All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind. - Aristotle
Job Search
HOLY CRAP I NEED A JOB.
*sigh* Sorry. I needed to get that out.
During school, I tried various people for baby-sitting positions that were going to be regular, the people would interview me, and then I’d come to find out they really didn’t need me after all, they just wanted someone to fall back on.
Back during the school year, I applied for the position of a Summer RA for the Freshman Academy program at GVSU. I’ve thought about being an RA, think that I would enjoy the position, and when I heard more about the Freshman Academy program, I really liked what I heard about that. I applied, I did the interview, and it took a long time for me to hear back from them… and I didn’t get it.
I applied for a position in the English office for the summer at GVSU. I sent in the requested information, and without even talking to me, they had the position filled.
I’ve put in an application in several places - its making me nervous to hand out my address, life story, and SSN - and they don’t seem to call back at all. I called Peppino’s Ristorante, as they had explicitly said that they were hiring when I applied, and the guy said, “Oh no, we’re all full right now, but we’ll hold on to your application for 6 months in case we lose someone.” That does me a fat lot of good right now. The only other place that said they were hiring is Gaia Café, and the two people that I’ve talked to have both looked like they were desperate about it… I turned in my application yesterday morning, however, and the person-in-charge was too busy to see me, and I haven’t gotten a call from anyone, according to my phone.
Please, won’t someone hire me?
I swear, if I ever have kids, I’m going to make them get a job in high school. They don’t have a choice. I enjoyed not having one, and I don’t think I’ve suffered developmentally from it at all, but it’s sure making it hard to get a job right now… I’m beginning to wonder if the idea of a 20 year old who’s only job experience is a summer at camp is really that attractive. I think that most people would like me and hire me if they met me in person, but I don’t look good on paper.
I’m quietly freaking out here about the money situation. I’m renting room in a house this summer, and it’s wonderful, but I was hoping to pay for the rent out of a job. And groceries. And anything else I do. I was hoping to at least pay for my summer through a job, minus school… no way could I make enough money to pay for school right now. But now, I’m not seeming to be able to find a job anywhere. I’m crazy bored with all the free time I have these days, and would offer to work for free.
Well, not really. But I’m feeling desperate.
However, I’m fearing that I may soon hit rock-bottom. I’ve always said that I would never do this, but I’m beginning to wonder if I made that promise in a little bit too much haste. I’d hate to do it, as it would be just what the parents have been goading me to do. But yet, I need a job and I need the money. I’m running out of food in my cupboards - besides the flour and the rice, I’ve got over 10 pounds of each of those - and I refuse to buy any more food until I have a job. I ought to be able to sustain myself, to bring home my own bacon, so to speak. I’m tired of spending money I don’t have, and nobody seems to be willing to hire me. Desperate times call for desperate measures.
I may have to apply to Meijer.