aspiration complication.......

As I continue my search for employment I am getting a feel of what I really wanna do with myself......while searching for a job so that I can make money in the meantime. As much as I want to do great things with myself professionally, whatever I am granted success in will never be worth my holidays, family gatherings and vacations with my husband. Even though we all do it, I don't think any job is worth sacrificing those events. I'm sure nothing I could do in the office could top my first trip to Europe or come close to beholding the ancient pyramids with my own eyes. In the grand scheme of things my job will always ultimately be that thing I do so that I can do everything else. I have big aspirations for my career, but bigger aspirations for my life.

Bank Tell All

Has anyone ever applied for a job at a bank? It almost isn't worth the guarantee of having Sundays and all government holidays off. I applied for a teller position yesterday and after I uploaded my resume AS WELL as entered my entire job history from the past 3 years I began their "survey." This is never a "survey" or a "questionnaire," it is a test. A previous bank I had applied to had a "survey" of 65 questions, which was work enough, but the bank I was applying to yesterday fed me a "survey" of 106 questions! It was everything from a psychological profile to an algebra review. It took me an hour and a half and by the time I finished all the stupid bank's application requirements I didn't even want the job anymore. But I did experience a feeling I haven't felt in years. The post test - self-esteem took a hit - brain is tired - what the FRIK was that - feeling.


Hi Christie, Candice, Hailey and Leanne. Thanks for reading!

Jobs....

I think you can always file "looking for a job" as low points in your life. It's like as soon as you're single everyone seems to be paired up, and as soon as you're unemployed even the least likely to be working are. You feel left out, useless, unproductive and invisible so of course selling yourself to employers is something you are in tip top shape to do. It seems weird that a complete stranger has the authority to bestow a paycheck upon you when they aren't even evaluating you on the traits that matter. It isn't enough to ask them for a position because you are trapped in a society that runs on money which is, when you get down to it, the only reason you are seeking employment. No, you must sugar coat your enthusiasm for some minimum wage position and convince the interviewer that you're wearing the same rose colored glasses as they are. In short, I guess, I'm just tired of all the niceities about necessities. You need a job and you'll work hard so that you can enjoy the more important things in life. That's all there should be to it.