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Well, after all that trying, I've got an interview tomorrow.
It's not time to rejoice though. At first I was excited to have an interview, and then I did a little researching about this job.
Turns out that the office I would need to get to each day would require an hour and a half of commuting in each direction, including three bus transfers and a ferry ride. And once I get off the bus, I would have to walk for ten blocks to get to the office, which I'm not too keen on doing considering the weather. And a monthly bus pass would cost $130, which to me is more money than I spend on anything.
As for the job itself, I thought it was a graphic design job that I applied for. Turns out it's an assistant position for a company that sells restaurant furniture (yawn). My job would be more like interior design mixed with secretary work than a graphic design position, and honestly that's not what I'm going for.
I know I shouldn't be deducting this company from my list of potential employers, but I think it's best to be practical and not take the first job that calls me up for an interview. I will be going to the interview tomorrow, but I've decided I will only take the job if it hits one major important criteria.. the rate of pay. I'm not too keen on commuting this far each day unless I'm getting at least $20 an hour, and it would have to be full time work.
So those are my standards (for this job), and I'm not going to lower them.
In the meantime I've had to put the job searching thing on hiatus as it's time to start working on the graphics for this year's Skafest. I'm a little hesitant to work for Skafest this year as it didn't pay out too well for me last year. Next time I travel back to Victoria I'm going to have a sit down with the board members and discuss the possibility of getting a salary for the work I do, instead of profit-sharing like last year. It would be nice to get paid fairly for the work that I do, and I'm ready to ask for it.
We'll see how all this goes.
It's not time to rejoice though. At first I was excited to have an interview, and then I did a little researching about this job.
Turns out that the office I would need to get to each day would require an hour and a half of commuting in each direction, including three bus transfers and a ferry ride. And once I get off the bus, I would have to walk for ten blocks to get to the office, which I'm not too keen on doing considering the weather. And a monthly bus pass would cost $130, which to me is more money than I spend on anything.
As for the job itself, I thought it was a graphic design job that I applied for. Turns out it's an assistant position for a company that sells restaurant furniture (yawn). My job would be more like interior design mixed with secretary work than a graphic design position, and honestly that's not what I'm going for.
I know I shouldn't be deducting this company from my list of potential employers, but I think it's best to be practical and not take the first job that calls me up for an interview. I will be going to the interview tomorrow, but I've decided I will only take the job if it hits one major important criteria.. the rate of pay. I'm not too keen on commuting this far each day unless I'm getting at least $20 an hour, and it would have to be full time work.
So those are my standards (for this job), and I'm not going to lower them.
In the meantime I've had to put the job searching thing on hiatus as it's time to start working on the graphics for this year's Skafest. I'm a little hesitant to work for Skafest this year as it didn't pay out too well for me last year. Next time I travel back to Victoria I'm going to have a sit down with the board members and discuss the possibility of getting a salary for the work I do, instead of profit-sharing like last year. It would be nice to get paid fairly for the work that I do, and I'm ready to ask for it.
We'll see how all this goes.