another interview

[tielan]

This is just an agency interview, but the agency is in Melbourne and so the interview is via Skype.

I dislike the look of me generally, and I really dislike seeing myself on camera.

Problem is, the guy told me the company name, but the reception wasn't good and I've forgotten it. He hasn't sent it to me in email, so I can't do any research about them.

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Also, parents can be stupid. They've been going on about how I shouldn't give up IT work for the work I'm doing with the stepdad.

Well, duh. I'm being paid at half the rate I was being paid in IT. Which means I have to work 80 hours a week to make the salary I was making in my job. I'm presently doing about 5-6 hours a week which is barely enough to keep body and soul together, and although my bank account is not yet in crisis, it's getting there.

Yes, if I had IT opportunities, I'd be in those jobs like a flash! Unfortunately, the market is deadly quiet and any job probably has fifty applicants for it before 10am. So I'm doing work for the parentals (in the garden and at the business) for a fraction of my job salary - even a fraction of income is better than no income at all.

Sometimes having 'responsible' parents concerned about your financial safety is a PITA. Anyone would think I was half my age and just declared that I was going to give up everything else I'm doing and pursue a dream of becoming an international rock star. *rolls eyes*

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And my dad has once again left us hanging. Said he was coming to Australia last week, then got delayed by work stuff. Nothing since about exactly when he's going to reschedule, and B2 wants to go down to Melbourne for a week or weekend.

When he told us he was coming over, we had less than a week's notice and a request to stay in our lounge room. *sigh*

My father is not known for giving others' plans very much thought. He's rather selfish that way.

Comments

[thothmes]

Woah! Bummer about the company name. I'm ghastly on names, so I really feel kinship with your discomfort on this one. It could sooo easily have happened to me!

[tielan]

I mailed the agent and got the company name before the interview. Not that the interview was with the company - the agent was the one interviewing me.

We'll see where it goes. It would be nice to be earning again - even if it's not as much as I would have liked to earn...

[thothmes]

I don't work outside the home, but I've been watching my son try to find a job (he graduated with a degree in computer science in May) with no luck so far (even at the local grocery stores). My daughter, who is in IT, is looking at landing night and weekend hours at Starbucks to keep herself afloat since he is living with her and has used all his graduation gifts to keep himself fed. It's tough all over.

I hope you land a job soon, even if it does pay less. It's so much easier to find better job when you have one than it is to find any job when you don't!