May. 2nd, 2007
A long day at the office
May. 2nd, 2007 08:16 pmLessie, what did the day compose of? I spent last night working on preparations for my security clearance. Because of this i crashed at 1am. Then woke at 5am to see my sister off as she departed for Victoria for the summer. She should enjoy that job and i am happy for her. Well, then i remembered registration for classes and i did so at 8:30 am this morning. Fortunately i was swift on my feet and was still able to grab the last express bus out from my place at 8:36am/
I arrived at the temp agency to find that my handler for security clearance knew almost nothing more then me and seemed baffled that i might, you know, have prepared and learned the process. So despite the written instructions i was given and despite me scheduling 2.5 hours of my day to do it, i only had half an hour and didn't get anything other then a emailed link. Hell, she made me redo the same bloody form which i had brought in (in duplicate, signed) for my reliability. So now i have to do it at home which is a pain considering the time i had taken out of my day yesterday for the preparations.
Then it was the noble job hunt. I applied to about 14 places over the day in the service sector. Some of them are hopeful (job at a kitchen supply store which is loosing two employees soon) and some are possible (runner up at a bakery). Hell, 'Oh So Good' was even applied for and good potential though i might loose my friday and saturday nights for it if i land the job. I don't know, but i tried my best. Now i just need to spend tomorrow applying locally and let the jobs hopefully begin to trickle in. You know, any job.
I will try out the other temp agencies once i already have my reliability clearance (~2 weeks)as that will likely streamline the process for other places. 2 weeks is also my guideline for the other jobs i just recently applied for so it seems reasonable.
And to top it off i am currently in another one of my ascetic vs hedonist conflicts. On one hand it seems fair to work my ass off then treat myself afterwards. On the other hand i shouldn't invalidate or ruin my work by pavlovian self conditioning. Hell, i am in lousy enough condition on a whole anyways and i don't need more liver damage or blood sugar. Nor should i waste time on TV/DVD's or video games when i could spend that on academic pursuits. Frak, i don't know. I'm just tired, thats all.
I arrived at the temp agency to find that my handler for security clearance knew almost nothing more then me and seemed baffled that i might, you know, have prepared and learned the process. So despite the written instructions i was given and despite me scheduling 2.5 hours of my day to do it, i only had half an hour and didn't get anything other then a emailed link. Hell, she made me redo the same bloody form which i had brought in (in duplicate, signed) for my reliability. So now i have to do it at home which is a pain considering the time i had taken out of my day yesterday for the preparations.
Then it was the noble job hunt. I applied to about 14 places over the day in the service sector. Some of them are hopeful (job at a kitchen supply store which is loosing two employees soon) and some are possible (runner up at a bakery). Hell, 'Oh So Good' was even applied for and good potential though i might loose my friday and saturday nights for it if i land the job. I don't know, but i tried my best. Now i just need to spend tomorrow applying locally and let the jobs hopefully begin to trickle in. You know, any job.
I will try out the other temp agencies once i already have my reliability clearance (~2 weeks)as that will likely streamline the process for other places. 2 weeks is also my guideline for the other jobs i just recently applied for so it seems reasonable.
And to top it off i am currently in another one of my ascetic vs hedonist conflicts. On one hand it seems fair to work my ass off then treat myself afterwards. On the other hand i shouldn't invalidate or ruin my work by pavlovian self conditioning. Hell, i am in lousy enough condition on a whole anyways and i don't need more liver damage or blood sugar. Nor should i waste time on TV/DVD's or video games when i could spend that on academic pursuits. Frak, i don't know. I'm just tired, thats all.