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Sep. 22nd, 2005 07:20 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
I don't really have a thing worth writing down, but since it seems no one else is writing anything I'll do this rather than a meme or quiz. I'm bored, and happy to be bored.
The detail has 2 weeks and change left, and I'll miss it. The work isn't nearly as fun or rewarding was what I was doing, but there is no verbal abuse and the pace is slow. I am thrilled to have less work to do. I can't believe I get to do homework in the office - what a joy!
I appreciate the "Go you, I knew you could do it!" comments about my terrible job interview which has inexplicably resulted in a call-back for a 2nd interview, but that isn't how I feel. I did terrible in the interview. I lacked answers to 3 of 12 questions. I don't feel the least bit bad about my performance - I'm convinced the interview was terrible.
Describe some of your strengths and weaknesses.
"Well let's start with yours, as you obviously have never read a solitary thing about the interview process..."
I did not do wonderful, yay, HUGZ**Starstar!1oneone I might have done less bad than others, and the only way I did well is if they intentionally made a stupid interview as a test of your ability to put up with bullshit and work on the fly. If that's the case, and if the job relates to the interview, I'm not interested. I wouldn't mind not being rewarded if I did well - I know when I do well. I'd rather be happy with my performance. Here, I don't care how I did because the measure itself was poor. I want the job, hope I get it, but that doesn't mean that by getting it I did something right.
I just found out that in VA you don't need to attend law school to take the bar exam.
Speaking of grumpy, want to know a great way to piss me off? Show me something I can't have. A while ago (over a year) I was hanging with someone with some maybe romantic intentions. Didn't work out, no biggie. Later, a friend who was aware of the whole not-affair was trying to get me to go out because "X is going to be here in underwear or less." Why in the holy fuck would I want to see someone I can't have next-to-naked slutting about? Yay, look at all I'm not getting. Wow, that's really hot and I can't have it. Never have, never will. Never had a shot. Awesome. I sure like seeing much more of someone that doesn't find me attractive. Wow, I'll be that's going to make someone-not-me really pleased. Thanks, but I'm going to head off to a car show and look at vehicles I can't even afford to insure and drive by houses I can't afford to rent.
Last night in class an old man stunk. Bad. Like he kept cheddar cheese and cabbage in his shoes for a week. I asked my neighbor for gum as she battled the smell. I pulled out some cucumber-ginseng loition, put some on my finger, and rubbed it on my lip under my nose. I whispered to her "I learned this from Silence of the Lambs."
The detail has 2 weeks and change left, and I'll miss it. The work isn't nearly as fun or rewarding was what I was doing, but there is no verbal abuse and the pace is slow. I am thrilled to have less work to do. I can't believe I get to do homework in the office - what a joy!
I appreciate the "Go you, I knew you could do it!" comments about my terrible job interview which has inexplicably resulted in a call-back for a 2nd interview, but that isn't how I feel. I did terrible in the interview. I lacked answers to 3 of 12 questions. I don't feel the least bit bad about my performance - I'm convinced the interview was terrible.
Describe some of your strengths and weaknesses.
"Well let's start with yours, as you obviously have never read a solitary thing about the interview process..."
I did not do wonderful, yay, HUGZ**Starstar!1oneone I might have done less bad than others, and the only way I did well is if they intentionally made a stupid interview as a test of your ability to put up with bullshit and work on the fly. If that's the case, and if the job relates to the interview, I'm not interested. I wouldn't mind not being rewarded if I did well - I know when I do well. I'd rather be happy with my performance. Here, I don't care how I did because the measure itself was poor. I want the job, hope I get it, but that doesn't mean that by getting it I did something right.
I just found out that in VA you don't need to attend law school to take the bar exam.
Speaking of grumpy, want to know a great way to piss me off? Show me something I can't have. A while ago (over a year) I was hanging with someone with some maybe romantic intentions. Didn't work out, no biggie. Later, a friend who was aware of the whole not-affair was trying to get me to go out because "X is going to be here in underwear or less." Why in the holy fuck would I want to see someone I can't have next-to-naked slutting about? Yay, look at all I'm not getting. Wow, that's really hot and I can't have it. Never have, never will. Never had a shot. Awesome. I sure like seeing much more of someone that doesn't find me attractive. Wow, I'll be that's going to make someone-not-me really pleased. Thanks, but I'm going to head off to a car show and look at vehicles I can't even afford to insure and drive by houses I can't afford to rent.
Last night in class an old man stunk. Bad. Like he kept cheddar cheese and cabbage in his shoes for a week. I asked my neighbor for gum as she battled the smell. I pulled out some cucumber-ginseng loition, put some on my finger, and rubbed it on my lip under my nose. I whispered to her "I learned this from Silence of the Lambs."
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Date: 2005-09-22 03:04 pm (UTC)You resisted....or at least tried....but FAILED!
but okay. you don't post many meme's.
The part about working for the government, and not having much work to do - and being able to do your Homework there for a position that they are just recruiting for frankly disgusts me a taxpayer. If you must know....I don't want to be paying you to do your homework.
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Date: 2005-09-22 03:16 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-09-22 04:08 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-09-22 04:41 pm (UTC)I almost understand the sentiment, but I'm tired of being held to inhuman standards under the mantra of "tax dollars" compared to regular private enterprise. We pay taxes too.
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Date: 2005-09-22 06:22 pm (UTC)Things must be different there then the government offices where I was a contractor. My company had about 80 people at the SEC, and we were all amazed at the lack of work the government workers did. Same true for other offices where I have been. Just recently an old co-worker mentioned that after 30 years working as a contractor she was ready to rest, so she finally took the job the government has asked her to take for years. More money, less work - but for her less dignity as well, cause well all the real work is left for the contractors and she isn't one anymore.
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Date: 2005-09-22 06:28 pm (UTC)Now they have a policy that if you test positive for drugs (any, off the clock etc) and don't go through their rehab program, you're canned. Yay personal invasion.
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Date: 2005-09-22 03:15 pm (UTC)You don't? Dude, I am so there!
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Date: 2005-09-22 03:16 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-09-22 03:18 pm (UTC)Did she say she doesn't find you attractive? There's a difference between finding someone attractive, and being attracted to them. I met up with an ex this past Friday and his new girlfriend is perfect for him... they just mesh.
This kid def. found me attractive, though. I think he finds a lot of women attractive. Hm, now that I think about it, he was feeding candy to ALL the hot women.
Then again, I was taking pictures of all the hot women, and all the hot men. I got a GROUP shot, man. Heh.
My point: you should have gone & molested someone else at this party & made this woman jealous. Heh.
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Date: 2005-09-22 03:22 pm (UTC)Yeah it's not just attractive, but I tend to default to the looks-rank arguments. That was during a period of a wild-lack-of-people-wanting me period. I hate those. I prefer real, deep, interesting interactinos...but I still expect the lust all the time.
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Date: 2005-09-22 03:28 pm (UTC)Re: someone i can't have
Date: 2005-09-22 03:35 pm (UTC)People that don't, haven't, and wouldn't want to fuck me based on my looks creep me out. When I don't know another reason, I assume it is looks. I think that's fair too - I do it, and I've heard too many "deep" females override everything they care about for a chance to do a hot guy to think it's just me. Grr.
Re: someone i can't have
Date: 2005-09-25 11:26 pm (UTC)