And because it deserves its own post--Congrats, -t!!!!!!!!!!!!
I hope you don't think that I just come over for the spells and everything. I mean, I really like just talking and hanging out with you and stuff.
Willow ,'First Date'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Scrappy - Dec 19, 2018 8:47:57 am PST #3176 of 30019
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Laura - Dec 19, 2018 8:56:16 am PST #3177 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
Scrappy, first you have to consider your needs and there is nothing wrong with working for a conveniently located cool local grocer with benefits. Second, I would think that the need for teachers most places is such that your age shouldn't be a huge factor. Of course it could be my ancientness speaking, but I don't think 62 is considered all that old anymore.
DavidS - Dec 19, 2018 8:57:11 am PST #3178 of 30019
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Congrats minus-t!
sj, your owner stylist is taking limited appts just to retain people like you. So, no guilt there.
Gud, sorry it's stressy at work but on the plus side...they need you. That's the best circumstance to be job-hunting from. Still employed.
Calli - Dec 19, 2018 9:03:15 am PST #3179 of 30019
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Congrats, -t!
Scrappy, I don't know that age is going to be a problem, but if you're within an hour or so of Detroit, you could be competing with teachers who've been laid off from the Detroit schools over the past 5+ years. Nothing wrong with working in a grocery store. Someone I did voter registration work with left the corporate world and ended up working in our cool, local coop. She said the reduction in stress was wonderful.
amyth - Dec 19, 2018 9:11:29 am PST #3180 of 30019
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Congrats, -t!
-t - Dec 19, 2018 9:20:53 am PST #3181 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Calli is wise, Scrappy.
Thanks, y'all! It's an 11% raise, which is the biggest I've ever gotten anywhere, I'm pretty sure, so, yeah, pretty dang good.
msbelle - Dec 19, 2018 9:22:33 am PST #3182 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Congrats -t
Fingers crossed for Scrappy and Gud.
Operation sell the car has started. I steam cleaned half the back seat and 2 of the floor mats. Vacuumed out 3/4 of it, and set off an odor elimination spray in it. Will let it sit over night and the hopefully get the rest of the interior cleaned out on tomorrow's lunch hour. Then a washing, gathering all the documents, take pictures and put up a listing.
Maybe I can gather documents tonight.
meara - Dec 19, 2018 9:37:02 am PST #3183 of 30019
Scrappy, all for a union job! I was a cashier for a summer, I've had worse jobs—at least that one was easy to leave at home!
And Yay -t!!
Gud, if you have the stomach for it, job hunting is a good plan, just to see...I hate it and don't do it nearly as often as I should.
Fred Pete - Dec 19, 2018 9:40:51 am PST #3184 of 30019
Ann, that's a ferret.
congrats, -t!
Kate P. - Dec 19, 2018 9:54:48 am PST #3185 of 30019
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Scrappy, I worked at Whole Foods several times and would definitely go back if I needed to. I really enjoyed the customer service aspect of it: talking to different people every day and helping them meet a need. Not to say every interaction was gloriously fulfilling, but seriously, it can be a good job, plus it's nice to be able to leave it all behind at the end of your shift!
Gud, job-hunting when you don't actually need a new job is an interesting exercise in seeing what else is out there, which can help you figure out what you want from your current job if you decide to stay a while longer. (Says the woman who is currently house-hunting with no intention to buy yet -- it's just nice to know what your options are and to think about what your future might hold.)