Well, I think I have my answer on that part time purchasing position.... they must have filled the job...because I just got the return receipt from the HR person that said "deleted- not read" so basically I was just given the virtual middle finger! What I cannot understand is WHY I couldn't get a response back from them at all? Is there no more professional courtesy out there? Is it that difficult to say..."Thank you for your interest, but the position has been filled."??
I am so angry about this right now, and I know I probably should just blow it off, but I SWEAR this keeps happening over and over again with these companies...I mean for Pete's sake they had me interview with them, so I had personal contact with these people- the correct thing would be to let me know the status of the position!!!
I can't believe that it was erased without even being read...that is the ultimate insult!!! I bet this lady reads all her emails in the preview pane... She had to have seen it and known... or maybe she just didn't recognize my email address and ust deleted it..but that would be DUMB considering that she had emailed me originally to give me the interview information. Any way you look at this, it is RUDE and UNPROFESSIONAL.
I pray to GOD that this economy picks up soon...employers need to be put on notice that a recession is not an excuse to treat workers so badly. They get away with it because there is such desperation to find and keep jobs that no one will do anything about this type of treatment.
I continue my fruitless search for gainful employment and keep praying for something to happen for me. I have to put my trust in God that all things happen for a reason and his plan will be revealed in time.
My rant is over for now... praying for a better day today.
That's it and that's all for now!!!
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
6 months already???
I can't believe that my baby boy turned 6 months old last week on the 6th...I have been too busy with him to post anything...he's very active and wants 100% of my attention at all times...he's so much like his father it's not even funny...
He's rolling over all over the place these days...and he is eating cereal and fruit, grabbing and picking up toys and today starting HITTING me...lol...out of nowhere while he was nursing today, his left arm just started hitting my boob as he was eating...I was like..what the hell is this??? LOL...I guess he's learning how to use his appendages. He tries to get up on his knees now..and he sleeps on his belly. It's amazing how he likes to be on his tummy now, a couple of months ago he hated it and I had to force tummy time on him. Go figure... babies are amazing. That's all I can say about that.
Well, it's been over a month since I interviewed for that part time job, and I haven't heard a peep back from them at all! I did everything that you are supposed to do for follow up: I sent a thank you note the next day after the interview (sent on 7/8), I sent an email following up on some information that the guy wanted (sent on 7/10) and left a voice mail message on his phone ( on 7/31.) I marked the email return receipt, and I never got the receipt back, so I am assuming that it was deleted without being read. Today I decided to contact the HR person at that company to see if I could get some sort of response, I emailed her with a return receipt and so far nothing. I don't understand what happened here...the day I interviewed, the guy acted like he was ready to hire me on the spot..and made it sound like I would be hearing from them as soon as he returned from the 3 week long business trip to China. I had SUCH a good feeling about this job and I am so confused why I can't even get an update from them on the status of the position. If they hired someone, couldn't they at least give me the courtesy of a response to my inquiry? It makes no sense, and it makes an even worse impression. It makes me think twice about this company... if they treat you this way as an applicant, how to they treat the employees?
I guess I should adopt the attitude that if it was the right thing for me, it would have come through...but I at least would appreciate some feedback from them as to why I wasn't the right fit for them so I can fine tune my presentation at my next interview. That would be professional courtesy.
So, here goes again...I continue to look and pray that the right thing is there for me that I seek...
Keep your fingers crossed! That's it and that's all for now!!
He's rolling over all over the place these days...and he is eating cereal and fruit, grabbing and picking up toys and today starting HITTING me...lol...out of nowhere while he was nursing today, his left arm just started hitting my boob as he was eating...I was like..what the hell is this??? LOL...I guess he's learning how to use his appendages. He tries to get up on his knees now..and he sleeps on his belly. It's amazing how he likes to be on his tummy now, a couple of months ago he hated it and I had to force tummy time on him. Go figure... babies are amazing. That's all I can say about that.
