And Then Some

So I was turned down for the "real job". I received the rejection email on Thursday while I was practicing with Wisconsin Beef Commission. This seems to be where I always get the bad news.

The job was with a large corporation which I'm not gonna name, because I don't want to burn that bridge at the moment. What I will say (and have said on social media) is that in the 2 weeks they kept me hanging after the interview, the person who emailed me continued blowing sunshine up my ass; saying how well I interviewed, how much she wanted to work with me, etc.

After receiving the rejection email, I responded with an email thanking her for the opportunity to interview, and asked for feedback as to how I could interview better in the future; a seemingly fair question. I received an email back saying the fact that I would ask that kind of question was further proof that I was a perfect fit for the job, and there was nothing I could have done better. Which poses the obvious question: WHY THE FUCK DIDN'T I GET HIRED THEN!!!!? Again, more sunshine being blown up said ass.

The email also states they'll keep me in mind if something opens in the future. Now I TRIPLE DOG DARE anyone to comment with a situation where they were turned down for employment ANYWHERE, and received a communication afterwards offering them a job at the same place. I know sure as hell I never have.

So now I'm waiting to here back on a door-to-door sales job I've interviewed for (twice) later today. I still have hundreds of apps and resumes out there as well.

I did interview for a place called CapTel as well. This is a place that does phone captioning for the hearing impaired. The interview went well, but apparently I don't type fast enough. This was a $9.00 an hour job ($8.00 the first 4 weeks of training). So basically, they're gonna have a ridiculous word-per-minure requirement, but pay less than McDonald's.

America's workplaces are getting ridiculous. Apparently the days of giving people a chance to impress have gone the way of the Edsel. It's funny how places bitch about getting hundreds of resumes online... THEN STOP REQUIRING US TO APPLY THAT WAY!! Plus a lot of places bitch about turnover. Maybe a living wage, and a reasonable work schedule would rectify that. What's infuriating is seeing the same places requesting workers week after week, but they never get back to those of us who applied for the jobs.

I still haven't given up, and I do still have a couple irons in the fire. I hope to be working soon. This has been so overly frustrating, because this is the longest I've been without employment in my adult life.

Hope to have some good news soon.