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Nov. 21st, 2010 03:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
spiralngphoenixDear Universe~
I would like a job. I know I have been saying this quite a bit over the last 2+ years, but it seems that you don’t think I’m serious. To be fair, I will admit to being a wee bit picky at times (silly me, not wanting to cripple myself for a minimum wage job), but to be equally fair, you haven’t exactly been upholding your end of the bargain.
This morning I spent an hour writing up a series of lists. These lists detail what I want, what I don’t want, and what I flat out refuse. (I also made up a list of skills and talents, but that is for another time.) The following is a synopsis of said lists:
Want:
*First and foremost, a paycheck that I can reasonably support myself on, and the health coverage that the government (and I’m referring to this damned state, not the Federal gov’t) requires I have or be fined for being dirt-poor.
*A reasonable work-load and an employer who will not mistake my neurotic compulsion to finish everything before I go home (and related ability to do just that) as I don’t have enough to do and add more. I will still finish it all, no matter how much you load on, and I will very quickly spiral into another nervous breakdown. I know this. I’ve done it.
*A low-key, casual environment with good people.
*Respect for limitations. Just because you can’t see pain, doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.
*Something that is interesting, useful, and over-all beneficial.
Do Not Want:
* A high-strung, loud, overly hectic environment, full of bad-tempered people.
*The requirement that I purchase a new, expensive wardrobe to fit someone’s idea of what “professional” is. (By that same token, not really big on uniforms, either.) Neither will I wear make-up. I’m a human being, not a doll on display, thank you very much.
*Monotonous, useless, mind-numbingly dull “duties”. (As a side note, I do not for some reason, consider filing, collating, data entry, or other things of that nature to fall into this category. I guess it has something to do with my need to keep things organized and in their proper place.)
*Early mornings, long commutes, or a schedule that removes my ability to have a life. Work is not my life, and it is not allowed to have it.
*Unreasonable requests/deadlines/job requirements.
Flat Out Refuse:
* Anything that will impact my health, either physical or mental, in a negative way. I refuse to injure or cripple myself for anyone.
*A paycheck that requires me to still be on state assistance to get by.
*To be taken advantage of.
Thank you. Also? I’m done playing by the stupid “rules” of resumes, cover letters, interviews, etc. Following them has gotten me absolutely nowhere, and really at this point, what do I have to lose?
~M
I would like a job. I know I have been saying this quite a bit over the last 2+ years, but it seems that you don’t think I’m serious. To be fair, I will admit to being a wee bit picky at times (silly me, not wanting to cripple myself for a minimum wage job), but to be equally fair, you haven’t exactly been upholding your end of the bargain.
This morning I spent an hour writing up a series of lists. These lists detail what I want, what I don’t want, and what I flat out refuse. (I also made up a list of skills and talents, but that is for another time.) The following is a synopsis of said lists:
Want:
*First and foremost, a paycheck that I can reasonably support myself on, and the health coverage that the government (and I’m referring to this damned state, not the Federal gov’t) requires I have or be fined for being dirt-poor.
*A reasonable work-load and an employer who will not mistake my neurotic compulsion to finish everything before I go home (and related ability to do just that) as I don’t have enough to do and add more. I will still finish it all, no matter how much you load on, and I will very quickly spiral into another nervous breakdown. I know this. I’ve done it.
*A low-key, casual environment with good people.
*Respect for limitations. Just because you can’t see pain, doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.
*Something that is interesting, useful, and over-all beneficial.
Do Not Want:
* A high-strung, loud, overly hectic environment, full of bad-tempered people.
*The requirement that I purchase a new, expensive wardrobe to fit someone’s idea of what “professional” is. (By that same token, not really big on uniforms, either.) Neither will I wear make-up. I’m a human being, not a doll on display, thank you very much.
*Monotonous, useless, mind-numbingly dull “duties”. (As a side note, I do not for some reason, consider filing, collating, data entry, or other things of that nature to fall into this category. I guess it has something to do with my need to keep things organized and in their proper place.)
*Early mornings, long commutes, or a schedule that removes my ability to have a life. Work is not my life, and it is not allowed to have it.
*Unreasonable requests/deadlines/job requirements.
Flat Out Refuse:
* Anything that will impact my health, either physical or mental, in a negative way. I refuse to injure or cripple myself for anyone.
*A paycheck that requires me to still be on state assistance to get by.
*To be taken advantage of.
Thank you. Also? I’m done playing by the stupid “rules” of resumes, cover letters, interviews, etc. Following them has gotten me absolutely nowhere, and really at this point, what do I have to lose?
~M