Well, it's been over a month since I interviewed for that part time job, and I haven't heard a peep back from them at all! I did everything that you are supposed to do for follow up: I sent a thank you note the next day after the interview (sent on 7/8), I sent an email following up on some information that the guy wanted (sent on 7/10) and left a voice mail message on his phone ( on 7/31.) I marked the email return receipt, and I never got the receipt back, so I am assuming that it was deleted without being read. Today I decided to contact the HR person at that company to see if I could get some sort of response, I emailed her with a return receipt and so far nothing. I don't understand what happened here...the day I interviewed, the guy acted like he was ready to hire me on the spot..and made it sound like I would be hearing from them as soon as he returned from the 3 week long business trip to China. I had SUCH a good feeling about this job and I am so confused why I can't even get an update from them on the status of the position. If they hired someone, couldn't they at least give me the courtesy of a response to my inquiry? It makes no sense, and it makes an even worse impression. It makes me think twice about this company... if they treat you this way as an applicant, how to they treat the employees?
I guess I should adopt the attitude that if it was the right thing for me, it would have come through...but I at least would appreciate some feedback from them as to why I wasn't the right fit for them so I can fine tune my presentation at my next interview. That would be professional courtesy.
So, here goes again...I continue to look and pray that the right thing is there for me that I seek...
Keep your fingers crossed! That's it and that's all for now!!
Friday, July 31, 2009
Need to rant a bit....
I think I have mentioned my MIL before...I refer to her as "Annoying Grandma" because she has been SO irritating to me in regards to my son. She continues to push my buttons as the days and weeks go by- and I am getting to the point where I may say or do something I may regret...so I am venting here...
This woman is the biggest, pushiest, most annoying person I have ever known. Nothing I say or do regarding the baby is ok with her...she calls all of my parenting decisions into question....I am at the end of my rope here..ready to strangle her with it if she doesn't stop the incessant smothering.
She hates that I am nursing...she thinks I am "starving" the baby and he's not eating enough if it's only breast milk- I now supplement with formula, but she thinks he should be eating a lot more solid food ("I was feeding my kids at 3 months old with solid foods and they turned out ok!") I started the baby on rice cereal, and she questioned that... "Rice is so constipating, why don't you give him applesauce?" I tell her NO the Dr recommends no fruits until 7 months. "But applesauce shouldn't be a problem!" Again, NO he needs to get used to 1 type of food at a time, and no fruits yet.
She harps on the fact that the baby has reflux and spits up alot- She calls several times a week to ask if he's still spitting up...when I tell her yes, she will say something like..."Oh, intestinal troubles run in your family don't they? You have a lot of stomach issues...." GOD IN HEAVEN... my stomach issues were always due to nerves...since adulthood I have realized that all of those "stomach aches" etc were due to anxiety and stress. This woman creates a lot of stress and anxiety for me. I truly detest her.
She harps on weight all the time. As if I don't have enough of that from my OWN mother, I need it from this woman too? "Your husband is getting fat, you need to make him exercise." All the while looking at ME up and down because I have put on weight that I haven't been able to take off yet since the pregnancy began. She is unreasonable about weight.... my SIL (Hubby's sister) has a little girl that my MIL believes is too fat...the child is 1 1/2 yrs old and within a normal percentile according to the pediatrician. She bases this misguided assumption of "fatness" on the fact that the child has a little pot belly...she is a BABY...for crying out loud!!! After her repeating this over a few times, I finally said to her..."If the Dr isn't worried about her weight, then you should leave it alone! And by the way, if you ever decide to pick on my son this way I will NOT ALLOW it and it will NOT be tolerated!" This woman is the devil I swear!!
I know this is most likely an irrational rant to most anyone who reads it, but know this: all the content is real...this woman tortures me on a daily basis and she does it when she knows that my husband isn't home so she can get away with it. I can't avoid the phone calls, because if I don't answer, she will hang up and keep calling back until I answer..and if I don't answer the house phone, she will call my cell phone. I detest this woman.
Now she has it in her head that we need to eat dinner with her EVERY Sunday...I want to just curl up in a fetal ball and disappear! Hubby and I need alone time to be a family with our son...I am sick and tired of being bullied! A simple visit isn't enough for her...now we have to be up her ass for an entire day and I am SOOOOOOOO dreading it!!!
Ok that's it for my rant... I needed to get this off my chest....
No one is reading this blog anyway, so this was purely indulgent on my part...
That's it and that's all!
This woman is the biggest, pushiest, most annoying person I have ever known. Nothing I say or do regarding the baby is ok with her...she calls all of my parenting decisions into question....I am at the end of my rope here..ready to strangle her with it if she doesn't stop the incessant smothering.
