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Post by TheHaitian on Feb 25, 2016 23:22:56 GMT -5
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Post by chiver78 on Feb 25, 2016 23:24:19 GMT -5
in case anyone was unaware, that $650 he just spent on V-Day is going to look like chump change after an August weekend on the Vineyard. <<shudder>> We did it last year or was that the year before? Yep Martha's Vineyard is not cheap but who goes there after Labor Day? apparently you would be surprised to find out that September/early October are flush with DINK tourists. the weather's still exceptional here, the foliage is stunning, and after Labor Day there's no kids b/c they are back in school.
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Post by TheHaitian on Feb 25, 2016 23:29:39 GMT -5
We did it last year or was that the year before? Yep Martha's Vineyard is not cheap but who goes there after Labor Day? apparently you would be surprised to find out that September/early October are flush with DINK tourists. the weather's still exceptional here, the foliage is stunning, and after Labor Day there's no kids b/c they are back in school. Good to know, I will remember that before booking our next trip. The store manager I have been training with has a vacation home on the cape. It is only ~900 sqft and with 2 kids and now 3 grandkids it is getting a bit cramped so he is thinking about selling it and buying a bigger one. It is in Dennis... What do you think?
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Post by Peace77 on Feb 26, 2016 0:17:37 GMT -5
apparently you would be surprised to find out that September/early October are flush with DINK tourists. the weather's still exceptional here, the foliage is stunning, and after Labor Day there's no kids b/c they are back in school. Good to know, I will remember that before booking our next trip. The store manager I have been training with has a vacation home on the cape. It is only ~900 sqft and with 2 kids and now 3 grandkids it is getting a bit cramped so he is thinking about selling it and buying a bigger one. It is in Dennis... What do you think? I think that you can't afford to buy a cabin. Are you nuts?
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Post by zibazinski on Feb 26, 2016 6:07:27 GMT -5
Even people who don't have the financial issues you do go for the day at the most. Who are you trying to impress all the time with your purchases and trips? It seems like a contest. How many people can you support to show you're a success? How much stuff can you buy and only the best? Who is driving you to show off so much? Will those people be there for you when you need them? I think you know the answer to that. When you were unemployed not one person offered to chip in to help you out. No one has offered any money for anything, not even coveted grandchildren. Carl, please rethink your spending and see what is causing these problems. You make good money. You don't need to spend it all. There's plenty of places you could cut and never miss it. Start a no spending March and see.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2016 6:34:37 GMT -5
Also when he's working he can't be spending money! Maybe wife should get a second job too, then they won't have TIME for $650 weekends. Actually, you have to be careful that you don't spend more money when you are working retail. Some of it is lifestyle . . . who wants to brown-bag two meals a day? But also you are surrounded by stuff to buy. If Crate & Barrel is a separate building, it might be ok. If it is part of a mall, indoor or outdoor (like it is here), look out! That hour for lunch can be expensive!
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Post by TheHaitian on Feb 26, 2016 6:55:52 GMT -5
Also when he's working he can't be spending money! Maybe wife should get a second job too, then they won't have TIME for $650 weekends. Actually, you have to be careful that you don't spend more money when you are working retail. Some of it is lifestyle . . . who wants to brown-bag two meals a day? But also you are surrounded by stuff to buy. If Crate & Barrel is a separate building, it might be ok. If it is part of a mall, indoor or outdoor (like it is here), look out! That hour for lunch can be expensive! I work in a grocery store with a full salad bar and hot bar yet still bring lunch everyday. I think I will be ok
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Post by swamp on Feb 26, 2016 7:04:08 GMT -5
apparently you would be surprised to find out that September/early October are flush with DINK tourists. the weather's still exceptional here, the foliage is stunning, and after Labor Day there's no kids b/c they are back in school. Good to know, I will remember that before booking our next trip. The store manager I have been training with has a vacation home on the cape. It is only ~900 sqft and with 2 kids and now 3 grandkids it is getting a bit cramped so he is thinking about selling it and buying a bigger one. It is in Dennis... What do you think? I think you should buy it. And invite us!!
