Skipping approximately a kajillion posts to say I apparently have jobage.

It's not perfect, by any means. It's second shift and pays the same as old company. However, it's only a 15-minute commute (most of the openings I've seen and applied for were in the 45 minutes to an hour without traffic range) and they're looking to expand their department over the next year, which opens up the possibility of snagging a day shift position at a later date. Plus, it's M-F (with the possibility of one weekend a month on a rotation) which is a whole lot better than old company.

For now it's a contract-to-hire position. But the original opening was for a 6-12 month contract-to-hire. After interviewing me, they told the staffing firm that they only wanted a 3-month contract and plan to bring me on full-time after that if I work out. So apparently I give good interview. (It was only the 2nd one I had. No one else I applied to even responded. Which means I need to work on my resume/cover letter skills, I guess.)

So, one less bit of stress. Which is good, since I'm already stressing enough about the GF's ultrasound appointment on Friday.

Plus, it's M-F (with the possibility of one weekend a month on a rotation) which is a whole lot better than old company.

I was going to ask if at least the night shift hours were better.

Kalshane, that's great. 15 minutes is a much shorter commute than your old job too, right?

Not even "Walking on Sunshine"?

Katrina and the Waves don't evoke pleasant childhood memories of watching Sesame Street for me, so nope.

No one else I applied to even responded. Which means I need to work on my resume/cover letter skills, I guess.

Eh. A small percentage of my electronic submissions got a reply. Most of the attention I get is from positions I'm pointed towards by friends or recruiters. I can't imagine what the inboxes of people posting vacancies on the web look like.

Congratulations!

Not that one should be using my job search as an illuminating one. Everybody's getting jobs but me. The recruiter thing is slow and torturous. Which reminds me, time to go ping a couple.

Man, my life can straighten out and make remote sense any time now.

Thanks, all.

I was going to ask if at least the night shift hours were better.

3pm to 11:30pm. Not terrible, all things considered. Left to my own devices, I normally stay awake until 1 or 2am and then sleep until 10am or so. So absolutely no danger of hitting the snooze button one too many times.

Kalshane, that's great. 15 minutes is a much shorter commute than your old job too, right?

Actually, nope. Old job was a 5 minute commute. But since I always went home for lunch with my old job, and it's not really feasible with new job, I won't really be using up that much more gas.

Not that one should be using my job search as an illuminating one. Everybody's getting jobs but me. The recruiter thing is slow and torturous. Which reminds me, time to go ping a couple.

The recruiter I was working with didn't end up doing much of anything for me, though in their defense their focus was more on jobs within the city itself and most of their clients were looking for specialized systems people, rather than end-user support.

The consulting/staffing firm, however, got me this position within 8 days of first contact. I was hesitant to go with them at first due to wanting a permanent position, not to play the contracting game, but it ended up working out really well. Looking at their website, they have an L.A. office. Though it's likely you've already communicated with them by now.

3pm to 11:30pm. Not terrible, all things considered. Left to my own devices, I normally stay awake until 1 or 2am and then sleep until 10am or so. So absolutely no danger of hitting the snooze button one too many times.

Plus, still time to get a drink after work if you wanted!

Though it's likely you've already communicated with them by now.

There are a lot of resources out here--I may very well have left this untapped. Want to sling me their name to my profile email address? Someone I know recommending a job search resource helps me sift through the morass.

If they handle project managers, that is.

Good job, Kalshane!

I love pop-up books. When I was little, I was the Queen of Pop-Up Books.

Theo, I hope your hard drive magically fixed itself while you were at work.

YAY KALSHANE! Verra nice.