Bitch away, Susan. Goodness knows I've griped enough on that same subject for the past year.

Please do, Susan. I've got all this unfocussed anger that I'm trying not to direct at my co-workers. Let's point it towards the people who were foolish enough not to hire you.

So I was just over at the UW employment website checking the status of all my applications with them--I've sent six so far. Two are still in review at HR. Two more are listed as "resume forwarded to department." Two others, which were "resume forwarded" on Friday, are now "considered, not selected." One I'm fine with, because the position was only open for one week rather than the standard 2-3 or "open until filled." That's usually code for, "we have a candidate we really want to hire, but we have to play by HR's rules by listing the position and interviewing at least one other person." So it's probably just as well I'm not going to waste my time getting dressed up and getting the neighbor to babysit Annabel just to be that other person.

But the other was for a writing position. Granted, a writing position in the Development office, so I almost decided not to apply, since I've been so unhappy in every development job I've ever had. But I thought this might be different, because it's a writing job.

Again, it's probably just as well. I don't really want to go back to development. But, dammit, they should've been impressed enough with my cover letter and my writing samples to give me an interview!

Believe me, Susan, btdtETA: I've gotten CG to start saying "nsm" now... funny, huh? I'm a little proud and a little bit feeling responsible for one of those three-eyed fish on the Simpsons, and also, my gosh, I type that a lot. I wonder if I should be embarrassed, but, really, nsm.
ETA: I'm feeling a bit conflicted about the work thing, too, Susan. Because I get these mailings about these new programs, right? But I know with my transit situation, that this office job, assuming I could get one at my typing speed, which, although picking up impressively for *me* talking to you lovely folks, is far from 60 wpm. If I got one, though, just getting there and home every day, would eat my life...I'd never get to do anything else again. But when I think I'm better off where I am, I feel incredibly guilty and ashamed, like I'm making the choice to be non-contributing and of course work sucks, and, you know... I really need to finish my book, and I can. Mom's okay with it, which is a sort of perverse "privilege", but I love it and I hate it.

At some point, aren't they legally obligated to close? Sheesh.

My boss would most likely let me work from home if I asked him. He's nice like that. But, since I have no air conditioning at home at all (except in my bedroom) it's actually probably cooler here. That's not going to stop me from complaining about it one bit though!

That is surprising, Susan. Maybe they filled their quota of interviewable applicants before they got to the Ws.

That's really nifty that you can get that much information off the web site.

ma to maria's MIL ma to Anne's mother and GM

and a bp on the head for people not interviewing susan.

Maybe they filled their quota of interviewable applicants before they got to the Ws.

Heh. Or, it's always possible they called Former Boss and she told them I wasn't a team player.

And that's the thing--I'm really not. It's not that I don't like people and don't want to cooperate. I'd just rather have my own area of responsibility and go off on my own to take care of it with a minimum of meetings and discussions. Which is one of the reasons development is such a bad field for me. They'd have committee meetings every day if you let them.

Or, it's always possible they called Former Boss and she told them I wasn't a team player.

I wouldn't think a place would bother to call references until after at least one interview.

It's cool that UW has that resume tracking system. Although I see how it would be hard not to obsess over it, it still seems better than just mailing your resume out into the great void.

Ellis was blunt and wasted no words. From a description of their exchange: 'Beck reflected and then said, to Ellis: "Everybody believes they're right. Why should we believe *you*?" Not missing a beat, Ellis replied, "I believe the probability exists that I'm wrong and they're right... but it's only a very low degree of probability." '

Ooooh. Yeaaaahhh. Not big with the social subtlety is our Albert. Which is why I like his stuff. Wouldn't necessarily want to have him over for dinner, but the no-b-s-y-ness of his approach can be a refreshing nudge out of therapeautic complacency a lot of people can fall into.

For some folks, it's comforting to stay in chaos and Albert just lends not quarter. It's as if he's challenging his clients with "You say you want to change. So change!"

His assurety, while annoying and seemingly self-serving (I don't think it ever really is) has a core of truth to it. If you can imagine a change, you can create that change.

Glad to know he's still kicking. (probably literally)

And in the interest of fair play, he comes off as a kitten compared to Fritz Perls.