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Itchigo:
I've been looking for a new job for months. I had a bad situation at work, and had been looking for quite a while. I finally found something. This is the job I have WANTED. What I was meant to do (imo). I made it happen and got the job. I went to bed early to make sure I wasn't tired and fully ready for anything.....I was wrong.

The night before my wife got sick and was puking all night. Scratch sleep. I was on my way there and my brake line broke. (popped from rust). I nursed it another 6 or 7 miles with the handbrake to Midas, and called in. It was all I could do. Even if I had gotten a cab I couldn't get back or take the car in, so I figured I'd drop the car and hope I could get a ride in from someone since this was the closest shop to work. George (my boss) called me back at 8:20 and said to come in monday, get everything taken care of. I felt SOOOO bad. I was at Midas from 7:30am (they opened at 8) to 6pm. They were busy, and I was a walk-in. But at least it was getting fixed that day. 715$. I knew all my brake lines were bad, I was just hoping to make it until the warmer weather and do them myself. The bulk of this was labor, I could easily do it, just not in 20 degrees. It's a big job, but I've done worse. I'd been eyeing a kit from Ebay- 60$. I know that's a big expense for a 21 year old car, and it was about where I'd draw my line, but I was screwed, and needed a car. The reality is after owning and working on the car for 20 years (I do most of my own work), I know the condition of almost every part on that car. So I know if there's something "looming on the horizon", there really wasn't. So I bit the bullet and got my car fixed.

What a friggin day.... :Whiteflag:

You guys have any stories like that you'd like to share?

Sliderpoint:
Man, that sucks! Sounds like the new boss is understanding so far, so that is good.

I've had a couple similar things, but mine were to catch a flight the next morning for work. But still have kids and wife puking in the middle of the night. Then trying to reschedule flights, hotels and tell work I won't be there in the morning. Sucks.

-Mike


-Mike

Pintrepid:
Dang! Infuriational overload in the extreme!  :Cussing: :Banghead:

Well ... hope Monday is MUCH better!

As for me ... finding any job in my trade is a serious PITA around here. A job came open at the power co for printing the electric bills and other power co materials. When I went to interview, I found that 4 other people from my old job had also applied, and that 2 of them were better qualified than me ... so much for that, or so I thought.

Somehow, they picked me out of 5 candidates. And so the on-boarding process began.

BTW, I wouldn't be working for the power co, but rather for the recruiter ... don't even get me started on that!

So the process began. The scrutiny made me feel like an ex-con, so extensive was the background screening, drug test, everything. Finally, they had a start date for me ... pending hearing back from one of my references.

But then they say that the last reference would not work because he wasn't a manager who had directly supervised my work at my last employer. They needed a 2nd direct supervisor or production manager to vouch for my employment.

I explained to them that that was difficult because many of the direct management had long moved on. The plant was closing and the company went bankrupt. I'd been unemployed 6 months since it closed and didn't have contact info for a 2nd direct supervisor.

Well the recruiter said that I couldn't start until they had that reference. I had other references, business contacts, personal references. But these did not work.

In the end, I cancelled my application. This was my infuriational overload. If this  :Censored: recruiter was gonna be THIS much of a PITA, and for a TEMP job, I got better things to do. I thanked them profusely for totally wasting my time!  :Cussing: :Banghead: :Censored:

Well, at least I now have a little game room time.  :Pinball:

i wish I could be like that guy from TNT Amusements and just restore pinballs and video games. No more corporate insanity!

TNT Amusements - Bally KISS Pinball

Itchigo:
Finally got in for my first day. Really nice place, relaxed. :Yahoo: As opposed to working as if I was an illegal at my old job.... I DON'T have to work within an inch of my life, AND I get a 1 hour lunch?! Holy crap!!

                                                      OLD JOB                               |                                  NEW JOB
Everyone trying to keep their head above water.                                              People are nice and not rushed.
No time to train anyone.
                                                                                                                       
No lunch, 15 minutes if you're lucky.                                                               1 hour lunch                                                             

Can't understand anyone as 80-90% or the warehouse is illegal.                      Nice people I can understand. I don't care about race,
                                                                                                                        But English is the language of this company.

Hours are treated like gold. Extra hours are to be avoided.                               More money.

A supervisor trying to get rid of me to save his own job.                                   A "Manager" position I can actually use on my resume.


                                                                                                                       I think I did well!!! :Yahoo:

Sliderpoint:
Good to hear!



-Mike

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