She hates that I am nursing...she thinks I am "starving" the baby and he's not eating enough if it's only breast milk- I now supplement with formula, but she thinks he should be eating a lot more solid food ("I was feeding my kids at 3 months old with solid foods and they turned out ok!") I started the baby on rice cereal, and she questioned that... "Rice is so constipating, why don't you give him applesauce?" I tell her NO the Dr recommends no fruits until 7 months. "But applesauce shouldn't be a problem!" Again, NO he needs to get used to 1 type of food at a time, and no fruits yet.
She harps on the fact that the baby has reflux and spits up alot- She calls several times a week to ask if he's still spitting up...when I tell her yes, she will say something like..."Oh, intestinal troubles run in your family don't they? You have a lot of stomach issues...." GOD IN HEAVEN... my stomach issues were always due to nerves...since adulthood I have realized that all of those "stomach aches" etc were due to anxiety and stress. This woman creates a lot of stress and anxiety for me. I truly detest her.
She harps on weight all the time. As if I don't have enough of that from my OWN mother, I need it from this woman too? "Your husband is getting fat, you need to make him exercise." All the while looking at ME up and down because I have put on weight that I haven't been able to take off yet since the pregnancy began. She is unreasonable about weight.... my SIL (Hubby's sister) has a little girl that my MIL believes is too fat...the child is 1 1/2 yrs old and within a normal percentile according to the pediatrician. She bases this misguided assumption of "fatness" on the fact that the child has a little pot belly...she is a BABY...for crying out loud!!! After her repeating this over a few times, I finally said to her..."If the Dr isn't worried about her weight, then you should leave it alone! And by the way, if you ever decide to pick on my son this way I will NOT ALLOW it and it will NOT be tolerated!" This woman is the devil I swear!!
I know this is most likely an irrational rant to most anyone who reads it, but know this: all the content is real...this woman tortures me on a daily basis and she does it when she knows that my husband isn't home so she can get away with it. I can't avoid the phone calls, because if I don't answer, she will hang up and keep calling back until I answer..and if I don't answer the house phone, she will call my cell phone. I detest this woman.
Now she has it in her head that we need to eat dinner with her EVERY Sunday...I want to just curl up in a fetal ball and disappear! Hubby and I need alone time to be a family with our son...I am sick and tired of being bullied! A simple visit isn't enough for her...now we have to be up her ass for an entire day and I am SOOOOOOOO dreading it!!!
Ok that's it for my rant... I needed to get this off my chest....
No one is reading this blog anyway, so this was purely indulgent on my part...
That's it and that's all!
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Need to get some things off my chest...
I don't normally post more than once in a day...or even in a week, but I feel compelled to do it because I have nowhere else to vent.....
My topic of choice today is family and "friends"...
1) FAMILY- Mine is not always the easiest to deal with- they are dysfunctional, difficult and dynamic. I have a hard relationship with my mother, my mother in law and my sister in law. My mother in law (MIL) is extremely pushy - the classic Jewish mother. She puts her 2 cents in on every topic imaginable and annoys me to the point that I wish that she would just disappear into the cosmos never to be seen again. The other day, she said that I should "stop starving the baby and start feeding him real food already." This is because she does not support my breastfeeding my son. She seems threatened by that for some odd reason. The woman is making me hate being married to my husband, because I have to deal with her! She makes me miserable, bottom line. This post would be 2 miles long if I detailed everything she has done to make me miserable since I had my son. So in the interest of length, I will leave it at that. Now on to my Mom. She's pushy too- a classic Italian mom... and she makes me insane also. She doesn't drive, but has taken me on more guilt trips than any Jewish mother could inflict on a child. She has mental issues (anxiety, depression, claustrophobia and social anxiety) that she has never sought help for and never intends to. Thus, she tortures her family as a result. It's always been hard for me to deal with her..she has been hypercritical of me from birth, I often think that she harbors resentment towards me for being born. I always say that she hates me, and I think there is some truth to it, even though she would never admit to it. And finally, my sister in law. The one in question is the one married to my brother, not my husband's sister (that one is another issue- she's just plain bizarre, but harmless.) This SIL is quite a piece of work. She has issues with attention..she MUST have 100% attention of everyone in the room or she is miserable. She likes to make mountains out of molehills and create drama where there isn't any. Case in point: Last nite we all went out to a Chinese buffet (not my choice, I would have rather stayed at home.)
