Today was my first day of training at the Bank of Montreal. Things went well, even though the majority of my day was spent reviewing security and policy sheets, doing basic training tests and whatnot. Everyone there seems cool, though - all ages, all races and creeds, and all genders (yep, ALL of them!) are present, which makes it a lot more ( Read more... )

I just got back from my paid "try-out" day with 1-800-Got-Junk. It was good, despite being 9.75 hrs long. Lots of people needing random garbage tossed out - couches, TVs, BBQs, and the bane of my existance, a hospital bed we had to saw apart so we could get it out the door. If it wasn't for that I would've been home by 3pm, instead of 5 ( Read more... )

It looks like Ikea doesn't want me. At least not at the moment. I thought the group interview on Sunday went well, but the news I got today wasn't as cheery. I wish I knew what the strike(s) against me was/were, but we may never know. I know I'm capable of any job - maybe I'm just not good at selling myself. Maybe it was the nasty cut across my ( Read more... )

I've taken two thirds of a meme that le_kisse posted in her LJ. In keeping with all things swedish, my IKEA job interview went swimmingly and...for the hell of it...BORK BORK BORK.

( The meme text is in here. )

Oy, today's been a nasty and tiring day. ( 'TIM, DO GO ON...' )

Earlier today I got a call-back from eBay - one of the handful of jobs I saw listed on Craigslist the other day. (Thanks to all the people supporting my move to have faith in that site, by the way.) They want to meet me for a face to face interview on Friday morning ( Read more... )

First off, let's start with some more lyrical madness:

Tim's Stupid Song Lyric of the Day
-by Rodney Dangerfield, "Rapping Rodney"

"Steak and sex, my favourite pair.
I have them the both way: very rare."

Now on to some serious business. Remember a few days back when I posted about a job I thought was a scam? I wrote the people there about ( Read more... )

I was on Craigslist this morning and saw a job posting which eventually led to this site:

http://www.surveyjob.netThe site is one of those consumer research sites that hook you up with various forms of research, product testing, focus groups, and whatnot. You know, easy money. Of course, when you hear that, you know it can be too good to be true ( Read more... )

I was bumming around tonight on the PC, as usual - but no one else is on at the moment. So I decided to continue my job hunt - but I'm officially forgetting about Monster.ca because that website doesn't seem to have anything I can apply for that would be applicable for me ( Read more... )

GOOD DAY: It looks like my new diet and mini-working regiment is working, ever so slowly. I's gots me a nice weight (for now). And that was before my bathroom business this morning.

BLAH DAY: I got a call from Envision Credit Union and was told very politely that I was not shortlisted for the position. Apparently things looked really good except ( Read more... )