I Do Not Miss Job Hunting
Hubby just filled out an application for a new job. I hope he gets it, because I don’t think it would be as physically demanding as the one he has now. And the pay is better as well.
The whole process brought back memories of my job hunts over the years. They’re certainly not fond memories, because I have always despised job hunting. I hope I never have to do it again. Looking for freelance gigs is much more pleasant.
Shortly before I met Hubby, I was doing some very serious job hunting. The low-paying part-time retail job that I had just wasn’t cutting it, and I was having to travel a long way to work. So I as much as I hated to, I put in application after application after application. For the first time in my life, I started getting a substantial number of interviews. I guess my low-level management position at the store helped with that. But I had no luck finding anything.
Then one day I got a call about a resume I had sent in for an assistant manager job. They asked me to come in for an interview. I did, only to find out that it was a job selling Electrolux vacuums. Now, I know some people who have sold them and made a good amount of money from it. But it was commission-based, and something told me that it would just be a waste of my time and the company’s time, so I passed on it. And given my later track record with direct sales, I think that was a good decision.
I never did find another job, and ended up staying at the store where I worked for a couple of years. But I met future-Hubby and ended up moving to the area, so at least I didn’t have to drive so far.
I’ve hunted for jobs on a few occasions since then, and I had slightly better luck. But only because I set my standards lower. I ended up in a couple of jobs where I could have probably made more selling one Electrolux a week. Maybe I should have given them a call…