Hubby was taking pics of all the grandkids, as we were all together in one place and that doesn't often happen. Now, let me preface this by saying that I know that Hubby's comment was dumb, but he was not being malicious about it- this was the comment... as he showed a pic of my sister's 2 kids with my baby to my mom, he said, "Look, here's a picture of your 3 favorite grandchildren!" He said it in a joking way, and meant it to be a joke, he didn't mean that literally. My SIL apparently was really bothered by it, because this morning she posted a cryptic status message on Facebook something to the effect "I wish people would think before they speak, I'd like to put my foot in their mouth!" I of course was puzzled about it, but called my Mom today to ask if she knew if SIL was on the rampage about something...and she said that she bets it was my Hubby's remark. Lovely. Now I have to deal with the drama that will ensue from this. Because SIL posted that status message, she is prompting people to ask what's wrong, and then she will continue her passive aggressive assault on me and Hubby and play the victim. Oh Boo Hoo...her children not being labeled favorites (which I can assure anyone reading this that her girls ARE favorites of my Mom's, especially since they live next door- Mom always denies the favoritism, but it's obvious.) She is looking for MORE attention..it's ALWAYS about HER. ALWAYS.
2) "FRIENDS"- I put the word in quotes because in my life, I do not have many real friends. In fact, people that I thought were my friends later showed themselves not to be friends at all. I can count 1 person as a true friend, and she lives an hour away from me and I don't get to see her much. My other "friend" Shell, has recently proved that she is not my friend after all....I have known her for 20 years, but there was always a conditional friendship there...I'll be your friend IF there is nothing else going on that I deem more important. I am disappointed in her...I really believed that she grew out of the immature "blowing off" of friends. I guess people never change. I am still annoyed about B and being blown off for my baby shower...she never called me when the baby was born, and never sent a gift either. Very rude .
I guess I am rambling now. I don't enjoy this kind of aggravation..I'm glad that I got that off my chest. :)
That's it and that's all!
My topic of choice today is family and "friends"...
1) FAMILY- Mine is not always the easiest to deal with- they are dysfunctional, difficult and dynamic. I have a hard relationship with my mother, my mother in law and my sister in law. My mother in law (MIL) is extremely pushy - the classic Jewish mother. She puts her 2 cents in on every topic imaginable and annoys me to the point that I wish that she would just disappear into the cosmos never to be seen again. The other day, she said that I should "stop starving the baby and start feeding him real food already." This is because she does not support my breastfeeding my son. She seems threatened by that for some odd reason. The woman is making me hate being married to my husband, because I have to deal with her! She makes me miserable, bottom line. This post would be 2 miles long if I detailed everything she has done to make me miserable since I had my son. So in the interest of length, I will leave it at that. Now on to my Mom. She's pushy too- a classic Italian mom... and she makes me insane also. She doesn't drive, but has taken me on more guilt trips than any Jewish mother could inflict on a child. She has mental issues (anxiety, depression, claustrophobia and social anxiety) that she has never sought help for and never intends to. Thus, she tortures her family as a result. It's always been hard for me to deal with her..she has been hypercritical of me from birth, I often think that she harbors resentment towards me for being born. I always say that she hates me, and I think there is some truth to it, even though she would never admit to it. And finally, my sister in law. The one in question is the one married to my brother, not my husband's sister (that one is another issue- she's just plain bizarre, but harmless.) This SIL is quite a piece of work. She has issues with attention..she MUST have 100% attention of everyone in the room or she is miserable. She likes to make mountains out of molehills and create drama where there isn't any. Case in point: Last nite we all went out to a Chinese buffet (not my choice, I would have rather stayed at home.)
