blergh
:( Didn't get the job. The big boss didn't seem to like me the way the other interviewers did. Lasted about 15 minutes and he was shuffling me out the door.
Trying to reevaluate my current skills and career direction. I'm not sure what I have to fall back on. Right now, I'm stuck in a dead end field and I need a stable source of income. *stress* I will figure something out eventually, I guess.
The funny thing is - I don't even like graphic design. I mean, I like infographics and business cards or cutsy posters. Maybe even briefs/books. But Advertising and magazine publication? Shoot me, I want to die. I took GD because I thought it was more practical than fine arts/illustration and expected to get a decent job out of college. Something stable in an ad agency there. I couldn't. Got stuck doing print production and retouching for a boss that pretended I was 'freelance' and refused to hire me f/t for 7 years even though I was basically doing the work and hours.
And now I'm being judged for my 'lack of loyalty' by some dude on the other side of a desk that got a job 35 yrs ago and never left it. He harped on loyalty and gave me the gimlet eye asking me how long I was unemployed (not 6 months yet), and got a weird look on his face when I asked about training. And kept going on about how he wanted people to work hard and stay forever and work hard. And btw I don't like people who will jump ship after we spend time and money on them. Oh and we'd be paying you entry lvl salary for a non-entry lvl job if we do hire you.
It was a bit of a theme. It's great to have all that job stability, ey. I came out of it pretty certain he thought I was a desperate job-hopper intending to get paid and trained and run for it.
I'm still pissed my math teacher in highschool told me I was too stupid for engineering/computers (my second love). It wasn't until later that I found out I was fine and I could have entered into compsci - but I'm too old and broke now to go back to school beyond maybe community college and I'm told that AAS degrees from community colleges is considered worthless now. BA/BS are the new AAS. And Masters are the new BA/BS.
Supposedly HR managers will look down on applicants that include it on their resumes.
Hell, even freelance is apparently considered long term unemployment gap - if that's the case, my entire work history = I was never employed.
I honestly am not sure what to do now. I keep trying for various clerical positions and govt office/clerk jobs but I'm not getting in. Maybe I'll try for government graphic design. It's not like their offices produce stellar work. Maybe my work will squeak in under the radar. I can throw togeht Hello Washington DC, here I come.
Trying to reevaluate my current skills and career direction. I'm not sure what I have to fall back on. Right now, I'm stuck in a dead end field and I need a stable source of income. *stress* I will figure something out eventually, I guess.
The funny thing is - I don't even like graphic design. I mean, I like infographics and business cards or cutsy posters. Maybe even briefs/books. But Advertising and magazine publication? Shoot me, I want to die. I took GD because I thought it was more practical than fine arts/illustration and expected to get a decent job out of college. Something stable in an ad agency there. I couldn't. Got stuck doing print production and retouching for a boss that pretended I was 'freelance' and refused to hire me f/t for 7 years even though I was basically doing the work and hours.
And now I'm being judged for my 'lack of loyalty' by some dude on the other side of a desk that got a job 35 yrs ago and never left it. He harped on loyalty and gave me the gimlet eye asking me how long I was unemployed (not 6 months yet), and got a weird look on his face when I asked about training. And kept going on about how he wanted people to work hard and stay forever and work hard. And btw I don't like people who will jump ship after we spend time and money on them. Oh and we'd be paying you entry lvl salary for a non-entry lvl job if we do hire you.
It was a bit of a theme. It's great to have all that job stability, ey. I came out of it pretty certain he thought I was a desperate job-hopper intending to get paid and trained and run for it.
I'm still pissed my math teacher in highschool told me I was too stupid for engineering/computers (my second love). It wasn't until later that I found out I was fine and I could have entered into compsci - but I'm too old and broke now to go back to school beyond maybe community college and I'm told that AAS degrees from community colleges is considered worthless now. BA/BS are the new AAS. And Masters are the new BA/BS.
Supposedly HR managers will look down on applicants that include it on their resumes.
Hell, even freelance is apparently considered long term unemployment gap - if that's the case, my entire work history = I was never employed.
I honestly am not sure what to do now. I keep trying for various clerical positions and govt office/clerk jobs but I'm not getting in. Maybe I'll try for government graphic design. It's not like their offices produce stellar work. Maybe my work will squeak in under the radar. I can throw togeht Hello Washington DC, here I come.