well, i called the woman with whom i interviewed. she said that they "had found someone qualified." WHAT??? ok, first of all, that implies that i'm not qualified. which i am. but also, they weren't going to call me back. and maybe i'm silly, but i thought that it was common courtesy to reply to those people you interview. professional and all. because of the glut of workers on the market, it seems like businesses have suddenly forgotten that they exist as distinct people that keep them afloat. as workers, consumers, etc. stupid. so it's back to the drawing board. grrrr. and so, so broke.
my dad says that he wouldn't hire me, if he saw me. says that i'm not conservative looking enough. my hair is a very mild shade of orangey right now - apparently it needs to be brown. and the little long bits that i like so much in front, they need to go. it should be a bob. and i should be wearing a calf-length tweed skirt and a blouse buttoned all the way up. actually, i should just magically turn myself into a 45 year old woman. that's it. fucking hell. i don't want to have to look at myself in the mirror and despise the fact that i've sold out on my not even very crazy physical appearance. i don't particularly like how i look with brown hair. oh - and i need to start cold-calling places. going through the phone book, asking every single place if i can send them a resume. it'll go like this:
"hello, i was wondering if i could send you a resume?"
"you and everyone else. i'm sorry."
"hello, i was wondering if i could send you a resume?"
"no positions open right now."
"hello, i was wondering if i could send you a resume?"
"we don't have anything posted, why would you think we have an open position?
"hello, i was wondering if i could send you a resume?"
"don't call here again."
i don't want to spend my days doing that. if i did, i'd get a job as a fucking telemarketer! i just can't do that.. i can be outgoing if i must, but not that outgoing.
so yeah. right now i hate everything. i'm tired of this. and the worst thing is that my dad's probably right. so i either need to sell my soul to my father for job advice, or starve. what a beautiful choice.
doesn't anyone, anywhere, have a decent job they can give to me?
my dad says that he wouldn't hire me, if he saw me. says that i'm not conservative looking enough. my hair is a very mild shade of orangey right now - apparently it needs to be brown. and the little long bits that i like so much in front, they need to go. it should be a bob. and i should be wearing a calf-length tweed skirt and a blouse buttoned all the way up. actually, i should just magically turn myself into a 45 year old woman. that's it. fucking hell. i don't want to have to look at myself in the mirror and despise the fact that i've sold out on my not even very crazy physical appearance. i don't particularly like how i look with brown hair. oh - and i need to start cold-calling places. going through the phone book, asking every single place if i can send them a resume. it'll go like this:
"hello, i was wondering if i could send you a resume?"
"you and everyone else. i'm sorry."
"hello, i was wondering if i could send you a resume?"
"no positions open right now."
"hello, i was wondering if i could send you a resume?"
"we don't have anything posted, why would you think we have an open position?
"hello, i was wondering if i could send you a resume?"
"don't call here again."
i don't want to spend my days doing that. if i did, i'd get a job as a fucking telemarketer! i just can't do that.. i can be outgoing if i must, but not that outgoing.
so yeah. right now i hate everything. i'm tired of this. and the worst thing is that my dad's probably right. so i either need to sell my soul to my father for job advice, or starve. what a beautiful choice.
doesn't anyone, anywhere, have a decent job they can give to me?
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DO NOT CHANGE for a job - you will regret it forever...yes, it was rude for them to not contact you and tell you that you were a non-hire.......you just need the right match...my secretary has purple hair and two visible tats...screw everything else.......she does a dman good job - even if she stick out in my rather conservative law firm
i dont think dressing up to get a job is really selling out. i dress up in full suit whenever i go meet with potential clients. i guess i just could care less what i wear in general. plus, my suit rocks. you can always find a way to look conservative enough to get a job, but still rock out.
or dress up to get the job and then when you have it wear whatever the fuck you want.