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Post by Cookies Galore on Feb 26, 2016 7:36:47 GMT -5
Good to know, I will remember that before booking our next trip. The store manager I have been training with has a vacation home on the cape. It is only ~900 sqft and with 2 kids and now 3 grandkids it is getting a bit cramped so he is thinking about selling it and buying a bigger one. It is in Dennis... What do you think? I think you should buy it. And invite us!! Bankruptcy party at Carl's cottage! Woo hoo! ;-) I kid, man.
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Post by TheHaitian on Feb 26, 2016 7:42:08 GMT -5
I think you should buy it. And invite us!! Bankruptcy party at Carl's cottage! Woo hoo! And all the booze you can drink!!!! Woo hoo
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Post by TheHaitian on Feb 26, 2016 7:42:48 GMT -5
Good to know, I will remember that before booking our next trip. The store manager I have been training with has a vacation home on the cape. It is only ~900 sqft and with 2 kids and now 3 grandkids it is getting a bit cramped so he is thinking about selling it and buying a bigger one. It is in Dennis... What do you think? I think that you can't afford to buy a cabin. Are you nuts? It was meant as a joke, chill!
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Post by Cookies Galore on Feb 26, 2016 7:46:56 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2016 8:10:32 GMT -5
Actually, you have to be careful that you don't spend more money when you are working retail. Some of it is lifestyle . . . who wants to brown-bag two meals a day? But also you are surrounded by stuff to buy. If Crate & Barrel is a separate building, it might be ok. If it is part of a mall, indoor or outdoor (like it is here), look out! That hour for lunch can be expensive! I work in a grocery store with a full salad bar and hot bar yet still bring lunch everyday. I think I will be ok I think you are the same person that doubted me when I tried to tell you that living in that apt. would easily run you a $1000 a month in expenses. Seriously, I wasn't talking about lunch when I said that hour can be expensive. I'm talking the environment.
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Post by chiver78 on Feb 26, 2016 8:14:07 GMT -5
apparently you would be surprised to find out that September/early October are flush with DINK tourists. the weather's still exceptional here, the foliage is stunning, and after Labor Day there's no kids b/c they are back in school. Good to know, I will remember that before booking our next trip. The store manager I have been training with has a vacation home on the cape. It is only ~900 sqft and with 2 kids and now 3 grandkids it is getting a bit cramped so he is thinking about selling it and buying a bigger one. It is in Dennis... What do you think? I think it sounds like a perfect place for you and Mrs C to rent for a weekend/week to check out Dennis.
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Post by yogiii on Feb 26, 2016 9:08:11 GMT -5
Do you know I've lived in New England most of my life and I've never been to the Cape or Martha's Vineyard? At this point it's just weird. I've been a lot of other places but never there.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Feb 26, 2016 9:39:12 GMT -5
Thank you. I feel especially bad that I couldn't get back on the boards for hours after I made the post and crapped all over your day on the internet. My day got crazy and I wanted to come clarify and apologize earlier but it didn't happen. For the sake of owning up to things, I partially said what I did because I'm trying to convince DH to get a certification that would make him SO much more employable. His employer has him over a barrel since he never finished his degree. This cert would go a long way towards fixing that. He's dragging his feet, and I feel like I'm being his mom - doing the research, showing him how easy it would be, doing everything but taking the Damn test for him. So, pop psychologist here, I am frustrated with myself and DH and snapped at you because I see some of the same dynamics in your situation. I Fucked up, and I really hope you don't stop venting here. Tl;dr: it's not you it's me. I get it. DH has gotten on my case about taking over job hunting for him saying it's not something I need to burden myself with. He's all right with me helping craft his resume and stuff but he doesn't want me jeopardizing my job trying to help him find a job. It doesn't help our stupid computer kicked the bucket at the worst moment either. Apparently McAfee wasn't working like it claimed 735 viruses found when we had someone look at it. Course we can't afford to replace it right now. We have Gwen's tablet and the PS4 which work all right for job searching but doesn't always work that well for online applications. Since the library charges for everything I'll submit stuff for DH when I am not busy. I can understand why he doesn't want to go down to