Post by KG on Jun 28, 2010 16:46:35 GMT -5
The glue that normally holds me together isn't as sticky as it used to be. LOL
Maybe it's the heat, or maybe it's the humidity. It's 95 degrees where I work my weekend job... and of course that negatively impacts both my income and my mood. I love my job though really I do... even the hot weather is all OK it's just the money that's nerve wracking.
I've been looking for a job on line and in person. On Kata's advice I did a timed typing test, and my typing speed is slower than it used to be... maybe because I am sitting with a lap top on my lap and a keyboard on top of that, it does feel more awkward in a way, but still it shouldn't make that much difference. of course I shouldn't complain about 43 WPM, but I was up to 60 for a while. IDK... I guess I need to practice. I am also downloading Adobe Photoshop's free trial, just to see how much it's changed, and how much I remember. I am not necessarily looking for that kind of job, but it would be nice to know whether or not I am qualified in case it comes up. I think overall... I'm trying to evaluate myself.
I think I might restructure my resume a bit... apparently my self employment seems to throw them off. IDK why people can't conceive of someone being an independent contractor, and then not getting any clients for a while, and deciding to go to work for others, but it seemed to go right over that guy's head at the Magic Mart. I explained it though... but it got me thinking that maybe none of the people who got my resume understand that I actually have two jobs, and because I am the boss of one, and my husband is boss of the other... when the company doesn't make money WE don't have income. I mean how complex is that... plus there is that blank for sallary... what can I say? VARIABLE and none of your business? That doesn't seem very nice, but it really isn't something self employed people can really explain in a blank big enough to write $7.50 an hour, or 31K it's something they say you can't lie about, but what's the truth on this. Bear doesn't pay me specifically to do his billing... and handle his phone calls, but I get my share... in a round about way. At my weekend thing, I make anywhere from a negative $100 a week, to $500 a week... and my taxes report gross and net, but there's more to that than you'd think as well... overall after talking to the guy at Magic Mart I think maybe people don't understand any of what I have on my resume' and I need to try to get it straight. I'll try sending copies on the PM to Kata, and Del... and anyone else who wants to check it out.
I do feel like they ask a lot of questions on those applications that are kind of invasive... and they couldn't do that in a more flush economy. Putting your Social Security number and drivers licence number in a blank on the internet just doen't seem very wise at all, but I've had to do it... seems like inviting identity theft... not that anyone's likely to want to be me, but they claim those things are useful to people. IDK it's depressing...
Then there are the questions about drug tests... Of course I can pass, but I don't feel it's right for them to be able to do that... it's sort of degrading. Overall I am wondering, if I can't turn anything, how I could stay in business for myself, find a new nitch, and really make it work. IDK... the economy is really bad... but I think we can get Bear's skills out there, at least I hope so, because he hasn't agreed to anything else really. I thought about my old career a lot, and I dont think most of what I used to do would work now, but maybe I can re-think it... that is if I don't get that job that I really really want, and I won't know that till after the 8th of July... and maybe one of the places I have applied, or will continue to apply to will call, but I have to think of what to do... if not... I'm seriously going to try something, but I need an angle.
I used to publish a printed things to do paper, and it was doing OK, but it wasn't turning the kind of income I need... but neither is a minimum wage job... presuming I could get one. The main problem is that there's some overhead involved, and also overhead with the pork skin shop, and I can't handle a lot of overhead for print... I thought about a website and advertising in that way, but all this talk about hits and pay per click and such is so confusing. I am also very up in the air about pay pal because after I had it all just about set up, Bear announces that I should start a seperate account for that. IDK... it's so annoying... and he knew all along I was doing it, but just as I did the whole transfering of the pennies back and forth they do to settle the whole thing, and I was about to send them back... he just says NO!@ IDK.... it's so hard to do anything... I mean I can do it that way, but why did he wait till I had it all set up to object.
Anyway it's all getting on my nerves, but I have to... really if I were to go out and try to get ads... I might do just as well, and at least get something for my troubles. I know one guy was pimping some kind of on line video... for small business. IT runs on line for a year, takes up about a square inch or two on a page, and when people click it, it runs and he gets... I think he said 100 dollars a year per taker... and he took my neighbor at the flea market for an ad, and about two others... and I just thought they were probably throwing their money away. It's hard to get hits on something like that. IDK... I think I could make a better plan for a website, but don't know if I could get hits or not. IDK... I've got to think about this, but my head just won't get clear.
