Retail burnout
I've heard about people who have worked for decades in retail, and for the life of me I really can't understand how that's possible. I've been working at OfficeMax for over fifteen months now, and every day is a struggle to not walk in, toss my little namebadge on the manager's desk and walk out. Only the fact that I enjoy I enjoy living someplace other than a cardboard box keeps me going in every day.
In the meantime I'm prowling jobsites looking for something that ISN'T connected to a temp agency, as any time i've tried to go through them I get the same results:
Me: "Hi, i'm calling about the XXXX job you had posted on jobspam.com?"
Them: "Yes, well, we don't have anything at the moment, but we'll update your record, indicating that you're currently searching, and we'll let you know if something comes up."
In any case, I'm still employed, at least for now...
In the meantime I'm prowling jobsites looking for something that ISN'T connected to a temp agency, as any time i've tried to go through them I get the same results:
Me: "Hi, i'm calling about the XXXX job you had posted on jobspam.com?"
Them: "Yes, well, we don't have anything at the moment, but we'll update your record, indicating that you're currently searching, and we'll let you know if something comes up."
In any case, I'm still employed, at least for now...