Thursday, June 11, 2009

The Chronicles of the Young and Unemployed

1.  I wake up with the voices in my head continuing the chant from the previous night..."yoooooouuu neeeeed tooooo get a joooooobbbbb."  After I go through my daily Interwebs routine (check Facebook, check cracked.com, check questionablecontent.net, check fmylife.com, check textsfromlastnight.com, check the various blogs that I keep up with, check my email), I go to the UTC website and I call the stores that I'm interested in working at.  I glean enough information to decide that I will submit applications to Bath and Body Works, Pac Sun, and Sun Diego.

2.  I go to UTC, armed with resumes, work permit applications, and reference sheets.

3.  I hand in the Bath and Body Works app to the co-manager.  She seems to like me.  Will find out more tomorrow, possibly.

4.  I go to Sun Diego and fill out an app.  It is thoroughly unimpressive due to my complete lack of previous work experience.  But I fill it out anyway.  Probably nothing going to happen in that arena.

5.  I go to Pac Sun.  The woman basically throws an app at my face and turns away without saying word one to me.  When I hand it in, she glances over it, laughs a little, looks up at me, smirks, and turns away without saying word two.  I promptly leave.

6.  Disheartened, I go to Starbucks and do something that I haven't done in almost two years.  I buy myself a Java Chip frappachino and I enjoy it very much.  I am substantially less disheartened.

7.  I go to Bookstar.  I buy $100 worth of books because I feel like it, and because their Stephen King section is truly impressive (not anymore, now that I've bought everything)  Hoorays.

8.  I go home.  I see an ad on craigslist that gives me the idea to submit an app to Coffee Bean.
The application is basically a complete psychological test and criminal background check.  "Many people do things that make me very angry.  Agree or Disagree?   Most people cannot be trusted.  Agree or Disagree?   I have forcibly injured someone during a previous job position.  True or False?"   The Coffee Bean may be
taking itself a little bit too seriously.  But at least I know I wouldn't be working with weirdos.


Tomorrow, I will do the Encinitas circuit.  I'll have more updates then.

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