If you’ll recall I did interview (via Zoom) for a position with Siemens last year. After dumping over 100 Graphic Designers throughout North America in February of 2021, Siemens slowly began putting together Senior Graphic Designers and Graphic Designer Supervisors[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Throughout my professional career I’ve gotten nearly every job on my own. With the exception of a Headhunter getting me an interview with Hallmark in 1989 (and I got that job after the interview) and Boss Staffing getting me an[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I was really concerned (and frustrated) while I was sick these last three days, not only because I was sick (and for awhile thought I might have Covid) but because I knew I had these second stage interviews for two[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Ever since my COBRA coverage ended last month I’ve been putting off confronting the fact that I’ll need to find heath insurance somewhere, very soon. Though every time I think about it I realize that I have to watch my[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s hard to believe that it’s been a year when THIS happened. I’ve been laid off or let go from jobs five, six times in my career and it never gets easy. No matter why or how and even at places[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When it comes to drawing the comic for New Years Eve, since I usually am dateless and don’t go anywhere, I used to just draw a comic of me… well, ushering in the new year with the TV on (usually[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
You’d think I would have learned by now. You’d think I’d remembered all the jobs I’ve applied to (since 2015, when all this rash of unemployment began) that I either never heard back from or was flat out told no.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m probably just being over anxious. I mean it’s only been one day since I interviewed (not counting the weekend) and they may have others they want to interview. But getting this job would turn out great, considering that my[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This discouraging feeling isn’t just from my current unemployed situation. As you can see, back in 2016 when I was in the middle of my unemployed time, from 1/2015 thru November of 2017 (when I was only in my 50’s)[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yes, that’s right. The company that sent my job (along with over 100 others) jobs to India is interviewing me today. Not for the same position specifically, more for a supervisor position. My job would be to go over all[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…