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 Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 12:05 am
I more or less got offered a job today, but I had to turn it down because it was too far away to get home easily at the ending time for the shifts they need covered. (You get me?) I don't even know why I applied really for any jobs out there, it's too far to get to easily without a car. Only local jobs now!
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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 12:54 am
Sammirah I more or less got offered a job today, but I had to turn it down because it was too far away to get home easily at the ending time for the shifts they need covered. (You get me?) I don't even know why I applied really for any jobs out there, it's too far to get to easily without a car. Only local jobs now! gaia_nitemareleft That's a shame that it wasn't nearer you. Have you found any good candidates nearer you? I have quite long work trip but thankfully I have a really good train connection to my job place so it's fairly quick and easy to go there. It's an important thing to look at and also take in consideration when thinking the salary request. I actually said in the interview to my current job that "below this salary it's not worth for me to come all this way due to the cost of the trip". It was worth the risk since I got the job and got good salary. whee gaia_angelright
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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 2:23 am
Lilygwen Sammirah I more or less got offered a job today, but I had to turn it down because it was too far away to get home easily at the ending time for the shifts they need covered. (You get me?) I don't even know why I applied really for any jobs out there, it's too far to get to easily without a car. Only local jobs now! gaia_nitemareleft That's a shame that it wasn't nearer you. Have you found any good candidates nearer you? I have quite long work trip but thankfully I have a really good train connection to my job place so it's fairly quick and easy to go there. It's an important thing to look at and also take in consideration when thinking the salary request. I actually said in the interview to my current job that "below this salary it's not worth for me to come all this way due to the cost of the trip". It was worth the risk since I got the job and got good salary. whee gaia_angelright Well, I'd do the 50 minute commute if the last bus to my town didn't leave two hours before the end of the shift they need me to cover. It's just a customer service gig, anyway, and the woman I spoke to encouraged me to get in touch with them again if my situation changes. I visited the local vocational services centre and it was actually pretty helpful and encouraging. I'll be attending a one hour orientation on Tues and then I'll have free use of their resources, including one-on-one career counselling. I think I want to explore the possibility of working in Education, but not as a classroom teacher. I'm quite done with that.
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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 3:09 am
Sammirah Well, I'd do the 50 minute commute if the last bus to my town didn't leave two hours before the end of the shift they need me to cover. It's just a customer service gig, anyway, and the woman I spoke to encouraged me to get in touch with them again if my situation changes. I visited the local vocational services centre and it was actually pretty helpful and encouraging. I'll be attending a one hour orientation on Tues and then I'll have free use of their resources, including one-on-one career counselling. I think I want to explore the possibility of working in Education, but not as a classroom teacher. I'm quite done with that. gaia_nitemareleft It's great that you have that kind of services available to you and let's hope it will be very usefull. My fiances mother is also trying to desperately find some jobs for here but since she lives pretty far out in the country side and is already almost 60, it's hard for her to find a job. The politics say that there aren't any age racism at job seeking, but obviously it's wrong. Some interviewers have actually said to her that since she doesn't have that many work years left, she's not suitable for her. stare The retirement age in here is around 70 to 75 so she still has over 10 years of work life left and she is in very good health. Same is with woman who are at the age of 25 to 30. You are at "that age" so people don't want to hire you because they are afraid that you'll leave to maternity leave right away. *sigh* Gosh my arms ache. We've had about 6 inches (15cm) of snow in the few last days and I just spent few hours clearing up our yard. No need for gym when you have a big yard and it's a snowy winter. xp gaia_angelright
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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:52 am
Lilygwen Sammirah Well, I'd do the 50 minute commute if the last bus to my town didn't leave two hours before the end of the shift they need me to cover. It's just a customer service gig, anyway, and the woman I spoke to encouraged me to get in touch with them again if my situation changes. I visited the local vocational services centre and it was actually pretty helpful and encouraging. I'll be attending a one hour orientation on Tues and then I'll have free use of their resources, including one-on-one career counselling. I think I want to explore the possibility of working in Education, but not as a classroom teacher. I'm quite done with that. gaia_nitemareleft It's great that you have that kind of services available to you and let's hope it will be very usefull. My fiances mother is also trying to desperately find some jobs for here but since she lives pretty far out in the country side and is already almost 60, it's hard for her to find a job. The politics say that there aren't any age racism at job seeking, but obviously it's wrong. Some interviewers have actually said to her that since she doesn't have that many work years left, she's not suitable for her. stare The retirement age in here is around 70 to 75 so she still has over 10 years of work life left and she is in very good health. Same is with woman who are at the age of 25 to 30. You are at "that age" so people don't want to hire you because they are afraid that you'll leave to maternity leave right away. *sigh* Gosh my arms ache. We've had about 6 inches (15cm) of snow in the few last days and I just spent few hours clearing up our yard. No need for gym when you have a big yard and it's a snowy winter. xp gaia_angelright (Age racism = Ageism) Yes, it can definitely be harder to find a job when you're older. My mom has been telling me about one of her closest friends when she decided to go back to work after her kids left home, she was looking for a year, even though she had plenty of experience in her field. Here, finding a new job at 60 would be really hard, but our age of retirement is 65. I don't think people aren't hiring me because I'm of that child-birthing age. I've been looking for about three weeks and have had two interviews already. Part of is I'm just not connecting with the jobs I want. I don't really want to work at a grocery store, but I could get a position at one, easily. I didn't know you were engaged! Congrats.
