Re: Re: Hassles At Work
  By: Nancy Backus to Damon A. Getsman on Tue May 12 2015 13:51:10

 NB> Another voice added to the uproar might not hurt...

  Eh, it's been on the 'load-shedding' pile for long enough that it's probably
there until it goes dust-to-dust at this point.  I've got enough other
responsibilities keeping me busy so that I'm really not eager to waste my time
helping that place improve.  :P  Honestly the concept of working in food
service has soured enough for me right now that I could care less about trying
to get social interaction there, too.  There are other venues I can look into
for that.

 NB> Volunteering might serve the purpose of social interaction just fine...
 NB> possibly even better than an entry-level job... especially if the job in
 NB> your field gives you enough hours and pay to make it possible... :)

  Yeah I've done a couple of shifts at Free Geek here, which kind of ensures
that I'll have things in common with the people that I'm meeting.  I'm setting
up another one right now, since the last one didn't work out due to
rescheduling that had to take place.  I was looking into some rehabilitation
groups through the VA, too, but after an introductory session there, I think
I'll just leave that to the people that need it a whole lot more.
  Regardless, with the hours going up on the contract work I should be able to
have the liberty to choose what I'm doing fairly easily at this point. :)

 NB> I hear you.  Similar happening here, where there are so many people
 NB> trying for even those jobs that it's by no means guaranteed that just
 NB> because someone wants to work that they can get a job...

  There's only one other area where I spent a decent amount of time that had
this kind of labor situation.  Well, actually it was a whole lot worse.  I was
there for around 6 months and never did get any employment at all.  I don't
know if the stats that I heard were correct but it was allegedly around 28% at
that recession peak (before they started fudging the numbers) then.  It was in
Yuma, AZ, as I've mentioned before, and people were fighting tooth & nail to
hold onto fast food jobs or whatever else they could get.  In a situation like
that I'm guessing that management gets pretty used to getting whatever they
want, much like here.  It's all kind of foreign to me, when I'm used to a
location where I can walk out and start searching and usually land something in
less than a month or even two weeks.  They treat their people a lot better in
that area, too, at least at the entry-level tier.

 NB> Definitely sounds promising... :)   Hope it truly pans out well...  :)

  Things are still looking promising on the contract labor front.  I'm getting
held up a little bit by things outside of my control, but I'm chomping at the
bit and the work is there to be done.  I've got high hopes.  :)  *thinks
helplessly of the Pink Floyd song*

 DAG>> I'll find something to do for the social situations.  I did have a
 DAG>> good date day before yesterday here.  :) 
 NB> :)

  Had a second one that went well yesterday, too!  Taking everything nice &
slow, too.  Not going to get involved in a situation that's going to tear me up
again if I can help it.  :)
  Best wishes!

  -D
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