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Post by Rukh O'Rorke on Jun 7, 2023 13:31:50 GMT -5
DH has an in person interview coming up out of state. Say prayers that he is hired please. wishing him the best!!
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Post by giramomma on Jun 7, 2023 17:13:48 GMT -5
Another position popped up that I can apply for. A couple, actually.
One job was advertised in LinkedIn for a half day and already 10 applicants.
Shit.
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Post by giramomma on Jun 7, 2023 17:20:48 GMT -5
I also don't think I got an interview for the job I really wanted. They don't inform you that you aren't moving forward until someone has been hired. Which is not useful. Most other folk extend a first interview invitation 5 business days after the job closed. Even taking the long holiday weekend into account, it's been more than 5 business days.
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Post by chiver78 on Jun 7, 2023 17:29:59 GMT -5
I trolled LinkedIn tonight while I was waiting for the line for doggy daycare pickup to shrink, and found two listings that I would have already applied for, if I loved what my resume looks like rn. tonight that the pups will be comatose (thank you, daycare!) as soon as I stop moving around, I'm taking a first pass at putting my content into a completely new format of a resume. I'd adopted an unconventional format when I made the move from engineering to QA. I think 8y of QA time is enough to be able to summarize the bullet points of hte engineering role and reallocate that space to the detail of what I've been doing as QA...in a more current format.
but, both are 100% remote. one is exactly what I'm doing now, plus the stuff I was doing as trial-by-fire when I first joined the current place. company is orders of magnitude smaller, so it makes sense that the role combines the two. so I'd be a pretty strong candidate, I think.
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Post by cktc on Jun 7, 2023 18:00:59 GMT -5
I'm disgruntled at work and probably have an ego problem. I always seem to end up #2 in the pecking order. Safe, but not likely to move up unless #1 moves on to something else. I can never decide if I should trust my intuition and bounce, or if I'm just projecting and self sabotaging. Remote work sucks when you need validation that you are still on the right track and have such limited time to interact and get a read on things.
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Post by chiver78 on Jun 7, 2023 18:15:32 GMT -5
I'm disgruntled at work and probably have an ego problem. I always seem to end up #2 in the pecking order. Safe, but not likely to move up unless #1 moves on to something else. I can never decide if I should trust my intuition and bounce, or if I'm just projecting and self sabotaging. Remote work sucks when you need validation that you are still on the right track and have such limited time to interact and get a read on things. do you want to move up? I ask b/c that's what I consider the most important lesson I learned from my original "big brother" - that it's okay to not want to manage people.
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Post by giramomma on Jun 7, 2023 18:26:21 GMT -5
I'm disgruntled at work and probably have an ego problem. I always seem to end up #2 in the pecking order. Safe, but not likely to move up unless #1 moves on to something else. I can never decide if I should trust my intuition and bounce, or if I'm just projecting and self sabotaging. Remote work sucks when you need validation that you are still on the right track and have such limited time to interact and get a read on things.Yes and no. Politics can't be hidden forever. People slip up. Closely watch the decisions that are made, and the ones that aren't.
I would trust your intuition. It doesn't hurt to look around. I agree that it's OK to decide you don't like managing people. And the options at your workplace should not be 1) move into a supervisory position or 2) wither away from boredom because there are no paths for growth.
There could have been another path for me that meant career growth but not supervising. No one is interested in making it happen. Even when these folks demonstrate the need and then wished for someone to fill the need. And said these things. To me.
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Post by cktc on Jun 7, 2023 19:20:49 GMT -5
Honestly manangement track terrifies me, but I could grown into it. It would offer more potential when we inevitably start getting replaced by AI. I was hoping to move into a specialist role, and got the certification for it. Then specialist team was fired and outsourced. My boss teased a lead role as a different possible way to advance my career. So far it does seem to be just a tease. I'm trying to give it until September when the kids will finally be at the same school and I won't need as much flexibility.
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Post by giramomma on Jun 7, 2023 21:11:41 GMT -5
How long has the tease been for the lead role? In my place of employment if folks really want to hire a new position, they'll get something together in a month, two max.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Jun 8, 2023 11:56:25 GMT -5
Potential opportunities to be had in my career now. They are looking to potentially develop a team that straddles chemistry and microbiology. Guess who has been in both fields and has the skill set to straddle both? They were looking at things like Flow Cytometry which I did every single day at UNMC. RT-PCR, PCR. I haven't used a Maldi system because on the animal science side the library is a POS but I am familiar with it and it's shortcomings. I expressed interest to my manager that I would like to be involved in that once they get things running. She mentioned that a microbiology position will be opening here soon and that I may want to consider it. Everyone knows that I am not using the best of my potential in this job. It was understood that this job was a lateral move for me as I rethink my strategy and continue to break into industry/corporate. So we'll see.
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Post by chiver78 on Jun 8, 2023 12:19:12 GMT -5
anyone have recommendations on a preferred resume template? I'm in need of a complete format overhaul. I adopted an unconventional once when I moved from an engineering role to a QA one. I've been in QA 8y now, I think I can whittle down the details of the construction projects that highlighted my versatility as an engineer back then. I'll obviously point out that I've worked in a number of EU countries, and have extensive commissioning and validation experience in that old role.