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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 11:52 am
Sammirah (Age racism = Ageism) Yes, it can definitely be harder to find a job when you're older. My mom has been telling me about one of her closest friends when she decided to go back to work after her kids left home, she was looking for a year, even though she had plenty of experience in her field. Here, finding a new job at 60 would be really hard, but our age of retirement is 65. I don't think people aren't hiring me because I'm of that child-birthing age. I've been looking for about three weeks and have had two interviews already. Part of is I'm just not connecting with the jobs I want. I don't really want to work at a grocery store, but I could get a position at one, easily. I didn't know you were engaged! Congrats. gaia_nitemareleft Finding a job you really like takes time some times. Last time I was changing a job place it took me about three months to find this current one. I went into several interviews and were actually offered a few place, but the location or the actual job was not to my likings. I'm sure with patience and hard work, you'll be able to find a place for your self too. 3nodding Thanks. smile Me an my fiance have been engaged for few years now. We are slowly saving up for the wedding but there's always something more "urgent" so we haven't yet managed to have our wedding. When we got engaged we already made a promise to each other to be together for better and worse so in a way we are already married, we just haven't gone through the legal technicalities yet. whee gaia_angelright
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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 12:37 pm
Lilygwen Sammirah (Age racism = Ageism) Yes, it can definitely be harder to find a job when you're older. My mom has been telling me about one of her closest friends when she decided to go back to work after her kids left home, she was looking for a year, even though she had plenty of experience in her field. Here, finding a new job at 60 would be really hard, but our age of retirement is 65. I don't think people aren't hiring me because I'm of that child-birthing age. I've been looking for about three weeks and have had two interviews already. Part of is I'm just not connecting with the jobs I want. I don't really want to work at a grocery store, but I could get a position at one, easily. I didn't know you were engaged! Congrats. gaia_nitemareleft Finding a job you really like takes time some times. Last time I was changing a job place it took me about three months to find this current one. I went into several interviews and were actually offered a few place, but the location or the actual job was not to my likings. I'm sure with patience and hard work, you'll be able to find a place for your self too. 3nodding Thanks. smile Me an my fiance have been engaged for few years now. We are slowly saving up for the wedding but there's always something more "urgent" so we haven't yet managed to have our wedding. When we got engaged we already made a promise to each other to be together for better and worse so in a way we are already married, we just haven't gone through the legal technicalities yet. whee gaia_angelright I'm willing to be patient for a good job... I'd just like to have any money right now. Which is why I'd be willing to do a crappy job for a little while. Just not that far away. And money is totally different because I'm living at home for free... so a job that normally wouldn't support me that well would be totally fine for now, at least in terms of money. But really, the more money the better, because I am essentially building my fiancé's and my future together.
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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 11:25 pm
humble_gypsy_traveller Camwen New Love Charm III RIG item list http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/gaia-community-discussion/love-charm-iii-item-list-rigpet-found-good-job-guys/t.77756537/ *ducks and covers in anticipation of Exxos' screaming* I love the moody heart cloud...it's sooo naughty! Lilygwen Sammirah I just sort of assume all the new popular games are these big multi-player things. I don't know why. gaia_nitemareleft The new RIG is ok I guess, buI found it t there's not a lot of stuff that really peaks my interest. I have to see what it does to the marketplace but I bet the price decrease isn't going to be huge. gaia_angelright I like the Cheery and Moody Clouds, but...since the avi changes everywhere on Gaia....I probably won't get them...idk... Will think about it. The prices on a lot of the new RIG items are already close to buy-back, so they won't lower much. (85k gold and buyback is 80k) Dang it! I came over here to ask Lilygwen a question and now I forgot what it was. Lol. Had a few interruptions. Maybe it will come back. I think it was about coding, but idk now...lol. Pfft at me!
