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Tag Archives: too much time
Well if no one will pay me to work…
…I might as well volunteer, right? (Perhaps inspired by Days of Dejection‘s post) I know I haven’t updated lately, but nothing has really changed. I have encountered nothing in my underemployment that I haven’t already written about. With traveling for … Continue reading
Posted in Extra Time
Tagged 24, crisis line, holidays, retail, too much time, underemployed, volunteering
3 Comments
Why I’ve stopped applying
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know I’m currently committing the ultimate sin of job hunting: giving up. I applied for 3 jobs today, which is more than I think I applied to last month total. So I’m going to break down all … Continue reading
Posted in Job Hunt, Real Job!
Tagged applications, giving up, job hunt, real job, self pity, the boy, too much time, unqualified
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I’m published, so what?
After defending my thesis mid-July and graduating, I didn’t want to touch that damn document for a long time. I needed a mental break from anything related to grad school and decided to focus full-time on finding a job. You … Continue reading
Waiting, waiting, waiting.
I’m still waiting to hear back from 3 jobs at this point. I think. I still never heard about the head in the clouds job. After the bizarre interview with the director trying to talk me out of the position, … Continue reading
Posted in Job Hunt, Real Job!
Tagged friends, job hunt, real job, too much time, underemployed, waiting
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You haven’t seen that movie?
I’ve heard that remark more times in my life than I care to admit. I haven’t seen a lot of movies, especially ones that the rest of the universe has seen. The ones I have seen, I have the absolute … Continue reading
Keeping the jealousy away
To add to my own discouragement of not finding any meaningful employment, many of my friends have been getting promotions, raises, etc. this past week. Just hearing all of their excitement has definitely made a twinge of jealousy start to … Continue reading
Posted in General, Job Hunt, Real Job!
Tagged friends, psychology, too much time, unemployed
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Well, well, well
Apparently something to do while unemployed that could help you get a job is to start a blog. I read this yesterday somewhere while googling unemployed to find ideas of anything to do. After working an average of 2 jobs … Continue reading
A Master of Nothing Employable 