Kim
Maybe it's the heat, or maybe it's the humidity. It's 95 degrees where I work my weekend job... and of course that negatively impacts both my income and my mood. I love my job though really I do... even the hot weather is all OK it's just the money that's nerve wracking.
I've been looking for a job on line and in person. On Kata's advice I did a timed typing test, and my typing speed is slower than it used to be... maybe because I am sitting with a lap top on my lap and a keyboard on top of that, it does feel more awkward in a way, but still it shouldn't make that much difference. of course I shouldn't complain about 43 WPM, but I was up to 60 for a while. IDK... I guess I need to practice. I am also downloading Adobe Photoshop's free trial, just to see how much it's changed, and how much I remember. I am not necessarily looking for that kind of job, but it would be nice to know whether or not I am qualified in case it comes up. I think overall... I'm trying to evaluate myself.
I think I might restructure my resume a bit... apparently my self employment seems to throw them off. IDK why people can't conceive of someone being an independent contractor, and then not getting any clients for a while, and deciding to go to work for others, but it seemed to go right over that guy's head at the Magic Mart. I explained it though... but it got me thinking that maybe none of the people who got my resume understand that I actually have two jobs, and because I am the boss of one, and my husband is boss of the other... when the company doesn't make money WE don't have income. I mean how complex is that... plus there is that blank for sallary... what can I say? VARIABLE and none of your business? That doesn't seem very nice, but it really isn't something self employed people can really explain in a blank big enough to write $7.50 an hour, or 31K it's something they say you can't lie about, but what's the truth on this. Bear doesn't pay me specifically to do his billing... and handle his phone calls, but I get my share... in a round about way. At my weekend thing, I make anywhere from a negative $100 a week, to $500 a week... and my taxes report gross and net, but there's more to that than you'd think as well... overall after talking to the guy at Magic Mart I think maybe people don't understand any of what I have on my resume' and I need to try to get it straight. I'll try sending copies on the PM to Kata, and Del... and anyone else who wants to check it out.
I do feel like they ask a lot of questions on those applications that are kind of invasive... and they couldn't do that in a more flush economy. Putting your Social Security number and drivers licence number in a blank on the internet just doen't seem very wise at all, but I've had to do it... seems like inviting identity theft... not that anyone's likely to want to be me, but they claim those things are useful to people. IDK it's depressing...
Then there are the questions about drug tests... Of course I can pass, but I don't feel it's right for them to be able to do that... it's sort of degrading. Overall I am wondering, if I can't turn anything, how I could stay in business for myself, find a new nitch, and really make it work. IDK... the economy is really bad... but I think we can get Bear's skills out there, at least I hope so, because he hasn't agreed to anything else really. I thought about my old career a lot, and I dont think most of what I used to do would work now, but maybe I can re-think it... that is if I don't get that job that I really really want, and I won't know that till after the 8th of July... and maybe one of the places I have applied, or will continue to apply to will call, but I have to think of what to do... if not... I'm seriously going to try something, but I need an angle.
I used to publish a printed things to do paper, and it was doing OK, but it wasn't turning the kind of income I need... but neither is a minimum wage job... presuming I could get one. The main problem is that there's some overhead involved, and also overhead with the pork skin shop, and I can't handle a lot of overhead for print... I thought about a website and advertising in that way, but all this talk about hits and pay per click and such is so confusing. I am also very up in the air about pay pal because after I had it all just about set up, Bear announces that I should start a seperate account for that. IDK... it's so annoying... and he knew all along I was doing it, but just as I did the whole transfering of the pennies back and forth they do to settle the whole thing, and I was about to send them back... he just says NO!@ IDK.... it's so hard to do anything... I mean I can do it that way, but why did he wait till I had it all set up to object.
Anyway it's all getting on my nerves, but I have to... really if I were to go out and try to get ads... I might do just as well, and at least get something for my troubles. I know one guy was pimping some kind of on line video... for small business. IT runs on line for a year, takes up about a square inch or two on a page, and when people click it, it runs and he gets... I think he said 100 dollars a year per taker... and he took my neighbor at the flea market for an ad, and about two others... and I just thought they were probably throwing their money away. It's hard to get hits on something like that. IDK... I think I could make a better plan for a website, but don't know if I could get hits or not. IDK... I've got to think about this, but my head just won't get clear.
Kim