Jobs & Work

BTW: The Catch Up pt. 3

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007
by Tony

I totally forgot to mention… I got the job with Apple… er… I mean iCompany. I leave for California on August 19th.

The Night Shift

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007
by Tony

The Night Shift Is For The Birds

It’s 1:24 AM, I have approximately three more hours left in this shift. The highlight of my night was having ‘lunch’ from Leona’s which had gave me a horrible case of indigestion, gas and ‘the mud-butt.’ The picture was taken 10 seconds before I started doing the ‘Pepto-Bismol dance.’

Human Burnout

Friday, June 1st, 2007
by Tony

So I had a third interview with iCompany yesterday, just this time it was at a second location. And the manager asked me a question I put no thought in the answer. After been given my interview history by the iCompany recruiter, and knowing I’ve interviewed at a few different locations, the manager asked if I was tired from interviewing for all these different positions within iCompany. Without skipping a beat I responded ‘Of course not, I want to work for iCompany’ (sounds pretty needed, right?). I figured if I really wanted the job bad enough, I would do as many interviews it took til I got it. Of course this was all before I got the rejection email this afternoon:

Anthony,Thank you for your interest in an opportunity with iCompany. At this time we have chosen to move ahead with candidates who better meet the business needs today. We wish you the best in your future endeavors.Thank you again for your time and interest in iCompany.

Unfortunately, you can only hear ‘No’ so many times before you stop trying. And maybe I’ve reach that point. It seems difficult to find positions that are within my experience level that can also meet my salary requirements. And with iCompany, I expected a cut in pay and an hour commute but in the long run and in the search of sanity and ideal work hours, it seemed not only like a sure thing but a good thing. Yesterday was the ninth interview I’ve had in 2 months, and at this point I am tired of interviewing not only just tired, but damn near burnt out.

Pop, Lock & Drop It

Friday, May 4th, 2007
by Tony

Been fairly occupied lately. First, I have been interviewing for a new job with iCompany. I’ve already had two interviews that went really well and I was informed yesterday that my background check was finish. I’m still a little raw about Purdue giving the wrong information. since I had to jump through hoops to prove that the start and end dates on my resume were correct. Hopefully I’ll know by next week if I can have a pretentious sounding job title or not.Second, I’ve been doing a shit load of work for Kappa Psi Kappa. Trying to handle all the decisions made during our last conference, trying to handle the massive changes that just happen, trying to keep with strategic plan for the region, recruit and still trying to be an effective leader and brother. I’m not entirely sure if I want to stay in this position come July or not. And its not because I don’t think I can do the job, I’m just not sure if I’m actually making a difference.And third, I found a company that will overnight pork products, which is really no big surprise since there are companies like Carson’s but what I’ve been ordering lately is:

      

Needed: A Cheat Code For Real-Life

Thursday, February 8th, 2007
by Tony

See I’m still here, and my little break from reality was definitely needed, it’s a shame that it had to end even if all I did was get some work done on my car and went to the doctor’s. It was infinitely better than getting up at 4:30am to sit under these harsh ass fluorescent lights, listening to the deafening hum of several servers drowning out my thoughts. Generally I’m too tired in the morning to shave or eat properly so it’s a given that with the new paunch I have, the fuzzy face and dry balding scalp and the look of malcontent I can guarantee I look at hot ass mess. But I guess it’s better than having no job at all. On the plus side, I think I’m getting my overtime back.