So Very Unemployed

[shanmonster]

The horror has begun.

I just started applying for work at call centres.

Kill me now. I really don't want to work at a call centre again, but if I don't get reliable cash soon, I'll be living in a cardboard box and eating whatever squirrels I can catch.

And I just realized that I somehow managed to sew the interfacing to the outside of half of my dance belt, so I'm tearing it out and redoing it. Damn. And I thought I was right on schedule....

So to counteract the madness, here's some pointless froofery. How are the kindred sort making out on LJ?

Let's see.

Mostly, they're a boring sort, but not all....

assamite says "My name is Michael Baites, and alot of people call me Valentine. I am gay, and a hopeless romantic. I am a gothik teen who lives in Tampa, Florida... And yes... It sux!"

brujah is also known as Darth Pookie.

settite only says "moo."

gangrel really doesn't like coffee: "A few nights ago, I took one of my few trips from my lair (Though many insist on calling it "an apartment") to a local place of gathering where various drinks are served to meet those who address me by my true name of Gangrel. All I can hope for is a drink of deep, thick, red liquid, but when I ask for blood, they say they only serve coffee. Coffee!! What simple creatures these mortals truly are. In an effort to appease the fools slightly, I offer to partake in this, but they DARE to act upset when I offer to pay them with immortal life!?! The fools who slave away at the coffee machines threatened to throw me out, but I managed to find enough money to appease them in the depths of my faithful trench coat. If only they knew what they passed up."

giovanni is very romantic and has a philosophical penis.

lasombra has a dead iguana in a box by a banana tree.

malkavian has nothing to say, but malk "just let my dog eat peanut butter from my asshole".

nosferatu's mother had an aneurysm.

ravnos has four kids and doesn't like being called a breeder.

toreador doesn't even have so much as a pretty picture.

tremere goes hunting for mysteries and wants to prove the possible really exists.

tzimisce is the Cardinal of the East Coast and would like to be set up with "some good lookin chick".

ventrue has been purged, but blueblood is very happy and looks forward to breakfast cereal.

The camarilla are a bunch of gamers with too many rules and regulations, and the sabbat is based out of Quebec and runs from Jehovah's Witnesses. caine appears to be in hiding, as you'd suspect.

Comments

[valkryor.livejournal.com]

I am so sorry. There are retail places hiring at Fairview mall. Retail mall job...ick ick ick. But better than a freaking call centre.

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm with you on that. Retail beats call centre work. But I've applied at plenty of shops, and heard back from none. Hell, I've even applied for cleaning jobs and doughnut shops, and nothing. The only places that call me are 100% commission sales jobs, and there's no way I'm taking one of those.

[valkryor.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean. It's like they want to hire someone who lacks competency. I'm astounded at how crappy the job market is in this city.

Here's a thought:

[vulcan-rc.livejournal.com]

Maybe if you Canadians weren't so damned polite and well-spoken, you wouldn't have so damned many call centers!

And be careful -- many of the Kindred could be your future co-workers!



(And be even MORE careful -- the first Google Image for "call center goth" is NSFW.)

Re: Here's a thought:

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

Call Centre: The Suckening.

Eugh.

Well, if nothing else, I'll have lots of stupid people stories to share again.

Re: Here's a thought:

[vulcan-rc.livejournal.com]

Don't share them here. Write a book. Hell -- a novel.

"Carson Werenacht: Operator of Pain."

"Beelzebusy."

"Kolchack: The Night Talker"

"I Answer Only to Satan -- and Lines Seven Through Twelve"

Re: Here's a thought:

[valkryor.livejournal.com]

Ummm...I used to work there. That's the Hell that Goes Up. I don't know this guy, though. After my time, daddy-o.

Re: Here's a thought:

[fuzzpsych.livejournal.com]

Hey, I work with that guy! He's in my call center, just a couple of floors up from zero_design. His name is Dave.

[longpig.livejournal.com]

Have you tried temping? It's worked out reasonably well for me. Not ideal but it beats the fuck out of call centres.

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

I've registered with a temping agency, but they said they didn't have anything at the moment.

[sageincave.livejournal.com]

Apparently the thing to do with temp agencies is to register with more than one, and when you're at loose ends, call and politely remind them that you're available.

At least, that's what I've resolved to do next week, on the advice of a friend of mine.

Maybe you could write a column for the local arts/entertainment weekly? I certainly find your writing enjoyable.

[real-bethy.livejournal.com]

I am going to a career-counselling type thingy for Social Assistance tomorrow where they are giving us some heads-up on jobs...I will let you know if I hear of any non-call centre jobs. If you like, I can also send you a list of temp agencies that Social Assistance swears by...they are free and supposedly, they work.

I understand your pain - I've handed in a couple call centre resumes, and honestly, I think I would rather die than work at a call centre again. I literally had to quit my last call centre job because I went crazy...I can't go through that again.

The Nazi grocery store had a sign up for staff when I was in there last week. I've also heard that Galaxy movie theatre is always hiring. Not glamourous jobs, I know, but it is work.

Let me know if there is anything I can do to help you out!

Hey - it's Anonymous

[(Anonymous)]

Let's see:

You've got comic shop experience - any in the area?

How about trying http://www.monster.ca/

Mandy lets you search for film work around the world - maybe something is coming up in the province you live in, in PA work or something else?

http://www.mandy.com/

Did you try all the universities in the area?

If all else fails - check out some boss films on this gear fab silent film site!

http://www.silentghostcinema.com/

And check out Bayou Bill's cooking tips for Squirel!

http://bayoubill.com/archives/2001/81501squirrel.html

[icedrake.livejournal.com]

I've a friend who works for a call centre in Kitchener (right on King, just south of the farmer's market). It's inbound, which is infinitely better than outbound. Of course, virtually any other job is infinitely better than a call centre job, in my opinion, but what do I know? I make cheese for a living!

Anyway, the point is, if you're interested I can get more info.

[phantasmacat.livejournal.com]

Are the call centers you have there involve cold-calling? Or do you just get calls from people coming in needing help? The one I work for is pretty good, we call people to renew memberships for professional and non-profit organizations. It's the best job I've ever had.. good pay and great x-mas party with lots of booze. Unfortunately it's here in Oregon. But if you're ever here I'll put in a good word for you! :-)

[idiolekt.livejournal.com]

I'd personally prefer to pursue a career in the exciting field of splosh modeling.

better job

[(Anonymous)]

Consider a job writing. You are a fantastic writer. You have kept me interested on a daily basis for four years. Writing is much harder than it looks, but it beats the hell out of talking to irritated irritating idiots over the telephone. You are an excellent critic with a discerning eye, one of the best e/n essayists on the web, and your writing has a clear, funny, sure voice. Try shopping some of your stuff around town, and around the net. Writing of your caliber is rare.

Re: better job

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

The trouble is, I really don't have a clue as to how to get such a job. I've applied at newspapers before, and they've never even been interested at looking at what I've written.