How is everyone's work situation these days??

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  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    CHANGEinWAVES wrote:
    Jeanwah wrote:
    CHANGEinWAVES wrote:
    I just had an interview... Where we ended up talking about pearl jam! Hehe... I really want this job!!
    How did PJ makes its way into a job interview?
    He asked me what I like to do in my free time, I said concerts. To which he asked who I like to go see. When I mentione pearl jam the convo took off! It's a gym and he mentioned that he plays pearl jam concert dvds there, that's when I leaned over the desk and gave him a high five :P

    a high five?? nice!! 8-)
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  • given2fly23
    given2fly23 Evanston, IL Posts: 6,042
    Jeanwah wrote:
    CHANGEinWAVES wrote:
    that's when I leaned over the desk and gave him a high five :P

    a high five?? nice!! 8-)

    JERRY: Slapping hands is the lowest form of male primate ritual. In fact, even some of them have moved on - they’re using sign language now.

    ELAINE: Is that bad?

    JERRY: What do you think the Nazis were doin’? (Imitates the Nazi’s salute) That was the heil-five.


    just kidding--I just immediately thought of this episode when I read your post. that's a great story! again, good luck.
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  • CHANGEinWAVES
    CHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    Yeah I had second thoughts on the high five in the car on the drive home. But I'm a girl and I threw in a little giggle too so maybe he thought it was just silly cute ;) :P
    "I'm not present, I'm a drug that makes you dream"
  • given2fly23
    given2fly23 Evanston, IL Posts: 6,042
    CHANGEinWAVES wrote:
    Yeah I had second thoughts on the high five in the car on the drive home. But I'm a girl and I threw in a little giggle too so maybe he thought it was just silly cute ;) :P

    dont worry, I am sure he/she enjoyed it. I would love to high-5 cool people if I could find some in my profession.
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  • Drowned Out
    Drowned Out Posts: 6,056
    Both of those stories made me smile :)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6Y6LtIL ... re=related
    ;)
  • LONGRD
    LONGRD Posts: 6,036
    CHANGEinWAVES wrote:
    I just had an interview... Where we ended up talking about pearl jam! Hehe... I really want this job!!
    I had an internship interview that went like that. The paper's executive asked what kind of music I like and I said "Well, I'm kinda obsessed with this band call Pearl Jam." His face lit up!

    Then the next hour all we talked about was the band.

    The best job interview ever for me, and I got a free lunch out of it. :lol:
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  • CHANGEinWAVES
    CHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    Drowned Out wrote:
    Both of those stories made me smile :)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6Y6LtIL ... re=related
    ;)
    they're really white eh?! :roll: :roll: :lol::lol:

    yeah it was a little like that :oops:
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  • jmurray
    jmurray Stratham, NH Posts: 3,538
    Four more lay-offs yesterday, which brings the total to 9 this year. Cutting us back to 4-9 hour days to close the building on Friday, four hours vacation so no pay cut. It does seem things like things are slowly picking up though.
  • Restless Soul
    Restless Soul Posts: 805
    jmurray wrote:
    It does seem things like things are slowly picking up though.

    You mean in your company or in general? It seems like all the agencies I'm with say things are really slow, one woman admitted it was "horrendous". We have a bank holiday on monday, you'd think employers would be calling in for cover while people take holidays next week, but...nothing.
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  • whitepants
    whitepants Posts: 729
    I got a job interview on Wednesday ya'll. Please cross your fingers for me. :D
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  • jmurray
    jmurray Stratham, NH Posts: 3,538
    Restless Soul wrote:
    jmurray wrote:
    It does seem things like things are slowly picking up though.

    You mean in your company or in general? It seems like all the agencies I'm with say things are really slow, one woman admitted it was "horrendous". We have a bank holiday on monday, you'd think employers would be calling in for cover while people take holidays next week, but...nothing.

    I meant in the company I work for. They're telling us volume will be flat through the end of the 2nd quarter, which is way down over last year. The last couple months have been a little better though, hopefully it continues.
  • Lizard
    Lizard So Cal Posts: 12,091
    whitepants wrote:
    I got a job interview on Wednesday ya'll. Please cross your fingers for me. :D
    Done.
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  • xavier mcdaniel
    xavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,450
    I had a full-time interview the other day at a place a family friend works out, I was told they liked my stuff. I think the interviewer was trying to scare me off by saying how much overtime she works, so we'll see what happens with this.
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  • given2fly23
    given2fly23 Evanston, IL Posts: 6,042
    xavier mcdaniel wrote:
    I had a full-time interview the other day at a place a family friend works out, I was told they liked my stuff. I think the interviewer was trying to scare me off by saying how much overtime she works, so we'll see what happens with this.

    the X-Man cant get a gig? what is this world coming to???
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  • given2fly23
    given2fly23 Evanston, IL Posts: 6,042
    had my second interview with the firm this morning and afterwards they made me an offer! very excited.

    now I just have to break the news to my current firm...
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  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,390
    Where I work didn't cut benefits, and they didn't cut salary. They didn't freeze salary, and they are doing their best to not cut more people (8 positions cut in December 08). In order to do this we have 2 weeks *furlough*. The first week in June and the first week in August we are not allowed to work, and we are not paid. I still say management is working the best they can, and I appreciate this least painful solution. It's a drag to figure out how to pay for things for those two months when I'll be 25% in pay down.

    However, again, at least no one was laid off, no benefits were cut, and no salaries were frozen.

    I've been laid off before. There were endless possibilities then, and I even tried a new career. However, as I know more than I knew then I just focus on here and now and not the long term future so much.
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  • Who Princess
    Who Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    non-entity wrote:
    had my second interview with the firm this morning and afterwards they made me an offer! very excited.

    now I just have to break the news to my current firm...
    Congrats! So now you'll be working someplace where there is at least one other person who's into PJ, right? 8-);):lol:

    I'm sure there will be other benefits but that's bound to be a plus. :D
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  • given2fly23
    given2fly23 Evanston, IL Posts: 6,042
    whoprincess wrote:
    non-entity wrote:
    had my second interview with the firm this morning and afterwards they made me an offer! very excited.

    now I just have to break the news to my current firm...
    Congrats! So now you'll be working someplace where there is at least one other person who's into PJ, right? 8-);):lol:

    I'm sure there will be other benefits but that's bound to be a plus. :D

    thanks! yup, that will be cool. unfortunately he is a white sox fan, but I'll live with that.

    just gave my notice. the partners were very disappointed. not fun when you respect the people who hired you and gave you a life-changing opportunity.
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  • whitepants
    whitepants Posts: 729
    Great interview, great job, lovely work environment, nice people... but very low pay. I want to cry. I wanted to take this job so badly. :cry:
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  • Who Princess
    Who Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    non-entity wrote:
    whoprincess wrote:
    non-entity wrote:
    had my second interview with the firm this morning and afterwards they made me an offer! very excited.

    now I just have to break the news to my current firm...
    Congrats! So now you'll be working someplace where there is at least one other person who's into PJ, right? 8-);):lol:

    I'm sure there will be other benefits but that's bound to be a plus. :D

    thanks! yup, that will be cool. unfortunately he is a white sox fan, but I'll live with that.

    just gave my notice. the partners were very disappointed. not fun when you respect the people who hired you and gave you a life-changing opportunity.
    That is hard. I tend to have a hard time leaving the people I've worked with, or at least the ones that I've had regard for.
    "The stars are all connected to the brain."

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