Back to work

Looks like I'm back to my old job for supposedly 24 days. Oh well, it's decent enough for holiday shopping and paying the bills. I know very well that people will be shopping for technology this year, especially with new releases like the iPad mini. Still need to get more money since I lost my main source from GPT sites.

Out of work, but another job assignment

Out of work for now, but I did get another job assignment for doing email marketing at home. Not too shabby and could help me earn some extra cash since I don't make as much on surveys anymore.

Will be done with job soon

Looks like I'll be done with the job assignment soon. It's just stuffing 3 teddy bears, a ballot box, and some information packets into the box. Not that hard but it's slow since only 2 people are running the line. I'll be done on Monday or Tuesday depending on how fast we can go. With 2 people, we can only do 240 boxes while with 3 people we can do 448 boxes. There are 350 boxes left to make so we'll be done in 1 or 2 days.

Last job assignment

Looks like I'll be working on the last job assignment for this month. It's stuffing 3 teddy bears with information packets into a box. There are 1,070 of them to put in and load onto the shipping trailer, but the kicker is that only 3 people will work on the line so it'll take at least 4-5 days to finish unless 1 more person is there to load them onto the trailer. Not bad overall and at least I get some money out of it. These teddy bears are the Coca Cola polar bears that you usually see around Christmas in their advertising campaigns.

Back to work

Looks like I'm going back to work tomorrow. The assignment is suppose to be until next week, but it could either be finished early or be delayed even further. Once the job is over, I'll be buying an email marketing kit and will be working at home so I'll be using my PC more often. This is just a small stepping stone for me since I still can't find a job here in Georgia. They want candidates with experience so I'm out.

Slow work week

So much for a busy work week when there are only 3 temps. working in our kitting department. I assume there would be more, but due to shipping problems our work has been delayed. I'm still busy anyway and I have to clean up the mess left behind, mostly cardboard to recycle and trash to throw away. At least the money is coming in, but hoping for a full-time job somewhere else is impossible for me since they still ask for relevant work experience. Let's see what next week will bring anyway.

Work is exhausting

Going back to work is exhausting for me since I have been out of work for 7 weeks. My job is to make sure materials are in place, setting up sample kits, load them on pallets and the shipping trailer, and cleaning up our division's trash. It is really strange that the cardboard baler gets full every other day and I have to clean it up. It gets worse when the bale of cardboard gets stuck and I have to get help with another person just to load it on the pallet. It makes me sweaty and tired since other people are busy with work or chatting away.

I just need the money to buy an e-mail marketing software package.

Back to work temporary

Looks like I'm back to work after a long hiatus (7 weeks). Of course, my pay is still the same as 5 years ago at $10 per hour. It is just a temp. job and no other job in Georgia will hire me. Simple reason is that most require experience in the field and I have none of that for my business degree. The job assignment will last 3 to 4 weeks then I'm back to job searching for nothing. Life is cruel to a middle-aged person with a BBA degree.

Still looking for work

I'm currently still looking for work 9 months after graduation. Everywhere in Georgia employers keep asking for those with relevant job experience. Nothing even remotely entry-level. Not even low-paying jobs are being offered. Might as well make money online even though generally they don't pay as much.

Out of college and still no job

It's been a long time since I last write my blog, but life is still the same as usual. With the latest jobs report from the U.S. government being dismal, job seekers like myself wonder why are we still looking for work when most of the opportunities want you to have at least 3 years of experience. That is a joke, but I can understand from the employer's perspective. However, if they really want to save money employers should hire entry-level candidates who pass their interviews and tests easily so they can be properly trained to work there. The spike in gold prices seem to indicate tough times ahead for the world as countries are facing insurmountable problems. I still make money on surveys, but lately too many people jump in and draining funds out even faster. Instant payments are on hold at PSL. Hopefully people will be looking forward to getting money by any means (not HYIP though).

Been busy with college and finally a job interview

It's been awhile since I last blogged on here, but it looks like my life has slightly changed for the better. College is really tough when most of the class are about as clueless as they can be when it comes to Business Statistics. People actually pay money for data mining and digging up relevant information. My final exam is coming up this Wednesday and it's going to be rough when we covered only 2 chapters in 4 days.
I have to do well because it is a requirement for graduation.

A job interview has finally appeared for me and it is going to be this Tuesday at Fry's Electronics. People bashed the electronic retailer for employees being clueless and drones, but let's hope my personality will change that. I'm very knowledgeable when it comes to computer hardware, but I only know the basics of computer software. Might as well learn Linux and Mac OS X for operating systems. If all goes well, I'll be hired and work there. Seriously, I've been out of work for 18 months and a sliver of hope appears for me, no matter how small the pay is. Beats out making money online at 25 cents an hour.

