Did I ever bog about finally making it into the 'qualified pool of participants' for the Federal Government? After 2 years of testing and interviews, I finally made it. Then I learned that the pool is only valid for 1 year. What?! Not fair! It took me 2 years to get in! And THEN I learned that if you decline 3 job interview invitations, you're out of the pool.
First strike.
They called Friday to invite me to interview for a job position to replace someone on sick leave for 2 months. 2 months!? If this were closer to the end of my contract (End of June) I could consider this more and perhaps take a leap of faith.. but I just can't be jobless in February! Then what? It's hard enough as it is to find a job... It sucks to have my first strike, but I just can't imagine taking that big a risk! Oh well. It wasn't meant to be this time. But I hope that my other 2 invitations won't be for only 2 months also!
It's a beautiful sunny day! This is me ignoring the white shit on the ground. Seriously? Mother nature had to give us this kind of snow for our first snow? You know the kind that freezes into ice, the sidewalks are a mess, my street is a skating rink. This is the only reason I hate snow - It's too slippery!!
It's my coworker Sonia's birthday today! I don't know what I'm going to do when/if she ever decides to move on to greener pastures, I love love love her!
My parents are coming to town today with my Christmas gift! It's so unusual for mom to allow us to have our Christmas gift before the morning of the 25th, but this year she called and asked : Do you want winter tires for Christmas? Um, Yes!! But 1 - They would take too much room under the tree and 2 - It's kind of best to put them on now.
My parents almost came on Sunday, but we had a snowstorm. We were planning on watching movies in the living room. For once, we were going to actually relax together. I love my parents to death but every single time they come to town it's either running all over town with them to do errands, or waiting at home all day while they run around town doing errands, hoping to see them for five minutes. We almost never just RELAX together. Even when they're in town for an occasion, we still have to run around for all the ingredients and/or gifts, preparing meals etc. For Christmas, I'd like a coupon book full of "This entitles you to spend a day with your parents just hanging out."
I'd definitely have at least gone for the interview. Plus, it's very rare (from what I hear), to get hired on a term and NOT be kept on for another job. But if nothing else, the interview would have at least been good practice for future interviews =)
Who are you, anonymous? Wouldn't quitting my job for a 2 month gig be way too risky??
you have to understand how things work. yes take the two months and hope for the best
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