his mom's and do it with her looking over his shoulder. We're in that awkward limbo stage now where he's applied to pretty much everything that is currently out there and we're waiting to see who calls back and what's been lost to the internet black hole. He does all the chores at home and does most of the errands for me so I don't have to do any of that. He picks Gwen up and I pick Abby up so I don't have to make two daycare runs in the evening. He's also busting himself at Hy-Vee to learn all the departments like they asked. It makes him more valuable which gets him more hours and may potentially lead to a full time position. The most stressful part for me of this is we don't have an emergency fund (dons flame suit). It got sucked up by my unemployment and then $3k pay cut at BT. I didn't have enough time at my current salary to start building up speed before DH lost his job. This is the first time since I opened my bank account that I do not have an EF and I HATE the anxiety it's causing me. I hate counting on getting a refund to shore it up, normally that is "bonus" savings not a life/death situation. As it stands now we are using the CC to cover non-regular expenses and my blood pressure goes up with the balance. I am reminding myself right now we need to keep our heads above water, I can work on swimming upstream after DH has gained full time employment again. Another huge source of stress for me is the sitting around waiting on others. While I understand it, I HATE how much power employers have when it comes to the job hunting game. It's really rude to tell people you will call in a week and then nothing. Again I understand that crap happens but how hard would it be to generate a robo email update? I get dozens of random ass useless robo emails a day in my work in-box, I don't feel it's be that hard to generate an HR one that sends out a generic "update" to active applications. Then the tension that all this has caused in our marriage doesn't help. Trying to master everything at my job and then doing something stupid this week didn't help either. Apparently if you don't put the pin back in the box holder all your boxes will float away when you put it back into the nitrogen tank and sink to the bottom. I caused someone's box of cells to float away. Everyone is being super nice about it which makes me feel worse for some reason. I feel a lot of pressure to make sure I don't screw up since we're really hosed if I lose my job.
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Post by emma1420 on Feb 26, 2016 9:48:53 GMT -5
I had a phone interview this week. It went well. Yesterday i was invited for an in-person interview. Except the headquarters are located 500 miles away and they want me to come in next week at my own expense.
They've agreed to do a Skype interview instead. But, I find myself highly annoyed at an organization that does a national search and then expects candidates to fly in on their own dime at very short notice. I've had multiple interviews out of state, and all except one paid for my travel (and that one was a disaster and I turned the job down, so I now see it as a red flag if they don't pay). So now I'm thinking of withdrawing my application. Am I just being cranky over nothing?
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Post by Pants on Feb 26, 2016 10:06:43 GMT -5
I had a phone interview this week. It went well. Yesterday i was invited for an in-person interview. Except the headquarters are located 500 miles away and they want me to come in next week at my own expense. They've agreed to do a Skype interview instead. But, I find myself highly annoyed at an organization that does a national search and then expects candidates to fly in on their own dime at very short notice. I've had multiple interviews out of state, and all except one paid for my travel (and that one was a disaster and I turned the job down, so I now see it as a red flag if they don't pay). So now I'm thinking of withdrawing my application. Am I just being cranky over nothing? I would take the Skype interview, but be aware it's often hard to show up well on Skype. So, I guess I would keep the interview if you need the job. If not, then withdraw.
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Post by swamp on Feb 26, 2016 10:42:51 GMT -5
I had a phone interview this week. It went well. Yesterday i was invited for an in-person interview. Except the headquarters are located 500 miles away and they want me to come in next week at my own expense. They've agreed to do a Skype interview instead. But, I find myself highly annoyed at an organization that does a national search and then expects candidates to fly in on their own dime at very short notice. I've had multiple interviews out of state, and all except one paid for my travel (and that one was a disaster and I turned the job down, so I now see it as a red flag if they don't pay). So now I'm thinking of withdrawing my application. Am I just being cranky over nothing? No.
