Tag: laid off

Doesn’t Suit Me

I had registered for a local career fair on the day that Learning Tree decided that I was a leafless branch that needed to be cut. In preparation for the event, I used up most of the credit I had on my Wal-Mart card to buy a new outfit, one that I could readily use … Continue reading Doesn’t Suit Me →

Denied

After dropping off The Kid at school today, I ventured outside my hole to see what was happening in the job world around me. What did I learn? I learned that things are bad when even Target doesn't want you. Fucking Target, for Chrissakes. More in a bit. But my first stop today wasn't at … Continue reading Denied →

Unemployed, Day 2

I don't think the magnitude of what happened on Tuesday has quite sunk in yet. I'm unemployed. No income. Not good. But I'm trying to make the most of it by applying wherever I can, hoping to get a call back from any of them. If anything, I'm enjoying staying at home with The Kid … Continue reading Unemployed, Day 2 →

Unemployed, Day 1

Today is April Fool's Day and being that, um, certain things happened yesterday, I'm not feeling jovial enough to post a bogus entry for today. (Last year's post is still popular and getting hits.) I did have something in mind but that would have required rerouting my domain to another page and all sorts of … Continue reading Unemployed, Day 1 →