I recently left IKEA after working there for 7 1/2 years. Why I left really doesn't matter. However I have found after that long a period of time in retail is making it difficult for me to find a job in a non-retail area.
Prospective employers look at my resume and assume that since I have not been in an office environment for little while, that I cannot possibly be any good there. Before you think that my wanting of an office based position is me wanting to conform to the world at large, it is more the case that I wish to have my nights and weekends again.
I forgot how much you can do when you have a weekend. I have not really had one since 2001. Working in a Video Arcade and then at IKEA (while studying) did this to me.While I have had periods of leave from work, they were to attend events and some times rushing in order to get to these events. A weekend where I could just go about my own pace and enjoy the relaxation.
I am now awaiting a call from a prospective employer and am hoping that it will be a good call, I know the longer it takes for me to find a new job, the more I will feel useless. The only thing I can do at the moment to make myself feel a little better is to get myself back in better shape. If this call never comes, then I just have to slug it out and look for more. I think that a lack of activity is the worse thing that can happen to me.
Prospective employers look at my resume and assume that since I have not been in an office environment for little while, that I cannot possibly be any good there. Before you think that my wanting of an office based position is me wanting to conform to the world at large, it is more the case that I wish to have my nights and weekends again.
I forgot how much you can do when you have a weekend. I have not really had one since 2001. Working in a Video Arcade and then at IKEA (while studying) did this to me.While I have had periods of leave from work, they were to attend events and some times rushing in order to get to these events. A weekend where I could just go about my own pace and enjoy the relaxation.
I am now awaiting a call from a prospective employer and am hoping that it will be a good call, I know the longer it takes for me to find a new job, the more I will feel useless. The only thing I can do at the moment to make myself feel a little better is to get myself back in better shape. If this call never comes, then I just have to slug it out and look for more. I think that a lack of activity is the worse thing that can happen to me.