Hubby was taking pics of all the grandkids, as we were all together in one place and that doesn't often happen. Now, let me preface this by saying that I know that Hubby's comment was dumb, but he was not being malicious about it- this was the comment... as he showed a pic of my sister's 2 kids with my baby to my mom, he said, "Look, here's a picture of your 3 favorite grandchildren!" He said it in a joking way, and meant it to be a joke, he didn't mean that literally. My SIL apparently was really bothered by it, because this morning she posted a cryptic status message on Facebook something to the effect "I wish people would think before they speak, I'd like to put my foot in their mouth!" I of course was puzzled about it, but called my Mom today to ask if she knew if SIL was on the rampage about something...and she said that she bets it was my Hubby's remark. Lovely. Now I have to deal with the drama that will ensue from this. Because SIL posted that status message, she is prompting people to ask what's wrong, and then she will continue her passive aggressive assault on me and Hubby and play the victim. Oh Boo Hoo...her children not being labeled favorites (which I can assure anyone reading this that her girls ARE favorites of my Mom's, especially since they live next door- Mom always denies the favoritism, but it's obvious.) She is looking for MORE attention..it's ALWAYS about HER. ALWAYS.
2) "FRIENDS"- I put the word in quotes because in my life, I do not have many real friends. In fact, people that I thought were my friends later showed themselves not to be friends at all. I can count 1 person as a true friend, and she lives an hour away from me and I don't get to see her much. My other "friend" Shell, has recently proved that she is not my friend after all....I have known her for 20 years, but there was always a conditional friendship there...I'll be your friend IF there is nothing else going on that I deem more important. I am disappointed in her...I really believed that she grew out of the immature "blowing off" of friends. I guess people never change. I am still annoyed about B and being blown off for my baby shower...she never called me when the baby was born, and never sent a gift either. Very rude .
I guess I am rambling now. I don't enjoy this kind of aggravation..I'm glad that I got that off my chest. :)
That's it and that's all!
More updates....
Just a little update.... I had an interview on 7/7/09 (which is the same day as the MJ Memorial btw) at a manufacturing company for a part-time position in purchasing. I was pleasantly surprised with the details of the position. First of all, they were very happy that I have a little baby....they actually started the interview with: "So you have an infant? How old?" Apparently they must have googled me and found my FB or Myspace profile, because those have a pic of myself with the baby (the pic shows even though the profiles are private)... the second question was "What is your benefit situation?" and I told them that I was covered under my hubby. After that, it just continued to get more intriguing. As it turns out, the job will be 20-25 hrs per week during the slow times, and 30-35 in season... it pays $20-$24 per hour! I was so shocked! I expected $10-$15 per hour! So I am definitely interested in this job...we can get by if I can make $20 hr part time. The company really wants someone who is truly interested in part time work, thus the emphasis on my having a baby...they know that I truly don't want to work full time when he is little. They know that a lot of ppl will apply for the job hoping to get it and keep looking, and they don't want that....so I have a bit of an edge in my particular situation. Their only concern is that I don't know the MRP program, but as I told them, you can teach someone a program, you can't teach experience in purchasing. Someone who has a lot of experience will have a proclivity to learn new programs. I think that was a pretty good answer to their concern. I was given a tour of the warehouse and the area that the products are made and I think they are pretty interested in me. So for now I wait...apparently the boss had a planned trip to China for business (to arrange to buy more components) and would not be back for 3 weeks. I wrote a thank you card and sent it the very next day thanking him for his time and expressing my interest in the position...I also followed up with an email restating that information, as well as letting him know that the pay they offer will work with the family budget (he had asked me to get back to him on that info.) At the time that I am writing this, he still has not opened the email (I marked it return receipt) but he may not have his computer with him on the trip....I am hoping that he still has me in mind when he returns from the trip....I know that they planned on interviewing a few more people after me.
Keeping my fingers crossed!
That's it and that's all for now....
Keeping my fingers crossed!
That's it and that's all for now....
Friday, July 3, 2009
Another Interview!
Well, after weeks and weeks of constant applications, I finally got called for another interview! It's for a part-time, seasonal position in my field, which is part-time from Aprl to September, and full time from October to March. I'm not sure what the pay is for this job, but it's 25 hrs per week during the off season and around 40 hrs in peak season. As long as it is on the up and up, then it may be a workable solution for me. I can still have quality time with my baby boy, and still bring in some money. As long as it isn't a really low paying job, it will work. If it nets out to the same as or less than unemployment, then I may pass on it. I need more than $250 per week....I was making about $700 per week in my other job, so I can't really afford to make less than $450-$500 at this point in order to keep our bills afloat. I will have to wait and see how this pans out..the interview is on Tues 7/7 at 2 pm. I will post more about it after it happens.