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Post by andi9899 on Feb 26, 2016 11:10:12 GMT -5
I have two more interviews next week. One for construction and one for agriculture. I loved writing construction insurance when I did it. I don't know much about agricultural insurance, but it could be interesting. Yay!
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Post by TheHaitian on Feb 26, 2016 11:57:43 GMT -5
I have two more interviews next week. One for construction and one for agriculture. I loved writing construction insurance when I did it. I don't know much about agricultural insurance, but it could be interesting. Yay! Did you hear back from your # 1 job?
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Post by MJ2.0 on Feb 26, 2016 12:01:54 GMT -5
Thank you. I feel especially bad that I couldn't get back on the boards for hours after I made the post and crapped all over your day on the internet. My day got crazy and I wanted to come clarify and apologize earlier but it didn't happen. For the sake of owning up to things, I partially said what I did because I'm trying to convince DH to get a certification that would make him SO much more employable. His employer has him over a barrel since he never finished his degree. This cert would go a long way towards fixing that. He's dragging his feet, and I feel like I'm being his mom - doing the research, showing him how easy it would be, doing everything but taking the Damn test for him. So, pop psychologist here, I am frustrated with myself and DH and snapped at you because I see some of the same dynamics in your situation. I Fucked up, and I really hope you don't stop venting here. Tl;dr: it's not you it's me. I get it. DH has gotten on my case about taking over job hunting for him saying it's not something I need to burden myself with. He's all right with me helping craft his resume and stuff but he doesn't want me jeopardizing my job trying to help him find a job. It doesn't help our stupid computer kicked the bucket at the worst moment either. Apparently McAfee wasn't working like it claimed 735 viruses found when we had someone look at it. Course we can't afford to replace it right now. We have Gwen's tablet and the PS4 which work all right for job searching but doesn't always work that well for online applications. Since the library charges for everything I'll submit stuff for DH when I am not busy. I can understand why he doesn't want to go down to his mom's and do it with her looking over his shoulder. We're in that awkward limbo stage now where he's applied to pretty much everything that is currently out there and we're waiting to see who calls back and what's been lost to the internet black hole. He does all the chores at home and does most of the errands for me so I don't have to do any of that. He picks Gwen up and I pick Abby up so I don't have to make two daycare runs in the evening. He's also busting himself at Hy-Vee to learn all the departments like they asked. It makes him more valuable which gets him more hours and may potentially lead to a full time position. The most stressful part for me of this is we don't have an emergency fund (dons flame suit). It got sucked up by my unemployment and then $3k pay cut at BT. I didn't have enough time at my current salary to start building up speed before DH lost his job. This is the first time since I opened my bank account that I do not have an EF and I HATE the anxiety it's causing me. I hate counting on getting a refund to shore it up, normally that is "bonus" savings not a life/death situation. As it stands now we are using the CC to cover non-regular expenses and my blood pressure goes up with the balance. I am reminding myself right now we need to keep our heads above water, I can work on swimming upstream after DH has gained full time employment again. Another huge source of stress for me is the sitting around waiting on others. While I understand it, I HATE how much power employers have when it comes to the job hunting game. It's really rude to tell people you will call in a week and then nothing. Again I understand that crap happens but how hard would it be to generate a robo email update? I get dozens of random ass useless robo emails a day in my work in-box, I don't feel it's be that hard to generate an HR one that sends out a generic "update" to active applications. Then the tension that all this has caused in our marriage doesn't help. Trying to master everything at my job and then doing something stupid this week didn't help either. Apparently if you don't put the pin back in the box holder all your boxes will float away when you put it back into the nitrogen tank and sink to the bottom. I caused someone's box of cells to float away. Everyone is being super nice about it which makes me feel worse for some reason. I feel a lot of pressure to make sure I don't screw up since we're really hosed if I lose my job. I know it's really hard right now, but you need to (for your own sanity) take a breather and be thankful that you BOTH have income right now and that you've stopped the hemorraging. So you used your EF for what EFs are for - why are you upset about that? Shit happened and that EF saved your behinds. So what if you have to temporarily float expenses on CCs? As long as you're being careful about it and have a plan to pay it off, I don't see the problem. You have a roof over your heads, your utilities are on, you have food to eat, you have a husband and two kids that all adore you, and you have a plan. You are blessed more than you realize - fuck what YM says.
