Job Hunting Chronicles

#MerryMonday  📰 If you know me well, you know I love my page-a-day 📅 calendars. They are the pictures 🌄 to my daily "good morning" 👋 posts, and they are the papers I use to write ✍️ down my daily gratitude 🙏 entries each night 🌃. Buying them is one of my favorite shopping 🛍 days of the year. So when I saw 👀 today's page on my Friends calendar, I knew it was the perfect illustration 🎨 to a recent interview I had. I asked what the company did to ensure that employees didn't get burned 🔥 out. Clearly, that caught them off guard 😯 so I reworded it and asked the broader work/life balance ⚖️ question. I might as well have asked if they were serial killers because no one could actually answer the question 🤷. I wasn't looking for a 5 point plan 📑, just something that showed the company cared about their employees as people. My mistake 🤦🏼‍♀️ Recruiters, hiring managers and companies, remember that you're being interviewed, too. It's a 2 way street...

Happy Friday 🤍 Follow your dreams ✨️ #freelancer #FreelanceWork #FreelanceLife #WorkFromHome #RemoteWork #CatSitting #CatSitter #JobHuntingChronicles

Happy Wednesday ☀️ This view centers me and even though it's nothing spectacular, I do love it. And I needed it after what I've been dealing with... I had to finally pull the plug on a job where the interview kept getting rescheduled...at the last minute. Once is not great but it is understandable. Twice is questionable. After that, it's clear it's not a priority for them. And if I'm treated like this at the interview stage, how would I be treated as an employee? I shudder to think what that workplace is like. Somehow we've gotten to a place where candidates should be *grateful* just for the chance to interview. How about you being grateful I was even considering working for you? Yes, the balance of power is tipped in your favor but that doesn't mean it's ok for you to expect me to jump through hoops. Whether you meant to or not, you sent a message loud and clear. Job seekers (well, everyone really), it's ok to remove yourself from a situation or...

Happy Tuesday 📰 It's not even 4:30 and I locked the deadbolt on my front door. I do that to tell my brain I'm officially done with the outside world today. Some days (like today) end earlier than others. It's taken decades but I've finally learned to set (and respect) my boundaries. Have you? #freelancer #FreelanceWork #FreelanceLife #WorkFromHome #RemoteWork #CatSitting #CatSitter #JobHuntingChronicles

#MerryMonday  📰 This morning, a former coworker texted me asking if I knew of anyone who could help get a kitten out of the bottom of a car. I texted back a name and number of someone I know of who traps cats (feral, stray, dumped, etc.) with the warning that I wasn't sure if the number was current. A few minutes later, he thanked me and said the number was current and she was on her way. The reason I wasn't sure if the number was current is because a year and a half ago, someone asked if I would help this person with their social media. I reached out to her but never heard back. Since it was going to be a pro bono job, I wasn't too disappointed. Most people probably would have deleted her number but I still had it because of the unanswered text. My point? Just because she didn't reply to me doesn't mean she isn't good at what she does. I bear no ill will towards her and am thankful I was able to play a small part in a kitten's rescue. Remember, just be...

Happy Sunday 👋 After the disappointment 🫤 I posted about on Friday (an interview canceled 🚫 a couple of hours 🕑 before it was supposed to start), I closed the loop 💬 on that job, but I won't be surprised if I hear from that recruiter once my trip is over. The question is, will I still be open to the position? Gut feeling: no ❌️ Disappointments are a part of life. I've moved on and declared that it's a read-and-watch-the-Dodgers kind of day 📖 ⚾️ It's ok to wallow 😮‍💨 just don't stay stuck in that mindset for too long. #SundayFunday #JobHuntingChronicles