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 12:04 am
jellykans I like the Cheery and Moody Clouds, but...since the avi changes everywhere on Gaia....I probably won't get them...idk... Will think about it. The prices on a lot of the new RIG items are already close to buy-back, so they won't lower much. (85k gold and buyback is 80k) Dang it! I came over here to ask Lilygwen a question and now I forgot what it was. Lol. Had a few interruptions. Maybe it will come back. I think it was about coding, but idk now...lol. Pfft at me! gaia_nitemareleft Hehe, when you remember it you can send me a PM and I'll see how I can help you with it. whee The RIGs it self usually drop in prices, but what I meant was the overall price drops in the market place. When a popular RIG comes out people start to sell desperately out their mid priced items to get the more popular ones. When this happens you can find very good deals in the 30-70k range items and make some profit in the mean time. smile gaia_angelright
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 3:58 am
Lilygwen jellykans I like the Cheery and Moody Clouds, but...since the avi changes everywhere on Gaia....I probably won't get them...idk... Will think about it. The prices on a lot of the new RIG items are already close to buy-back, so they won't lower much. (85k gold and buyback is 80k) Dang it! I came over here to ask Lilygwen a question and now I forgot what it was. Lol. Had a few interruptions. Maybe it will come back. I think it was about coding, but idk now...lol. Pfft at me! gaia_nitemareleft Hehe, when you remember it you can send me a PM and I'll see how I can help you with it. whee The RIGs it self usually drop in prices, but what I meant was the overall price drops in the market place. When a popular RIG comes out people start to sell desperately out their mid priced items to get the more popular ones. When this happens you can find very good deals in the 30-70k range items and make some profit in the mean time. smile gaia_angelright Oh! hank you! that esplains a lot. (Ew - not a spelling error, not all keys are prining. Gets better as i warms up...)
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 6:09 pm
I heard from my sister today that my dad died. I never got to say 'goodbye' to him...and since it happened in the Philippines...I never will. He taught me almost everything I knew...he was one of my best friends...I couldn't be sad around him...he wouldn't let it. I don't feel sorry for the times that he was hard on me, or when he got angry with me...I knew he loved me...I feel really sh!tty that I had last moments to spend with him, and I didn't.
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 11:17 pm
humble_gypsy_traveller I heard from my sister today that my dad died. I never got to say 'goodbye' to him...and since it happened in the Philippines...I never will. He taught me almost everything I knew...he was one of my best friends...I couldn't be sad around him...he wouldn't let it. I don't feel sorry for the times that he was hard on me, or when he got angry with me...I knew he loved me...I feel really sh!tty that I had last moments to spend with him, and I didn't. Oh no, I'm so so sorry. What was your father like? If you care to share..
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 1:18 am
humble_gypsy_traveller I heard from my sister today that my dad died. I never got to say 'goodbye' to him...and since it happened in the Philippines...I never will. He taught me almost everything I knew...he was one of my best friends...I couldn't be sad around him...he wouldn't let it. I don't feel sorry for the times that he was hard on me, or when he got angry with me...I knew he loved me...I feel really sh!tty that I had last moments to spend with him, and I didn't. I am so sorry to hear of your loss. *hug* I am not sure what to say that would not sound hollow. Words of comfort are not my strong suit, but we're all here to listen and provide support in this trying time.
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 9:36 am
Camwen humble_gypsy_traveller I heard from my sister today that my dad died. I never got to say 'goodbye' to him...and since it happened in the Philippines...I never will. He taught me almost everything I knew...he was one of my best friends...I couldn't be sad around him...he wouldn't let it. I don't feel sorry for the times that he was hard on me, or when he got angry with me...I knew he loved me...I feel really sh!tty that I had last moments to spend with him, and I didn't. Oh no, I'm so so sorry. What was your father like? If you care to share.. Even through his flaws...he was a very giving and caring man. Almost like my best friend...we would go golfing and drinking...he was always laughing and never liked to see me down. He had taught me a lot of the survival skills I have now and life lessons.
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 9:44 am
humble_gypsy_traveller I heard from my sister today that my dad died. I never got to say 'goodbye' to him...and since it happened in the Philippines...I never will. He taught me almost everything I knew...he was one of my best friends...I couldn't be sad around him...he wouldn't let it. I don't feel sorry for the times that he was hard on me, or when he got angry with me...I knew he loved me...I feel really sh!tty that I had last moments to spend with him, and I didn't. gaia_nitemareleft Oh I'm so sorry to hear that. *hugs* If you want to talk, we'll be here. gaia_angelright
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