Why job searching is no fun at all.

Hi All. It's been over a week since I last posted. And let me tell you what, today is not a good day.

So as I said before, I accepted this job a couple weeks ago that I was supposed to start this week. The job was taking care of a lady who is paralyzed and in a wheelchair, helping her go to bed and cooking meals from 7pm-9pm every single night. Sounds awful, right? Just the hours, mainly. I accepted it because she gave it to me right no the spot at our interview and I really need a job. So that was good news. Well I started to not feel so good about it. At the interview she told me that with the job she wouldn't want me to get pregnant. Umm, I'd like that option open for myself and my husband please! Then yesterday she called. It went something like this (paraphrased, of course).

woman: Hi Hannah, can you come in for training on Wednesday?
me: yes, sounds great!
woman: Which shift did we decide on, the morning or night shift?
me: night.
woman: oh okay, because I still need someone for morning.
me: oh I would much rather take morning if that's available!
woman: (sounding defensive) why would you rather take morning?
me: I can do both but morning is preferred because I'd like the nights to do things with my husband.
woman: do you have another job?
me: I teach violin lessons in the afternoon
woman: oh. I guess that's okay.
me: so would you like me to work mornings then?
woman: oh, I already have someone working mornings.
me: ... okay...?
woman: so you can come in for training on Wednesday?
me: yep, I'll be there.


Now before you get mad, this woman is not mentally handicapped in anyway, at least that is apparent to me. We had a very normal conversation at my interview. But first of all, she should not have to approve if I have other jobs or not! The description is for 2 hours very early in the morning or very late at night! And then she totally contradicted herself, saying she needs someone to work mornings and then that she already has someone.

It gets worse.


After hanging up the phone, I went out into the living room totally confused. Jake was there, along with my mom, Mallory, Mallory's boyfriend and Mallory's friend. I said I just felt like something was off about this woman. It felt that as soon as I would take this job my life as I knew it would be over. I would be on call at all times.

SO.

I then decided this job wasn't for me. Better no job and suffer a while than this job and suffer permanently. I haven't told her yet I will not take the job. But this morning I get online on a job listing website (the same that I found hers on) and she posted my job for someone else! BOTH morning and night positions! I was shocked and embarrassed. I have no idea what I would have been in for if I actually decided to go to training tomorrow. In our 2 or 3 conversations it was very clear I had the job already. I'm kind of upset, as you can see.

But then there was some silver lining.


I applied to work at my gym. I got an email last night asking me if I would like an interview. I responded right away and said yes, of course. So then this morning I woke up early with Jake and my mom to drive her to the airport. The whole way there and back I was checking my email to see if there was a response. No response. I figured it would take them a while to get back to me. Well, because I have been getting inconsistent sleep the last few days I came home after the airport and just crashed in bed. I was asleep until 11:15 when I had a phone call. I looked over and didn't recognize the number so I didn't pick it up. After I missed it I realized it could be the gym. SO I check my email really quick, and my message says this:

"Could you come in at 11:15 this morning to interview?"

Obviously, I didn't get the email. I called back and the woman sounded rather annoyed that I didn't respond to her email. A PHONE CALL WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE! I asked if there were other times. One was for noon, and I could have showered really quick and made it except that Jake parked the car at the transit center. The other time was 3:00, which is when I am teaching. So just like that, no interview. This job is no longer a possibility.

Because apparently in the year 2011, if you want a job you need to check your email every half hour.


A bit unprofessional, if you ask me.


So those are the job opportunities in Logan, UT, my friends. Crazy people who can't make up their minds. I really hope something comes along soon.

Sorry to be so depressing. Hopefully in 6 months I will come back and read this and just laugh, because the job I landed was way better than either of these.