Wasted Time . . . Hope and Prayers

             Marketing is horrible in Douglas County.  I noticed that shortly after we moved here from Salt Lake.  Marketing in Salt Lake was ALWAYS in everyone’s face ALL of the time.  It was quite refreshing not having advertisements and commercialism thrown at us every single minute – but I slowly understood the need.  Surely there has got to be a happy medium.

Roland and I had both applied for several positions in August.  Nothing seemed to pan out.  Perhaps that is why Roland went with this hidden jewelry store which others had evidently heard of.  I never have.  The location is NOT a prime location.  It’s set back behind several food places. 

For the first two months of being hired the Roseburg location wasn’t even open – though the building was there. The pandemic had slowed down its reopening.  And then when they did reopen they didn’t have any heat. 

The employees there really like Roland and wish he was the manager.  He was enthusiastic for the first six weeks or so but is no longer happy with it. 

        I haven’t been very supportive about Roland’s job situation.  I feel bad that I haven’t been as the cloud above his head has burst.  I am certain that I have contributed to that – but not totally.  It has just taken him longer to understand my complaints – well some of them anyway.

        Initially he had said that if he didn’t get hired in the manager position that he would not take the job.  He was not offered the manager position but he did take the job.  It is at less than what he was making through the school.  

I think I posted about the local community college calling finally calling back (from August – just getting around to it September/October) and had one interview but was not called back.  Now he has an opportunity to interview through the VA – also applied to in August.  We are now praying that this one will pan out. I think that even if it does not Roland will be giving his two weeks notice pretty soon.  NO ONE is happy there.  Wasted time.

Throwing Hands

          There is a difference between a job and a career.  Career oriented people will put themselves out there.  They have a desire to advance.  They want to change things.  They want to set goals whether it is to make money or better the community, environment, what have you.  Some are so focused on their careers that nothing else is a priority.  Some balance their careers with other things that may have meaning in their lives – such as family or community. 

Job people are those who need a paycheck just to make ends meet – or sometimes just to have an extra amount of cash.  These people don’t necessarily wish to make a career out of whatever they’re doing.  It is there just to get buy.  They are not married to their job or at least don’t want to be.  Often people have resentments about their situations on the job – or others that they work with.  Some feel used and abused and struggle financially while others do it for extra pocket change.  Some are even happy with their jobs but are also aware that it’s not necessarily something that they wish to do for the rest of their lives. 

https://www.mihnati.com/blog/2017/12/job-vs-career-whats-the-difference/

I think Linkedin was designed for career oriented people who know how to utilize the site to the fullest while others create an account either out of curiosity or like me, do for a grade requirement.  I’m sure I could use it to my advantage if I had the right frame of mind, but I don’t.  I don’t have the right frame of mind that anyone reading this would even want to hire me.   

I am a good employee – always have been.  But I don’t wish to be married to my job nor do I wish to spend so much time getting to a location where said job might be.  I’ve already done that as a single person.  Time is more precious to me than money.  Roland doesn’t understand that.  He wants me to work full time.  He wants me to find a job that will offer benefits.  I do get where he’s coming from.  I really do.  He wants Jenna and I to be covered should our health be jeopardized or I am unable to work further and his social security will not be enough to carry us through.

        I loathe job hunting.  I have been in a number of dead end jobs biting time because I wasn’t willing to play the job hunting game of filling out applications and interviewing.  

We went to a job fair while Randy and Carrie were visiting.  Roland had dropped everyone off at Stewart Park except for me.  I put my resume with three companies who were there to represent themselves. I may have received a call from one but unsure as the caller had a thick Asian accent that I didn’t understand.  She called the day after I had put in my application to the school district the day after the job fair.  I would like that position as it will require less travel.