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Post by andi9899 on Feb 26, 2016 12:08:19 GMT -5
I have two more interviews next week. One for construction and one for agriculture. I loved writing construction insurance when I did it. I don't know much about agricultural insurance, but it could be interesting. Yay! Did you hear back from your # 1 job? No. I left a message yesterday and still haven't heard anything. I'm leaving it alone until next week. Maybe there was some fiasco and that's why he isn't calling me. I'm still keeping my fingers crossed.
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Post by muttleynfelix on Feb 26, 2016 12:17:48 GMT -5
I get it. DH has gotten on my case about taking over job hunting for him saying it's not something I need to burden myself with. He's all right with me helping craft his resume and stuff but he doesn't want me jeopardizing my job trying to help him find a job. It doesn't help our stupid computer kicked the bucket at the worst moment either. Apparently McAfee wasn't working like it claimed 735 viruses found when we had someone look at it. Course we can't afford to replace it right now. We have Gwen's tablet and the PS4 which work all right for job searching but doesn't always work that well for online applications. Since the library charges for everything I'll submit stuff for DH when I am not busy. I can understand why he doesn't want to go down to his mom's and do it with her looking over his shoulder. We're in that awkward limbo stage now where he's applied to pretty much everything that is currently out there and we're waiting to see who calls back and what's been lost to the internet black hole. He does all the chores at home and does most of the errands for me so I don't have to do any of that. He picks Gwen up and I pick Abby up so I don't have to make two daycare runs in the evening. He's also busting himself at Hy-Vee to learn all the departments like they asked. It makes him more valuable which gets him more hours and may potentially lead to a full time position. The most stressful part for me of this is we don't have an emergency fund (dons flame suit). It got sucked up by my unemployment and then $3k pay cut at BT. I didn't have enough time at my current salary to start building up speed before DH lost his job. This is the first time since I opened my bank account that I do not have an EF and I HATE the anxiety it's causing me. I hate counting on getting a refund to shore it up, normally that is "bonus" savings not a life/death situation. As it stands now we are using the CC to cover non-regular expenses and my blood pressure goes up with the balance. I am reminding myself right now we need to keep our heads above water, I can work on swimming upstream after DH has gained full time employment again. Another huge source of stress for me is the sitting around waiting on others. While I understand it, I HATE how much power employers have when it comes to the job hunting game. It's really rude to tell people you will call in a week and then nothing. Again I understand that crap happens but how hard would it be to generate a robo email update? I get dozens of random ass useless robo emails a day in my work in-box, I don't feel it's be that hard to generate an HR one that sends out a generic "update" to active applications. Then the tension that all this has caused in our marriage doesn't help. Trying to master everything at my job and then doing something stupid this week didn't help either. Apparently if you don't put the pin back in the box holder all your boxes will float away when you put it back into the nitrogen tank and sink to the bottom. I caused someone's box of cells to float away. Everyone is being super nice about it which makes me feel worse for some reason. I feel a lot of pressure to make sure I don't screw up since we're really hosed if I lose my job. I know it's really hard right now, but you need to (for your own sanity) take a breather and be thankful that you BOTH have income right now and that you've stopped the hemorraging. So you used your EF for what EFs are for - why are you upset about that? Shit happened and that EF saved your behinds. So what if you have to temporarily float expenses on CCs? As long as you're being careful about it and have a plan to pay it off, I don't see the problem. You have a roof over your heads, your utilities are on, you have food to eat, you have a husband and two kids that all adore you, and you have a plan. You are blessed more than you realize - fuck what YM says. Preach it sister!
