some... interesting ads. A man is looking for a job as a butler. I laughed my... behind off. Who knew we had butlers in Cro. I mean, really? We do? Really?! Then there was the ad from a woman who would take care of kids for free because she loves kids. What's up with that? Oh, and my favorite. Boy, 39 years old... Dude, if you're 39, you are NOT a boy.
Nobody's offering part time jobs that would work for me, so it looks like I'll be placing my own ad soon. Guess I found my plan B?
However, I'm not ready to give up on my plan A just yet. I'll wait for that e-mail just a little bit longer. *hopefool*
I have a vague notion of plan B...
Turns out that doesn't help much.
What I'm trying to say is that there is still no e-mail from M. No, not even a 'yeah, we don't want you' e-mail. And it's the worst because I know I probably won't hear from them, but there's always that damn hope. Pesky little &$@*#. Pardon my French. Guess I hoped my 11 and a half years of experience and my knowledge of English and Spanish (99,8% of everything on Cro TV that needs translating is in Eng. or Sp.) would at least get me a 'we're not looking for anyone and we don't want your CV, go away'. Just so I know that there's no point in waiting.
In other words, unless I suddenly become an expert web designer by next week (highly unlikely, BTW), I can pretty much forget getting a job that would allow me to work from home. Crap.
Since there's a shortage of good job offering ads, I went through ads from people who are looking for jobs. Mostly to get some ideas about what I could do. And I did. Get some ideas. But there were some... interesting ads. A man is looking for a job as a butler. I laughed my... behind off. Who knew we had butlers in Cro. I mean, really? We do? Really?! Then there was the ad from a woman who would take care of kids for free because she loves kids. What's up with that? Oh, and my favorite. Boy, 39 years old... Dude, if you're 39, you are NOT a boy.
Nobody's offering part time jobs that would work for me, so it looks like I'll be placing my own ad soon. Guess I found my plan B?
However, I'm not ready to give up on my plan A just yet. I'll wait for that e-mail just a little bit longer. *hopefool*
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
M., you've got mail
I did it. I sent my CV. M. didn't actually place an ad anywhere, but hopefully I'll get some kind of reply from them. Even if it's just - thanks, but no, thanks. Let's hope I'm still lucky when it comes to getting a job. Because so far? I've been beyond lucky.
For the longest time I didn't know what I wanted to do in life. And then 3 weeks after I realized that I would like to translate TV shows, I found an ad at the university. O.F. was looking for students who would do just that. Talk about luck. :D I went for an interview and got the job.
I was even luckier with my 2nd part time job. I just sent an open cover letter (and a CV) and two days later, I was translating again.
And just when it looked like I would be out of job soon (cause even telenovelas have to end sometime), my old boss, who opened her own firm after leaving O.F., called me and asked if I wanted to work for her. I wasn't looking for a full time job, but I thought about it and said yes. Been working there ever since.
And now, almost six years later, I'm looking for another part time job.
Let's see if I'm still lucky.
For the longest time I didn't know what I wanted to do in life. And then 3 weeks after I realized that I would like to translate TV shows, I found an ad at the university. O.F. was looking for students who would do just that. Talk about luck. :D I went for an interview and got the job.
I was even luckier with my 2nd part time job. I just sent an open cover letter (and a CV) and two days later, I was translating again.
And just when it looked like I would be out of job soon (cause even telenovelas have to end sometime), my old boss, who opened her own firm after leaving O.F., called me and asked if I wanted to work for her. I wasn't looking for a full time job, but I thought about it and said yes. Been working there ever since.
And now, almost six years later, I'm looking for another part time job.
Let's see if I'm still lucky.
Monday, September 20, 2010
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