Surprisingly, pancakes from McDonalds are actually pretty good.

[melayneseahawk]

I don't want to even talk about my day right now.

Let me just say that the fucking manager locked his keys in the store. You can kind of fill in from there, but I will retell the horrid tale if anyone's really interested. There are babies! and a lot of free drinks.

(I've fallen in love with the use of the ! in the middle of a sentence to indicated particular emphasis. I would never use it in "real" writing (fiction, essays, anything), but it kind of mimics the way I speak/think, so I like it. :P

I have snuck home in the middle of my busy day so I can check my e-mail at take my work clothes/apron/hat out of my purse. It was going to explode. I still have to down to [nearest semi-downtown area] and back, but at least my purse will be smaller.

Also, the guy I talked to at the place where I applied wasn't there today, so I couldn't pester him. Plus, Da says that Job Hunting Etiquette says that I shouldn't do anything now but wait to hear from them and apply for other jobs. The only other thing I can do--because the guy said they technically weren't hiring until April--is go in April 1st and say "well?". I do not like this. At all. Thoughts?

Also can anyone think of any jobs I could pursue in or around [the area in which I live]? (If you don't know where I live, you probably won't be able to help me, anyway.) I have retail and general clerical experience and will do pretty much anything that doesn't involve taking my clothes off (though there are days...). Actually, I lie, I can't work food service because then Charbucks could legally sue me. And that would not be fun.

So, should I continue casually stalking the store? Should I look elsewhere. If yes, where? I have this suspicion that the reason no one has "We're Hiring" signs is because no one is hiring.

Comments

[muck-a-luck.livejournal.com]

If you're in a major metro area (I think you're near here, but I can't remember exactly *where*), get on with a temp agency that caters to lawyers. Lots of good paralegal temp work on big cases that need lots of discovery slogged through. If you're looking for something permanent, look for paralegal/legal secretary jobs. You have all the skills - typing, computer literacy on a variety of software, good customer relations skills, good writing skills. Assuming you can throw in attention to detail, you're set.

[muck-a-luck.livejournal.com]

Yes, I thought so! Of course you're near here! Yup. This town is *crawling* with that kind of work in the big firms. Just be prepared to use Ye Olde Metroe.

[zats-clear.livejournal.com]

*tosses this out for your interest*

have you got a car? direct sales is great, business is as busy as I want it to be, and I set my own hours. And I have a fantastically stocked kitchen.

I tend to make about $150-200 in a 3-4 hr evening out of the house and a little bit of leg work in between. And my clothes stay on! (altho sometimes, I do smell like garlic when I get home)

[ibneko.livejournal.com]

Mrrr. While Job Hunting Etiquette probably does say that you have to wait to hear from them, I think it's acceptable to check in politely after a week or two of your last contact with them. See if "there's any paperwork or any other questions they would like answered". Or bake brownies and start bribing. ;)