That's it and that's all for now!
That's it and that's all for now!
Friday, June 26, 2009
A Tribute to Michael Jackson
I am writing this one day after the passing of Michael Jackson, the King of Pop. I was among the millions of shocked fans to learn of his sudden death from cardiac arrest yesterday and am still in shock. It's surreal to see one of the icons of your generation to be taken so suddenly. I am dedicating this particular post to him, as I was a fan of his in my younger years, and an admirer in my older years.
I am likening this event to the passing of other musical greats: Elvis for the children of the 50's , John Lennon for the children of the 60's and Curt Cobain for the children of the 90's. I am a child of the 80's and Michael Jackson defined the landscape of popular culture of music, dance and fashion as well as revolutionized the visual medium of music videos in the infancy of MTV. I am of the MTV generation- and to us, Michael Jackson WAS the King of Pop.
I remember wanting the Thriller album so badly that year it came out...I was in 6th grade, and when I received that album for Christmas that year, I was over the moon. I learned every song- I learned every dance routine. I wanted to be "like Mike". Many of the children I knew felt the same way, we admired him, we looked up to him, and we emulated him. I danced to "Billie Jean" in the year end talent show in 6th grade, and although I didn't win, I was ecstatic to get a chance to perform to his music. I may have been a ballet/jazz dancer at the time, but his music transcended dance styles...you could dance any style to his songs and make it look cool.
Unfortunately I never got the opportunity to see him perform live in person, I was too young to see a concert (my parents' rules ) and I lament the loss of that opportunity as it has been lost forever now that I am old enough to do whatever I want to do! However, I witnessed every live TV event he was on, and enjoyed the performances. The Motown 25th Anniversary Special sticks out in my mind, as that was the first time we witnessed him doing the moonwalk. The Grammys for that year also come to mind, as he won 6 awards- an unbelievable feat for any solo artist. He was the best performer that ever lived, and I always believed that.
I have decided to remember Michael Jackson for all the great music and dancing that he left behind. I choose not to dwell on the particular eccentricities of his personal life that the tabloids and gossip columnists fed on. To me, Michael Jackson was larger than life, he was talented and he was a genius in music. His legacy is large in scope and is here for all of us to enjoy forever. His spirit will live on in his music and in that way he is immortal.
God rest his soul and condolences to his family, especially his 3 children.
God Bless!
That's it and that's all I have to say about that....
I am likening this event to the passing of other musical greats: Elvis for the children of the 50's , John Lennon for the children of the 60's and Curt Cobain for the children of the 90's. I am a child of the 80's and Michael Jackson defined the landscape of popular culture of music, dance and fashion as well as revolutionized the visual medium of music videos in the infancy of MTV. I am of the MTV generation- and to us, Michael Jackson WAS the King of Pop.
I remember wanting the Thriller album so badly that year it came out...I was in 6th grade, and when I received that album for Christmas that year, I was over the moon. I learned every song- I learned every dance routine. I wanted to be "like Mike". Many of the children I knew felt the same way, we admired him, we looked up to him, and we emulated him. I danced to "Billie Jean" in the year end talent show in 6th grade, and although I didn't win, I was ecstatic to get a chance to perform to his music. I may have been a ballet/jazz dancer at the time, but his music transcended dance styles...you could dance any style to his songs and make it look cool.
Unfortunately I never got the opportunity to see him perform live in person, I was too young to see a concert (my parents' rules ) and I lament the loss of that opportunity as it has been lost forever now that I am old enough to do whatever I want to do! However, I witnessed every live TV event he was on, and enjoyed the performances. The Motown 25th Anniversary Special sticks out in my mind, as that was the first time we witnessed him doing the moonwalk. The Grammys for that year also come to mind, as he won 6 awards- an unbelievable feat for any solo artist. He was the best performer that ever lived, and I always believed that.
I have decided to remember Michael Jackson for all the great music and dancing that he left behind. I choose not to dwell on the particular eccentricities of his personal life that the tabloids and gossip columnists fed on. To me, Michael Jackson was larger than life, he was talented and he was a genius in music. His legacy is large in scope and is here for all of us to enjoy forever. His spirit will live on in his music and in that way he is immortal.
God rest his soul and condolences to his family, especially his 3 children.
God Bless!
That's it and that's all I have to say about that....
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