Also at times I think "What would (insert person or character you want to emulate) Do/act?" And then I do that.
Being Cordy has helped me get through a few things -- Cordy from Angel, pre ascension.
Wow, you've really mastered the power of positive giving-up.
Cordelia ,'End of Days'
Spike's Bitches 24: I'm Very Seldom Naughty.
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askye - Jul 03, 2005 5:08:26 pm PDT #8333 of 10001
Thrive to spite them
Cashmere - Jul 03, 2005 5:10:08 pm PDT #8334 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
But I'm probably way overanalyzing lack of response when it hasn't yet been a full week since I sent my first cover letter.
I'd say that's a good possibilty.
Susan, I quit a job without having another one lined up. The place was soul-sucking and I couldn't take it anymore. I spent 4 months just hanging around the house cooking. Christopher gained 20 lbs. After the four months was up, I decided I'd better start looking in earnest. It only took a couple of weeks to find the next job--which I liked and kept until Owen came along. I didn't have any issues with employers by simply saying that I needed a change and had to reassess my career goals.
Not a single employer looked at me twice when I told them that. Neither did the employment agencies I worked with. I had lots of interviews and even a few job offers.
Polter-Cow - Jul 03, 2005 5:11:00 pm PDT #8335 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Also at times I think "What would (insert person or character you want to emulate) Do/act?" And then I do that.
"What would Sahjhaan do? Well, he'd travel through time and—fuck, I need a new role model."
Cashmere - Jul 03, 2005 5:11:59 pm PDT #8336 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
fuck, I need a new role model."
Or a time machine.
Fay - Jul 03, 2005 5:14:11 pm PDT #8337 of 10001
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Baseball girl. Batlily. Fourth of July girl. The cuteness factor is getting overwhelming. She's so pretty, Stephanie, and I love that expression.
What Ginger said.
I like this 'What would .........do?' thing.
Susan, fwiw, having worked as an employment consultant myself, I'd have no problems with someone having taken a year out of their working life to raise their baby. It's a perfectly reasonable excuse for a gap in your CV, and your skills base is what counts.
Polter-Cow - Jul 03, 2005 5:14:18 pm PDT #8338 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Or a time machine.
Or a case of Chrono-Displacement Disorder.
Susan W. - Jul 03, 2005 5:18:57 pm PDT #8339 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Hmm. Maybe I'll start phrasing it as taking a year off after the birth of my baby and freelancing to keep my skills fresh. That should make me sound all balanced and hardworking, and makes going back to work sound like it was the plan all along, which might get me past the failed entrepreneur trap.
Fay - Jul 03, 2005 5:28:18 pm PDT #8340 of 10001
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
nodnodnod
I see no problems at all with that.
Cashmere - Jul 03, 2005 5:29:48 pm PDT #8341 of 10001
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Good reason to be married #135
DH just went and evicted a Jilli, don't read the whitefont giant, hairy spider from the laundry room so I could get the clothes from the dryer.
Polter-Cow - Jul 03, 2005 5:31:02 pm PDT #8342 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Maybe I'll start phrasing it as taking a year off after the birth of my baby and freelancing to keep my skills fresh.
That sounds like a good idea. Seriously, the fact that you've been freelancing all this time is doubleplusgood and should totally counteract any fears you might have about their thoughts about your taking a year off.