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Feb 26, 2016 12:26:44 GMT -5
. So you used your EF for what EFs are for - why are you upset about that?
Cause it's supposed to keep growing forever and ever. I'm not supposed to ever have to USE it if I planned my life accordingly. Believe me I am grateful that we had one to begin with. I am also grateful that this whole mess has finally hammered home to DH why I am so militant about having an emergency fund. My salary would be enough now to cover all our bills if we didn't have daycare. The problem is you can't just stop using it. We're not paying so DH can get out of watching the kids. We're paying because we have to hold those spots for when DH finally gets a full time job again. I'm not worried about our electric bill or my student loan bill. I want to keep daycare afloat for as long as we can. That's a huge chunk of my monthly paycheck. DH's checks should be enough to cover daycare for Abby which will take a huge load off my shoulders. If we can keep that going I'll be a lot less stressed. Before now we were looking at not being able to make March's payment and needing to make a tough decision. I am so glad Hy-Vee decided to hire him, they could have easily decided that he'd bolt given his age and previous job experience and given it to a 16 year old. I am counting down the years until we are done with daycare. We'll be rich!
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Post by MJ2.0 on Feb 26, 2016 12:28:45 GMT -5
. So you used your EF for what EFs are for - why are you upset about that?
Cause it's supposed to keep growing forever and ever. I'm not supposed to ever have to USE it if I planned my life accordingly. Believe me I am grateful that we had one to begin with. I am also grateful that this whole mess has finally hammered home to DH why I am so militant about having an emergency fund. did you miss the last sentence of my post?
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Post by emma1420 on Feb 26, 2016 13:30:41 GMT -5
I had a phone interview this week. It went well. Yesterday i was invited for an in-person interview. Except the headquarters are located 500 miles away and they want me to come in next week at my own expense. They've agreed to do a Skype interview instead. But, I find myself highly annoyed at an organization that does a national search and then expects candidates to fly in on their own dime at very short notice. I've had multiple interviews out of state, and all except one paid for my travel (and that one was a disaster and I turned the job down, so I now see it as a red flag if they don't pay). So now I'm thinking of withdrawing my application. Am I just being cranky over nothing? I would take the Skype interview, but be aware it's often hard to show up well on Skype. So, I guess I would keep the interview if you need the job. If not, then withdraw. I have a job I don't hate, so I don't need this job. I was just interested in it.
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Post by TheHaitian on Feb 26, 2016 13:55:05 GMT -5
I would take the Skype interview, but be aware it's often hard to show up well on Skype. So, I guess I would keep the interview if you need the job. If not, then withdraw. I have a job I don't hate, so I don't need this job. I was just interested in it. Then I would not travel there on my dime.
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Post by mojothehelpermonkey on Feb 26, 2016 14:08:41 GMT -5
Also when he's working he can't be spending money! Maybe wife should get a second job too, then they won't have TIME for $650 weekends. Actually, you have to be careful that you don't spend more money when you are working retail. Some of it is lifestyle . . . who wants to brown-bag two meals a day? But also you are surrounded by stuff to buy. If Crate & Barrel is a separate building, it might be ok. If it is part of a mall, indoor or outdoor (like it is here), look out! That hour for lunch can be expensive! My SO works in construction, and he hates it when they have to work in stores in malls. Even the food court food is overpriced.
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Post by mojothehelpermonkey on Feb 26, 2016 14:23:41 GMT -5
I had a phone interview this week. It went well. Yesterday i was invited for an in-person interview. Except the headquarters are located 500 miles away and they want me to come in next week at my own expense. They've agreed to do a Skype interview instead. But, I find myself highly annoyed at an organization that does a national search and then expects candidates to fly in on their own dime at very short notice. I've had multiple interviews out of state, and all except one paid for my travel (and that one was a disaster and I turned the job down, so I now see it as a red flag if they don't pay). So now I'm thinking of withdrawing my application. Am I just being cranky over nothing? That does seem strange. I would be worried that they either couldn't afford it or they are interviewing a ton of people, either way it doesn't make them look very good.
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