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No one accepted my withdrawal.
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Hello,
As you may have noticed I have changed the design somewhat, there are still a few bugs but I gave up trying to sort them out on account of me wanting some food in my belly and abject boredom. At some point I will sort them out.
In relation to the job I was doing, somehow I knew it wasn't going to become a permanent feature, for me anyway, after I corrected the bosses spelling, as it turns out he was a very vindictive man, but these things happen and it isn't all that bad as due to my unemployed status, I was able to find a nice year long course at college which is run by the British Army and will teach me all about being a grease money before I can reapply next year. It does mean by the time I finish training I shall be rather old - easily 26 - but it is a safe guaranteed job assuming I stay healthy.
Naturally to try and line my pockets between then and now I have applied for a far few jobs, several of which are part time so I can continue working there when I return to college. Which is nice.
One would assume I'd have more to write by now, but I really cannot be bothered.
Take care,
~Jordan |
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I appreciate the words though.
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Hello,
It would appear that doing nothing is not helping me mentally, I have noticed over the last few months that I my English skills have started to slide, a condition that has sped up expediently over the last couple of weeks, which is rather concerning. It is mostly just been misplaced characters while typing, but I realised that while playing Hangman with Annie that I couldn't get what ended up being very obvious "S T A R _ A R S A C T I O N _ I G U R E S", I spent some time trying to figure out what that was.
I suspect this could be why a vast majority of long term unemployed appear to be incapable of even the most basic mental tasks. One could say it is all my own fault as I haven't been keeping myself busy enough, but even though, it is still an alarming development.
But enough of my impending retardation, I have news from the job front and it isn't great. I should have had an interview for a techie job on Thursday (04/06/2009) but I received a phone call a few days in hand telling me that they had an Ofsted inspection so cancelled the interview and I shall receive an e-mail informing me when my new interview date is. One hopes it is before I become a stammering mess.
I suppose I would have more to say, but it is still ranting in the same vain as my last update.
Take care,
~Jordan |
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That doesn't quite fix it does it?
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Hello,
It would appear in the last few days I have come to realise what the bottom end of the job market looks like, being told I have to "go to a training scheme" to teach me how to look for jobs using the Internet (sort of like I have been doing since last year), as though that is why I am still an unemployed bum. Which would have been the worst part, but the amount of people who are condescending to you at this point wins the prize in that department.
I had to fill out an "action plan" which outlines what sort of work I am looking at, how I get around and various other bits and pieces about me, now naturally I had IT Technician on my list, to which I was told "well you need qualifications for that", not "ah, you're qualified for this" but "you need them and you look too thick to have them" then to rub salt into the wounds I was asked to take out a numeracy and literacy test which I am sure was lifted from a primary school exam. I will just give you an example:
There is a word missing from the below sentence:
"I will _____ there in a minute."
Pick the correct spelling for the missing word: bie, bee, bea, be
I jest you not, this was in a test aimed at adults.
It also seems apparent that computer issues wait until the worst moment possible before they rear their ugly head. I was woken this morning to the sound of furniture being shifted and the raised voice of someone panicking about a computer. It turns out, for fun, the PSU in one of the computers chose today would be a good day to commit seppuku, which isn't ideal as I have a pretty lengthy drive (around 3 hours) today which I really needed some sleep for, so if by chance you hear a silver Peugeot 207 has gone off the edge off a cliff, it was probably me behind the wheel.
Fixing the computer is a 10 minute job, but would you believe it, I don't keep spare PSUs in stock, so that has to be ordered and I will no doubt be awoken by the sound of excitement and glee the day it does arrive.
I just hope one of the jobs I've recently put in for comes back with good news, because being a bum is mentally draining, I have no idea how some people can do it all their life without going insane. On second thoughts, scratch that.
Take care,
~Jordan |
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How about that?
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Hello,
That didn't go well. It turns out I still do not have what it takes to get employed in this town as I got two rejections on Friday, which is a kick in the crotch, lucky I was able to go for a B-Road blast. Even if it didn't really help the situation it did take my mind off things for a while.
But I shall persevere and I have the next batch of application forms all lined up and ready to rock, although it is hard to shake the feeling of pessimism so I expect to hear back nothing or "Thank you for your interest, unfortunately..." but this is the price you pay for going furthering your education when you're from a working class family. You can't change your stripes and I should have just gone straight into factory work while it still existed.
Unfortunately I still have a year to burn until I can bounce back tot he Army, which is a major pain in the arse. If it wasn't for the sabotage by the nurse back in 2006 I could be on my way to grease monkery, although I suppose the delay was handy as it means I have gained an extra qualification in the process if I had only been deferred for one year and not two I could have gained the GCSE in maths and still go back to the Army, only this time I'd pretty much every job they have going on offer to me.
I guess really I should use all this free time to exercise and get super buff for my return, then I'd get taken for sure. Although I did find out, while at Corus of all places, that I could never fly gets for the Military as my inside leg is too long so I would smash my knees off on the dash if I ever had to eject. Which sucked. That is assuming that the information I was given was accurate.
The ultimate kick the the teeth this week is I have to go into the JobCentre for another "so why aren't you employed yet?" meeting, to which the outcome is always "well keep looking" one would assume they'd actually try and help you find work, but if that was the case they would be out of a job. So the meetings are as useful as a condom dispenser in a monastery.
Take care,
~Jordan |
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Banana phone.
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Hello,
As of Monday (20/04/2009) I am allowed to be a smug arse as I gave up my arm full of blood, the whole process wasn't too shabby, but because I am stupid I was drinking coffee before the event and not water, so I didn't feel too shiny, however next time (17/08/2009) I shall be prepared better and have no problems. Plus I'll get a blood group keyring, which is nice.
It is weird though, no matter where I go, I always end up with women pandering over me, I'm not sure why, but it always happens.
I finally have my interview with Corus on Wednesday (22/04/2009) which is slightly worrying, mostly because I haven't finished reading about Corus yet so I can answer the usual "why do you want to work for us" questions. But there you go. Shortly after I have a Maths exam, which is something I have been putting off doing since I finished school, so I'll have that to make me look good.
But strangely, I have no feeling towards this program any more, at first I was really excited by the idea, but due to how the application process is so dragged out, I've started to lose interest, maybe once I am told "yeah you're in" I'll regain an interest. Well I say maybe, I better bloody well regain interest in it.
For the finally, I would recommend everyone watches The Unit, it does have a lot of "AMERKA FUK YA" in it, but if you over look that, it is a bloody good show well worth the time to get get up to date. It is quite tragic in places (tissues on stand by), but all in all, it has everything a growing man needs. Car chases, guns, explosions and fire. Fantastic!
~Jordan |
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