I’m still looking for a job. I do clerical/office work and can use a variety of computer programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Quicken and different document management software programs. I have been doing this type of work for the past 22 years and consider myself quite experienced. I am self-taught on the computer and I am a quick learner. I can use a lot of different types of office machines such as faxes, copiers and scanners.
The reason I haven’t found a job yet is that the job market for my type of work is not very good. There aren’t a lot of jobs out there for general office workers and secretaries. I was working at a temp job in 2008 and was laid off at the end of the season. The company decided, because of the economy, not to bring in temp workers in 2009. Because I was a temp worker I didn’t pay in enough to unemployment that the unemployment I did get only lasted a couple months. I have been without any income, except for a little here and there since April of 2009.
I haven’t given up. I’m still looking. I send out resumes and have even tried to make my resume better but either I don’t hear anything or I go to an interview and don’t get the job.
I was flipping though the channels on the tv the other day and saw a show about how horrible the economy is. They were showing people living on the street and talking about how many are losing their homes. They interviewed one guy who said “they are making me sell my timeshare“.
I’m sorry.. I just can’t feel bad for that guy. I don’t have a job.. I’m still trying to find one and I live in a camper. I just couldn’t see myself spending money on a house that you have to share with other people during the year. If I were to spend money on a house it would be one that my family would live in all year around.
I know my readers must be sick and tired of reading posts about my problems but I’m sorry here’s another one. I’m still unemployed and have been for over a year now. The job market is really bad here in my part of New Jersey. Just yesterday I got a rejection email for a job that I sent my resume in for. They didn’t even bother to call me in for an interview. They just looked at my resume and rejected it. I was perfectly qualified for that job too.
The stress of not being able to find work is taking a huge toll on my life. I don’t eat much at all which has got to be one of the best diets that work of all time. My pants have gotten quite loose, which really isn’t good because I can’t afford to buy new clothes that fit. I’ve found a lot of new wrinkles and more gray hairs. Sadness and depression rule my life.
2010 is fast approaching and I just hope it’s a better year than 2009 has been. I’ve been unemployed for a year now and hopefully I’ll find a job in 2010.
Our family has had a very bad 2009 and I hope, for everyone, that their luck changes beginning tomorrow. The bad luck needs to go away and the good luck needs to return.
A list of some of the not so good things that happened during 2009. We had a couple deaths in the family due to cancer, I was unable to find a job and didn’t get called back to the temp job that I loved, my unemployment and worker’s comp ran out within a month of each other and I’ve had no income since May 2009. We had to sell some things in order to survive. My elliptical was one of the things we had to sell.
Here’s hoping for a better year in 2010. Happy New Year readers!
Winter has gotten started with a bang! We had over 12 inches of snow just before Christmas so we had a white Christmas. Hubby worked plowing snow for 34 hours. Our heater quit but we have 2 space heaters and a burner going on the stove. It keeps it nice and toasty inside this camper.
In the bedroom we have an electric blanket (pad under the mattress) to help keep us warm while we sleep.
Hopefully we’ll get more snow and then with hubby plowing we’ll have money to get a place to move to. Now all I need to do is find a job and hope that Andi finds a job soon too and we’ll be good to go.
I hope everyone had a great holiday. I was hoping to get called for some employee screening but I haven’t heard anything yet. There are just not many job opening out there for me and those that I do get an interview for have a lot of people that applied. I’m still keeping my hopes up that I get a job soon.
Last week we got over 12 inches of snow and starting Friday night the temperature rose and we got rain. It rained all day yesterday too. Now all that’s left of the snow is what was piled up from it being plowed. Now hubby wants more snow. He worked 34 hours plowing during that last snowstorm. Big money to be made doing that!
I didn’t realize just how long it’s been since I posted here. A lot has been going on. About the end of August we got notice the landlord wasn’t going to renew our lease and wanted us out in 6 days. We got him to give us another month to find a place. We were unable to find something suitable and now we are living in our camper until we can find something.
There sure won’t be any orlando vacations… we need to find a place to live. It’s going to have to be at least 3 bedrooms .. preferably 4 because Andi, the baby and her boyfriend will be moving in with us to help with expenses.
I still haven’t found a job either. This economy is really bad.
I found the best diet pill/fat burner in the world. Here is how it works:
1. lose your job
2. stress over it
3. lose your unemployment
4. stress over it
5. be unable to find another job
6. stress over it
7. not have much money
8. stress over it
9. eat very little to conserve the food you have
10. stress over it
That’s how I lost almost 10 pounds in the last couple months. I went from 153 to 144 when I got on the scale this morning.
I just can’t wait till hubby gets paid on Friday.. maybe.. just maybe I can buy a little food. We still have bills to pay. I hate bills.
