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OK, I'm better.
I'm over it for now.
I'm done having my mental breakdowns and driving people crazy.
I'm only 25.
I don't have to know what i want to do with the rest of my life- at least right now i don't.
i don't have to decide on grad school now, or even anytime soon.
honestly, i would just like to find a job that pays the bills.
I've applied at several places today. I didn't realize how limited Auburn is on their job opportunities... I'm looking, but this could take a while.
Anyways, just for the hell of it, I decided to apply with a temp agency. they had a job posting on a website that i thought might be interesting. Hey- no shame for me, i'll work temp work if they'll give me a pay check until I find something for real. I'm tired of sitting around looking for jobs all day. I really enjoy the "being at home part" but I know my money is going to run out eventually and i would like to have something lined up. Anyways, never having stepped foot in a temp agency, i didn't know what to expect. I walk up to a lady behind glass with a small cut-out that i could speak through. I tell her what i'm looking for and asks for 2 forms of id. then she proceeds to push a button to let me in a side door. (seriously, i'm already feeling like a convict. so much security and they haven't even talked to me!).
She hands me a packet to fill out and ushers me to a side room where an older black lady is already filling out hers. I sit down, make my way through the first 3 pages of my name, address, work history, if i've ever been convicted of anything other than traffic, etc. Mean while, the other lady is huffing and puffing talking about how hard this is.
What??
She's telling me it's been year's since she's been in school and the math section is killing her. I'm a little curious because she's obviously a few pages ahead of me.
She finishes her packet and goes to another room just as i get to the "common sense" test that she was referring to. there are about 15 math problems where you have to use basic addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication. nothing too complicated. i don't have to solve for x or even multiply double-digit numbers. nothing too serious.
next, i must circle the word that is most appropriate in a sentence.
for example::
I saw/seen you last night.
The paper was wrote/written by the nice lady.
there were probably 10 of these or so.
the last section is another 15 questions or so that were multiple choice!
They asked things like who the govenor of alabama was, the capital city of Alabama, what part of the country alabama is in (south-eastern, north western, south western, etc.), and also the relation of Washington, D.c. to ______ of California (N, S, E, or W).
These questions really made me wonder.
1. Do people really not know the answers to these questions or have the ability to complete this packet?
Apparently so if they feel the need to ask them in the first place.
2. How many do you have to get right in order to qualify for any work whatsoever??
Maybe knowing these things is something i've taken for granted.
Just another adventure in the life of the unemployed.
I'm over it for now.
I'm done having my mental breakdowns and driving people crazy.
I'm only 25.
I don't have to know what i want to do with the rest of my life- at least right now i don't.
i don't have to decide on grad school now, or even anytime soon.
honestly, i would just like to find a job that pays the bills.
I've applied at several places today. I didn't realize how limited Auburn is on their job opportunities... I'm looking, but this could take a while.
Anyways, just for the hell of it, I decided to apply with a temp agency. they had a job posting on a website that i thought might be interesting. Hey- no shame for me, i'll work temp work if they'll give me a pay check until I find something for real. I'm tired of sitting around looking for jobs all day. I really enjoy the "being at home part" but I know my money is going to run out eventually and i would like to have something lined up. Anyways, never having stepped foot in a temp agency, i didn't know what to expect. I walk up to a lady behind glass with a small cut-out that i could speak through. I tell her what i'm looking for and asks for 2 forms of id. then she proceeds to push a button to let me in a side door. (seriously, i'm already feeling like a convict. so much security and they haven't even talked to me!).
She hands me a packet to fill out and ushers me to a side room where an older black lady is already filling out hers. I sit down, make my way through the first 3 pages of my name, address, work history, if i've ever been convicted of anything other than traffic, etc. Mean while, the other lady is huffing and puffing talking about how hard this is.
What??
She's telling me it's been year's since she's been in school and the math section is killing her. I'm a little curious because she's obviously a few pages ahead of me.
She finishes her packet and goes to another room just as i get to the "common sense" test that she was referring to. there are about 15 math problems where you have to use basic addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication. nothing too complicated. i don't have to solve for x or even multiply double-digit numbers. nothing too serious.
next, i must circle the word that is most appropriate in a sentence.
for example::
I saw/seen you last night.
The paper was wrote/written by the nice lady.
there were probably 10 of these or so.
the last section is another 15 questions or so that were multiple choice!
They asked things like who the govenor of alabama was, the capital city of Alabama, what part of the country alabama is in (south-eastern, north western, south western, etc.), and also the relation of Washington, D.c. to ______ of California (N, S, E, or W).
These questions really made me wonder.
1. Do people really not know the answers to these questions or have the ability to complete this packet?
Apparently so if they feel the need to ask them in the first place.
2. How many do you have to get right in order to qualify for any work whatsoever??
Maybe knowing these things is something i've taken for granted.
Just another adventure in the life of the unemployed.