Thursday, February 25, 2010

How I Do....

So my job decided they want to cut my hours now, on top of already cutting my salary 10%.... so I'm off on Mondays and work 32 hours a week instead of 40 hours. And since I don't work a full 40 hours, I am now considered "part-time" and ineligible for benefits, paid time off, vacation days, paid holidays off, etc. Basically I'm just here for my bitch ass pay check and that's it.

I ain't mad tho. Although I'm a tad pissed at how this will affect my income, I'm also smarter than the average bear.

When I got my income tax return, I did not lose my mind and go on a shopping spree. I paid off all my bills down to my current balance plus 2 months ahead. So I won't have to worry about paying any bills until April. Now, with these Mondays off I have all day to look for a new job, thanks bitches :)

This Monday was my first Monday off and it was drizzling and dreary but I got my ass up and out anyway. Apparently applying online isn't working fast enough, or at all even. So I just said fuck it, I'ma go out and ask people if they're hiring. There are alot of business complexes near my house so I started there. I got alot of "Sorry, we're not hiring but we'll take your resume." blah blah blah. I went to about 18 places and got rid of 10 resumes. One place I will hear from either tomorrow or Monday. It's a screen tee printing company and the owner also owns a financial consulting firm and said that lately he's been too occupied doing "small stuff" and needs more time to dedicate towards the important stuff. So he told me that he's going to figure out what he needs help with between his two businesses and see if he can find 40 hours worth of work for me to do, and if he can then I will have a job :) So I'm keeping my fingers crossed for that!

Word of advice to anyone looking for a job, go in person! Apply online too but don't do that and only that. I got my current job just by walking in. The position I'm working didn't even exist before I came in the door. After I dropped off my resume, they thought "Hmm... we do need some help." and created a position for me. Not that I like this job, just sayin that going in person can speed the process of finding a job.

A manager at one of the places I went to Monday said that they didn't have anything but he admired my determination and he will be sure to ask his associates if they know of anything so he can share my resume. He also said to call him back in 5-6 weeks if I didn't have a job by then to see if business has picked up and he'd see if he had something for me then.

Never give up. Never think there is only one way to go about doing something.

Every Monday I'm going out until I get something. So hopefully by the time bills start rolling in again I will have new employment with a new (better) salary and everything will be cool. I actually declared at the beginning of this year that I WILL have new job by March, so let's see how good my psychic powers are lol. My honey on the other hand, is discouraged by the current job market and thinks his time would be better spent going back to school to study law. But I think that's a positive thing and I support him on that if that's what he'd like to do. He's about sick of the government getting over on people just because they don't fully understand their rights, and so am I. But that's a whole other blog right there....


But anywaaay... gotta cut this short. I hope yall have a lovely day :)

7 comments:

Hunydipt said...

I LOVE YOUR POSITIVE ATTITUDE MAMA! THAT TSHIRT BUSINESS MAY OPEN UP TONS OF DOORS (WITH ALL YOUR GOOD TEE SHIRT SLOGANS)!! <3

Bella said...

thank you! :) i was thinking the same thing about the tees lol, but IF i do get in there, i gotta feel them folks out first. not sure if they'd appreciate MY type of slogans ;)

Kingsmomma said...

I'm sure YOUR kinda T-shirts would be best sellers...you'd just have to wear them and show them the reaction first b/c otherwise you'd be fired. asap.

Good luck on your search. I know u'll find something.

Bella said...

lol thanks! yeah their shirts look pretty cool and they work with all sorts of companies so maybe i do have a chance to make some of my own if i get in there. and a discount! lawd let this man have 40hours worth of shit for me to do pleeease lol

AssertiveWit said...

sounds like you'll have fun at the tee shirt company and I hope you get the 40hrs of work!

Bella said...

thanks love i hope so too!

Monique said...

That's awesome girl! I'm keeping my fingers crossed!