Washu's Unemployment Saga pt 2
Journal Entry: Fri Jun 6, 2008, 9:18 PM
Hey Party People.
When last I left, I was out of work and running on empty.
while the last two months have been bleak, they have not been devoid of some hope.
The last two weeks I have held two decent paying temp positions, I am currently at a third with another possibly on the way.
The exciting thing about my current position is-if I want it-I can stay on permanently. Only two drawbacks:
One it is working for a property management company. I have absolutely no property management experience whatsoever. I was brought on to help with the filing and answer telephones. The upper level execs have started to train me a little, but in the short time I have left there (if I don't stay) I doubt I will make much impact. Also, they are short staffed and desperately need the people, but they need folks with vastly more and different experience than I have.
Two, the logistics of travel are simply too cumbersome. Currently, my sweetie has no reliable means of transportation and has to rely on myself, a co-worker, or the minimally extant SoCal public transit system. While this was no real problem while looking for work, now that I am working, this is proving difficult. I work in Long Beach while sweetie works over forty miles away in South Orange County. If she misses her train, or her ride with co-worker, either I come and get her or she pays $60 for a one-way cab fare.
Ouch!
I have the possibility of another job in Orange County-and much closer to sweetie-but I still have to interview for it Friday afternoon. If I get it-big if- that would be wonderful because it is in the architectural/construction fields where I am more comfortable and have vastly better knowledge and skills.
The question being, do I stay with a job that is all but guaranteed and try to learn something brand new over a long period of time with a short staffed and overworked crew having to look over my shoulder, or should I return to the field I have the most experience, but never able to move beyond where I am?
Update:
When last I left you, I was considering whether to go or stay with the property management company. Events have conspired to move against me. It would seem they have located someone with the experience they need and are preparing to bring him on board ASAP. So, my time there is short.
So I guess my initial logistical problem is moot as well.
- Mood:
Hope - Listening to: words of encouragement
- Reading: want ads