I’ve worked, or applied for work many times in my life. Because a lot of those occurred before computers became mandatory, a lot of the forms and applications I had to fill out was on paper. With a pen or[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If I recall correctly, that’s how the promotion structure was at Hallmark Cards (at least it was when I was there in the 90’s). An artist would start out as an Artist 1, than Artist 2 than Artist 3. At[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So, I’ve gone this far, but there’s still a few more hurdles to jump before I FINALLY get full time. I really hope it’s no later than April 1st or 8th, I’m looking forward to getting some paid time off.
The increase I asked for wasn’t astronomical. I just wanted to be compensated for the wear and tear I’d be putting on my car, driving the distance to and from the office. I thought it was fair and I guess[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The best way to get across how much I enjoy drawing and illustrating is to show what I was talking about in this comic. On the left is a photo of the type of Chiller I was Illustrating and on[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This was a revelation of something I always suspected. During my nearly 3 full years of unemployment there were many, many positions that I applied for, that I thought I was a good or better fit for, only to never[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It was just 12 days ago (as this comic from 2/14/19 will show) that Chase and I discussed putting in motion what was needed to get me on full time. Twelve days and this is how far we’ve come. With all of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Not only can’t I wait to start getting Paid Time Off, but also paid holidays and medical/dental coverage. I just realized I haven’t had a full time job (non contract) since January of 2015! It’ll fell good having that security[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Now this isn’t a comic about complaining about listening/talking with a call service from India. If anything, I’m complaining that we DON’T have an IT Department in the office. An in-house IT Department that would quickly answer questions, or problems[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I realize that this standard safety orientation is directed towards just about everyone else in this office. The tech specialists, engineers and Product Managers are having to constantly go onsite. This means walking through schools, hospitals, libraries, etc…, many of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…