Wednesday, October 6, 2010

The No-Post Post

I obviously do not intend for this to be counted as a post, but I'm a big fan of pointing out my own errors before others do.  I didn't make a post this week.  Nope.  

Instead, I've been in the awful transition that is called a "career change".  I recently accepted a position at Horace Mann Elementary School as a CSS Aide (paraprofessional/teacher's aide for autistic children), so I am leaving the wonderful world of answering phones and performing thankless cleaning tasks to pursue a more meaningful vocation.  Because of my boss's total lack of... well, anything, I have been put in complete control of finding my replacement.  

So, for the mere $7.25 I make an hour, I have been sifting through 50+ applications in hopes of finding a replication of myself.  I have conducted one interview and have three more on Friday.  Did I mention that I have never done this?  Did I mention minimum wage?  Supplement that with wading through the molasses of bullshit that is Springfield Public School's Human Resources department, and you have some semblance of what my week has been like.  

Sorry for the lack of post, but here's a fun little YouTube of a dog sleep-running into a wall.  That's pet-related, right?



5 comments:

  1. congrats on the job! sorry it is rough finding a replacement :(

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  2. It's so ridiculous that you have to find your own replacement. What is your boss thinking? I mean, it seems rather obvious that you no longer have a vested interest in that business, so what do you care if your replacement is a success or not?

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  3. Oh my, that video is crazy! Your posts are great every week! Good luck with the task of finding your replacement, that must be so stressful.

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  4. Good luck. Where did you used to work at by the way?

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  5. I worked at Red Stone Salon as a receptionist. It's a great place, but it's time that I do something that is more fulfilling.

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