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Interview!
Fri Sep 17 2010

So finally I have my first interview. In a couple of hours a local grocery store will be interviewing me for a cashier position.

I am somewhat bemused because, while I did leave my resume with this chain at the job fair last week, it was to find out if they had any positions for second party auditing or food safety management. At the time I was able to pressure them into taking my resume, but they made it clear they really weren't interested in talking to me.

I am a bit confused as well because they made a point of saying that it was necessary to apply for all jobs on line. I have not applied for any jobs with this organization on line.

I am absolutely amused by the fact that they have randomly decided to interview me, considering my background. I'll be interested in seeing how their store manager handles an interview with a veterinarian.

Still, in all seriousness, this would be some income while I continue to look for a job. I'm waiting on a response from a local insurance company I spoke to that really liked my combination of medical knowledge, paralegal background and industry experience. The representative I spoke to at the job fair last week told me specifically how to redo my resume, and asked me to get the revamped copy back to her this week so she could review it with her manager next week. Her plan is to then get back to me with any further "tweaks" the resume may need before her manager brings it to corporate management. I'll admit to having my fingers crossed on this job. It's got a lot of promisse: local company with high profile name and great benefits.

Meanwhile, however, I need to find a way to pay for Satan's Little Fart Cloud, who I'm taking to a veterinary dermatology specialist next week. After over a month of lime sulfur baths her ringworm is worse than ever. Yesterday she got another bath and I ended up collecting a fistful of wet hair from the tub and sponge. It would be nice if I could figure out how to get some income to somehow help cover these expenses she's racking up.


Bottom line, though, is that I am holding out little hope for even this cashier position. I somehow doubt they'll consider me a good candidate when I walk in with this:


6 Comments
  • From:
    Yetzirah (Legacy)
    On:
    Fri Sep 17 2010
    Who knows what convoluted path may lead to good places...

    Looks like you have a few ahead of you!

    Good luck with all the irons all the fires!
  • From:
    CatControlled (Legacy)
    On:
    Fri Sep 17 2010
    Keeping my fingers crossed that something good comes out of all this (particularly with the insurance company), and that SLFC - and you! - can find some relief from that d*mn ringworm!
  • From:
    TexanElf (Legacy)
    On:
    Fri Sep 17 2010
    That is mighty strange about the cashiering position. Good luck on the other thing, though, (and on the cashiering job if you want it).

    A veterinary dermatologist, eh? We knows one, precious, we knows one. I hope you have more luck with yours than we've had with ours. :o/ We're going back yet again this year, still trying to relieve those allergies.

    *pictures Dunkie and the Fart Cloud in the same waiting room* Not a pretty sight!
  • From:
    KiwiKimi (Legacy)
    On:
    Fri Sep 17 2010
    Fingers firmly crossed for that insurance position, and for better news on the little FC.
  • From:
    404Error (Legacy)
    On:
    Fri Sep 17 2010
    I knew when you said the surgery was going to put a crimp in your interviews (not that you had any) that you would get one. I just knew it! And sure enough, you did!

    So, I have a question. Does SLFC *really* fart? I'm asking b/c the Kid's cat, Obsidian, does. And, man, is it ever some noxious stuff! They eat decent kibble and get a third of a can of wet food each evening for their dinner, but he's the only "farty" one. I think he's the only "farty" cat we've ever had. They all can come and go as they please, so they do enjoy the odd mouse part on occasion. (I don't think they ever eat a whole one. They seem to want to share them with the pride.)
  • From:
    Welshamethyst (Legacy)
    On:
    Fri Sep 17 2010
    At least at the grocery store you don't have to ask "do you want fries with that?".

    I'd really like to go back to work but it seems that I'm in the same boat you are. We're over-qualified for everything even though we're in vastly different fields. I guess that is indicative of the economy as it stands (on wobbley legs).