I have been on hold with Pennsylvania Unemployment this afternoon for 38 minutes so far. While on hold, there is a mix of music and announcements being made. Most of the announcements are about tax forms having been mailed out for 2009 or places to go on the web for…
I was doing my long job search this morning and was looking for openings at a company I am very interested in working for. They don’t post available jobs on their company website but use an employment website. I went on this site, entered the company’s name and the picture…
Last week I had some medical tests done and I’ve been waiting for a call from my doctor’s office with the results. They finally called today and I got to thinking. How much of our life do we spend waiting for the phone to ring? I remember as a child…
I’d like to invite all of you to post comments on my blog. I’ve created a comment section and would love to hear from you. If you click on an individual post by clicking on the title of that post, you will see at the bottom of the post an…
Remember yesterday I said I applied for a job that I found online and that after sending my resume and cover letter in via an online application, I would wait and wait and wait (in the words of Buzz Lightyear) to “Infinity and Beyond”? Turns out I was wrong. Last…
Monday. A new week. I found one new job lead this morning to which I will apply. And wait. And then I’ll wait some more. And then there will be additional waiting. This is my life. I’ve decided to digress on this blog entry. I try hard to keep this…
I can’t believe it’s Friday again and another week has come and gone. Another week of no new job leads. I keep wondering how long this can go on, how long can I hold out until circumstances force me to take any job I can get versus a job in…
I did the long job search last night after dinner and again, there were no new leads. I did the short search today, which I do every day and again, there were no new leads. I was feeling really down last night and was instant messaging with one of my…
As I mentioned in a prior post, I had worked for a company for 12 years and this company was 2 1/2 miles from my home. Then, I went to work for another company, the one that would shut down after I was there for 18 months, and this company…
Dear Jim: Ordinarily, I would not start a letter to a Senator by using their first name, but since you think you know me so well, I figured I would, could and should return in kind. You see, Jim, I am unemployed and I understand that you are standing in…
