waves to everyone

My brain is exhausted. I just spend three hours at the Unemployment Commission listening to a seminar and filling out paperwork, and tomorrow I have to go back for a different seminar, and Friday I have to go back for something ELSE. Looking for a job is a full-time job. I hope they can help me find something or train for something, because I'm feeling useless and completely demoralized.

Is this room yelling "No! Run away while you can!" to anyone else? [link]

Timelies all!

Kinda glad there isn't a work holiday party. I've had enough holiday music at work to last a long time.

There was a Secret Santa Cookie Exchange at work, but I didn't participate. Not that I would have had time today in particular, but since most nice cookies are made with tons of milk and butter, it really would be giving a lot of serious trouble to someone who drew me.

So the work party was just fine, especially because a good chunk of it is awards and raffle, and another chunk was waiting (coat check in and out, bar, buffet), so I didn't actually have to talk to people much! And a woman I just hired won an award for her previous work, which was fun.

Matt it's asking me if I want to download something, which makes me metaphorically run away screaming, but...

It just looks like a room to me? I feel like I'm missing something.

That's good, Jesse!

Hang in there, Zenkitty. You are better and more deserving of getting paid a lot of money than you currently feel. You're doing great jumping through all the hoops.

Take full advantage of whatever Unemployment orientation and training is offered -- IMHO only 10% of it is really helpful, you just don't know which 10%. If nothing else, you can go over approaches to writing up your resume, since that's a trendy stylistic thing these days.

Informational interview over FaceTime with a placement agency in 1 hour. cross all digits.

I'm showering and trying to figure out what to wear and what to do with dogs.

Thank you, -t and Theodosia. I needed that.

msbelle, I hope it goes well, or went well!

All the jobs seem to be looking for an energetic go-getter who thrives in a challenging fast-paced environment. I feel like the opposite of those things. Surely someone wants to pay a weary sarcastic questioner of authority to fix all the dumb crap they're doing wrong

surely