Impending Job Loss

Why is it every time I remember I have a blog is when I'm unemployed or in this case impending unemployment?  Probably because it is only at times like these when I think I actually have time to sit down and type out anything at all whether or not worthwhile is still up in the air.  Damn I can't believe I haven't posted on here since November of 2009 that's almost three years ago.  I have a few things I actually want to ramble about, but first let's fill in the gaps since Turkey Day '09 to present day.  At the end of 2009, I was unemployed and desperately seeking some kind of job, any kind really, and I found it a few months later.  In 2010, I got a job working for the Census Bureau as one of the field supervisors.  Pretty good work, of course it didn't last long, but I was gainfully employed with the freaking federal government for about four months until June of 2010 when two things happened.  The first was that I crashed my car and completely wrecked it; I was okay, but that meant I had to borrow cars in order to actually keep doing my job.  Then about two weeks later I was offered a job with my current, soon to be former employer (more on that in a bit), it was a real life miracle so I quickly said hell yeah to the job offer and resigned my position with the Census Bureau.  For the next year and some months things were good, fuck they were better than good.  I had a good paying job, for my town anyways, I had time to knit and watch Dr. Who, and absolutely no real stress so my days off were actually enjoyable.

Then mid-way through 2011 things starting slowly going to shit on the job aspect of life.  The job I currently have is at a call center doing customer service for a cell phone company, and two things happened mid 2011 which made my job go from meh to the worst thing in the fucking world.  The first was the announcement that we would be moving from being straight customer service to customer service and sales.  I fucking hate sales with a passion.  I've worked retail and briefly telephone sales for a satellite cable company, no the other one, and both of those experiences taught me two things.  One, I suck at sales.  And two, sales sucks.  So, basically my job went from trying to do what was best for the customer to pushing things the customer didn't really need on them something that I have never felt comfortable doing even to this day.  The second thing that happened was the merger that wasn't.  When news of the maybe merger was announced we had an influx of angry customers calling in expressing their distaste and unhappiness with the news.  Along with these two things there were a number of policy changes that caught customers by surprise like changing due dates and implementing a restoration fee when services were suspended.  Nothing too drastic, but for people who had been with the company for ten years and then all of a sudden an extra fee when  services were suspended it was huge.  I tried to make the best of it and trudge along.  Then about two weeks ago the axe fell.  They were closing the center come June.  So, come June I will be unemployed yet again, unless of course I get fired before then, which is completely possible since for the life of me I can't seem to meet their sales quota and the internets is teeming with stories that the company is cleaning house before the closings in June.  A way to save some money on severance packages? Maybe.

Still Unemployed ....

Last time I was on here it had been five months since I lost my job, well, now it's eight and I'm still unemployed which by the way still blows. I've applied everywhere I can think of. At this point I'm not picky, I need a job!!!! So, if anyone out there in internet lands happens to stumble upon this blog and reads this and you have any ideas related to finding and actually getting employed please let me know. I'm desperate, people. I've even applied to Wal-Mart and the local convenience stores, but they won't have me. In the last couple of months, I've been to three interviews all of which I thought had gone okay but none of which panned out. So, internet gods, I implore you I need help with this job thing. I'll sacrifice my first modem for any help on the job front.

I'm running low on sock yarn. I only have 15 skeins left and I used up by Knit Picks Andean Treasure in Wild Rose last week when I knit the Springtime Bandit. I really loved the way it turned out, but I've sent it off to my best friend up in Dallas since they actually have winter like weather there.



Currently on the needles is a Log Cabin Afghan, a giant granny square blanket, and Traveling Woman Shawl. Those are the ones that I'm pretty sure will get finished.

OHhhhh, I almost forgot I also have one sock done of Monkey Socks. I'm sure the second one will

get done eventually. I made the leg much short with only three pattern repeats instead of six. I really don't like long socks.


Also on the needles, but about to get frogged is February Lady Sweater and EZ's Tomten Jacket which has been languishing for the past two years. Although I love the Feb. Lady Sweater, I've decided in my old age and wisdom that I don not have the patience for sweater knitting. That might change but for now the yarn that I'm gonna get from those two projects will become scarfs or hats or something easy and fast to knit.