twelfth night reunion + RIM's coming to town!

[nova_one]

There’s a moment in Jude the Obscure where Jude Fawley walks for miles from his aunt’s house in hope of sighting “Christminster” (Oxford). He walks, waits, waits, and waits, and finally the mist clears and he sees it

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[ami_b]

Dunno what kind of work you're looking for, but I recommend trying the agencies - seems to be a good way to get a foot in the door for a more permanent position. I've had waaaaayyyy more luck with them than I ever did trying to paper the town with resumes myself.

[nova_one]

Yeah, that's how I got my data-entry job with Symcor, but I'm not anxious to do data entry again, and the temp agencies around here tend to put people into either data entry or part-time receptionist work - things like that. I guess it's worth a shot, but now we're into a situation where I'd be happier to go back to PEI and work with my father, even though that's not a "career move."

[ami_b]

Ewwwww, data entry. I spent almost a year doing that part time, and although it paid better than most part-time work I've had, god DAMN did it ever suck. I can totally understand not wanting to go there again. You could always tell them emphatically that you DON'T want to do data entry, though. Depends on the usefulness of the agency, I think - I was deeply unimpressed with Randstad, for instance, but my current employers have been very helpful.

[vovat]

my driver's license doesn't have an "N" that stops me from driving after midnight (eww!)

I've always kind of thought that post-midnight is the BEST time for someone who just got a license to be driving, since the roads are less crowded. It's when I did most of my driving when I first got my license, but then, I was 24 at the time.

[nova_one]

I totally agree, and especially in the context of city driving (especially in Halifax with its heavy traffic and narrow streets). I think they were trying to curb people from driving home from parties and getting into trouble with substances (even though that kind of thing is illegal anyway... go figure).