Still no jobs as usual and professors' say recession is still in effect

After ten months of job searching, I still can't even find a decent job. There is a new Subway that just opened right across from where I live. Oddly enough, the store seems to be hiring only a few people so I went in and applied for it. On other news, my college professors informed students that the recession is still there and that many college students have been looking for work for an entire year. I'm not the only one who is out looking for a job. My age is approaching 30 and I still have such bad luck. On top of that, I don't have the necessary experience to get the job.

This is why I've been trying to sell stuff on eBay, but the amount of income coming in is very miniscule. Don't believe in companies like UPS that say the recession is over. It's complete BS and people are still looking for jobs out there. Being optimistic is incredibly hard with doom and gloom over peoples' faces.

Still no jobs even at the end of the month

Even after last time I wrote on this blog hoping to find a job went down the drain. This time I went to a few stores and filled out applications for possible job positions that are suited for me. The only experience I ever had is six years of warehouse/light industrial work. Unfortunately, managers think of this as no experience at all except for those working in the same field. How in the world do I pick up office experience if I never had any except academic work (does not count as experience)? I might as well be selling stuff on eBay, but I need a dSLR camera with macro lenses so I can sell some old jewelry and computer components.

Still no work

After going back to college, I still couldn't even find a job. I've applied to Best Buy and Domino's Pizza since they were interested in hiring new employees. After a week and still nothing. Everything seems to went downhill for me and I have to pay for my college tuition and textbooks. I'm not here to spend money on junk like other people and I need to save that money to replace some components in my PC, as well as my poor laptop which seems to not boot sometimes.

I don't even have a car and businesses still have the nerve to deny people based on experience and race. Might as well wait and see if new job opportunities will come in. Some people I've talked to at forums are spending money like crazy and I'm out here begging for money. Guess I'll be the laughing stock when I've finished college in 4 years.

Going back to college soon

I'm going to Georgia Gwinnett College on the 11th and I've rent my books from Chegg.com. You heard me, renting textbooks. I've saved over $95 for renting instead of buying textbooks online. The resale value of these books will plummet and become useless once Fall semester comes. I'm still jobless and the employees seem to be ruder and dissatisfied at where they are at. Try telling to those people who've lost their jobs like me and have to figure out how to make ends meet. Nevertheless, I don't give up in pursuing my education and job.

Out of college and still no job

Two of my professors decided to give the whole week off for Thanksgiving, so I continue my search for a job. It's really bad here in Georgia and I couldn't attend an interview due to Tropical Storm Ida and the manager doing only one day for interviews. Applied at Micro Center again and never landed a job anyway. The employees they hire tend to be clueless when it comes to sales on their advertisements. Even what I sold on eBay isn't enough to pay for my bills. The struggle still goes on for me. I have no hope for my future anyway and will pay the price with my life.

No job equals no spending

I haven't worked much this month due to job hunting and still coming up empty. Christmas wasn't any good and New Year might be even worse. I'm getting desperate for money now, so I might end up enlisting in the military. I don't care what anyone else says, I need money really bad and what they offer seems to better than what I earned this month. Benefits and paid college tuition are great bonuses as well. It's time that I start out on my own even if it costs me my own life. All I ever live up to now is abuse and torment, not spreading out happiness and hope to others.

Looking for work

It has come to my attention that people here in Georgia are looking for jobs while those who already have them keep them. I need to look for a steady job since being a temporary worker does not bring in much income. I make less that $10k a year, which is below poverty. I went to school and graduated with my Associate's degree in Business, but it still was not enough. People know that I do not speak much, but I have always been productive and never stray from my job. Everyone else just boast, lie, and talk while letting someone else do their work for them. It is time for a change of pace and I have to seek out employment.

Hard to make money again

It seems that making money is getting harder again. Even if Obama became President, it's not going to change the way I'm looking out for work. We'll just have to wait in January to see the first African-American President being sworn into office. As for me, I'm still doing my job as a temp. worker and it's still has its ups and downs. I updated my resume and got only one job offer and it was relevant to my studies, but it's in downtown Atlanta. Obviously, I need to pick up more skills and become more diverse because we are dealing with other countries. Just like the people in the Renaissance, college students need to broaden their skills and do what they need to land a good career. I did but it didn't do much due to being a minority. Discrimination is still a big issue and I'm not the only one. Life isn't fair when CEOs get huge bonuses even when the company is failing and they're spending company money on luxuries like hotels, shopping, renovations, and other nit nacks. Time for change is next year and must be for the better.

No work for today

There wasn't any work today for my brother and I. What is strange is that there is still some work left, but I guess that those temp. workers screwed up the work so much that they were sent home. The job requires to scan health care forms and bundle them together in mailing bags so they can be ready to be shipped out by the U.S. Postal Service. It is really hard to make money in the real world and you are never guaranteed
that the work will be there. Might as well enjoy my time off until I can find some other way to make money.