This is one of those things you can’t do anything about, it’s totally out of your hands. I’m helpless about how others perceptions, especially when they’re interviewing you for a job, go into making their decisions about whether you’re capable[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Maybe I counted the chickens before they were hatched. Perhaps it’s my fault that I was so assured that one of those companies would have made me a job offer. After all, I’d gotten past the second interview for both,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In case you may think I’m being paranoid, it’s a true fact. In all of the times that I’ve interviewed for a job. dating back to when I was 22 years old in 1983, if I’ve ever been interviewed by[…]↓ 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…
Whenever I have Zoom Meetings with anyone I do this set up. Two boxes stacked on top of each other with the laptop on the very top, that way the camera, which is on the top of the laptop screen,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Throughout my career I’ve worked in the Toy Industry (Hasbro, K’NEX), the Greeting Cards & Party Units Industry (Hallmark), the Confection and Gum Industry (Dubble Bubble bubblegum, Tootsie Roll), fun products. Schroeder Industries makes Hydraulic Filtrations for Industrial Applications, kind[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It was a frustrating day. I’ve been drawing a comic everyday since I was laid off from Siemens on 9/4/2021 and if you’ve read any of my comics back in 2015, I drew comics that described the difficulty of finding[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s true when I say that I don’t want to get my hopes up too high. I’m 61 and out of work. Back in 2015 when K’NEX let me go (which can be seen in my comics from 2015) it[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There were so many red flags pertaining to this job. The atmosphere, the almost minimum wage pay, the lack of health insurance and that “No PTO for the first year”???!!!! I couldn’t believe that. Didn’t anyone learn anything from the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The job itself sounds straight forward. Creating graphics for pamphlets, business cards, flyers, etc… I’ve worked extensively with the OS and software they use. It’s nothing that I couldn’t handle. But is it worth my time for the money they’re[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…