basic goals

[redbird]

I have sent out a resume this morning. Trying for one a day seems useful.

This is a freelance possibility, which isn't ideal--I want benefits, paid vacation, and some long-term stability (hah!). But it's editorial work.

I knew I'd been slacking when I went to enter the one from Wednesday in my file of jobs applied for, and it wasn't in the recent documents list Windows keeps. Must try harder. Probably good for me, and I can't get jobs if I don't look.

Fruits and vegetables: a pickle here, a peach there, as the seasons turn. Pickles are half-sours from Russ and Daughters, a bit of an indulgence (not cheap) but half-sours are both of our favorites, and less common than they ought to be. The peach was snagged yesterday, one of two that seemed ripe that I found in a huge pile of California peaches at Fairway. The pickle was better than the peach: no surprise, cucumbers are less seasonal.

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jobs

[webbob.livejournal.com]

Pardon my lynx-inspired bad formatting, but congrats on sending out the
resume. One a day is a reasonable goal in a slow market, particularly if you really know what you want to be doing.

My job has settled out of crisis mode into a fairly honest situation where we all know that I probably won't find the long-term stability I'm looking for in this job (not enough scope for my talents). The benefits and the fact that I'm doing good, basic system administration in a good cause makes it tolerable to lose the illusion of permanence.
I'm not looking forward to the cycle of expectation and disappointment of a job search, but the long-term stability isn't here, either.

[avram]

Actually, I’ve gotten most of my jobs without looking. The one exception was a horror that burned me out in other areas of my life.

[redbird]

What's the trick? Do you sit there and look available, or leave snares, or what?

[avram]

I dunno, it just happens.

[filkerdave.livejournal.com]

The problem with looking for a job when you don't have one is that it's mentally grinding.