TIA!
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Post by giramomma on Jun 8, 2023 12:43:42 GMT -5
anyone have recommendations on a preferred resume template? I'm in need of a complete format overhaul. I adopted an unconventional once when I moved from an engineering role to a QA one. I've been in QA 8y now, I think I can whittle down the details of the construction projects that highlighted my versatility as an engineer back then. I'll obviously point out that I've worked in a number of EU countries, and have extensive commissioning and validation experience in that old role. TIA!
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Post by cktc on Jun 8, 2023 14:30:41 GMT -5
How long has the tease been for the lead role? In my place of employment if folks really want to hire a new position, they'll get something together in a month, two max. Thanks for the insight! It was mentioned at my eval in May. They are supposed to go back to HR and be formalized at some point in July. This is my first official eval after nearly two years here so I don't really know what to expect.
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Post by giramomma on Jun 8, 2023 15:19:10 GMT -5
How long has the tease been for the lead role? In my place of employment if folks really want to hire a new position, they'll get something together in a month, two max. Thanks for the insight! It was mentioned at my eval in May. They are supposed to go back to HR and be formalized at some point in July. This is my first official eval after nearly two years here so I don't really know what to expect. I casually asked for updates. In my case, other jobs were being put through the system, and not all of them made sense. Both in terms of why the jobs were posted in that priority, and what the job description was. I've been at my place longer than a couple of years. So it's easier to put 2 and 2 together.
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Post by cktc on Jun 21, 2023 16:33:53 GMT -5
Promotion is definitely pending in July, but I don't have financial details yet. Now the anxiety that comes with trying to manage my expectations. LinkedIn says 7-12% is standard.
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Post by cktc on Jul 12, 2023 14:27:21 GMT -5
Feeling really discouraged and understanding the anti-work, quiet quitting movement more everyday. I got an exceeds on my evaluation and a 2.14% raise. Promotion hasn't been discussed with the client, still needs a new posting to be built before I can even apply to it. If I don't bounce I might just ask to reduce my hours. I can't afford to outsource my life with inflation as high as it is and 60 cent raises.
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Post by giramomma on Jul 12, 2023 15:30:12 GMT -5
Feeling really discouraged and understanding the anti-work, quiet quitting movement more everyday. I got an exceeds on my evaluation and a 2.14% raise. Promotion hasn't been discussed with the client, still needs a new posting to be built before I can even apply to it. If I don't bounce I might just ask to reduce my hours. I can't afford to outsource my life with inflation as high as it is and 60 cent raises. Our last HR person in our unit told folks that she didn't want to see anyone receive an exemplary evaluation, even if they deserved it. She felt it wasn't good to put folks in the top level, because then they have no where to go.
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Post by raeoflyte on Jul 12, 2023 17:05:18 GMT -5
Feeling really discouraged and understanding the anti-work, quiet quitting movement more everyday. I got an exceeds on my evaluation and a 2.14% raise. Promotion hasn't been discussed with the client, still needs a new posting to be built before I can even apply to it. If I don't bounce I might just ask to reduce my hours. I can't afford to outsource my life with inflation as high as it is and 60 cent raises. That is so frustrating. I'm sorry.
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Post by NastyWoman on Jul 13, 2023 12:27:26 GMT -5
So this is more the opposite from job hunting but it is more than a little bit amusing to me: news.yahoo.com/no-quit-notice-mcdonalds-forbidding-091500815.htmlIn this McD they "forbid" people from quitting. And I am sitting here thinking what are going to do if someone quits? Tackle them and tie them down to prevent them from leaving? Fire them? Force them to work when they just won't do it? Damn, just think of the lawsuit coming at them. There be crazies but this is close to as silly as it gets IMO
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Post by Rukh O'Rorke on Jul 13, 2023 14:29:03 GMT -5
Feeling really discouraged and understanding the anti-work, quiet quitting movement more everyday. I got an exceeds on my evaluation and a 2.14% raise. Promotion hasn't been discussed with the client, still needs a new posting to be built before I can even apply to it. If I don't bounce I might just ask to reduce my hours. I can't afford to outsource my life with inflation as high as it is and 60 cent raises. I’ve been there! Keep advocating for yourself! Either there or elsewhere…. Good luck!
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Post by Rukh O'Rorke on Jul 13, 2023 14:31:10 GMT -5
So this is more the opposite from job hunting but it is more than a little bit amusing to me: news.yahoo.com/no-quit-notice-mcdonalds-forbidding-091500815.htmlIn this McD they "forbid" people from quitting. And I am sitting here thinking what are going to do if someone quits? Tackle them and tie them down to prevent them from leaving? Fire them? Force them to work when they just won't do it? Damn, just think of the lawsuit coming at them. There be crazies but this is close to as silly as it gets IMO what poor management! Likely this will result in people quitting with no notice to avoid this shananigan.....
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Jul 13, 2023 14:39:55 GMT -5
I was just going to make a comment about "at will". Given that mostly teenagers tend to work at McD's I would guess they are not familiar with the fact that at will goes both ways. They are counting on teens being too intimidated to challenge the sign. They can fire you on a dime and you can quit on a dime.. You owe them absolutely nothing. Now in other jobs you probably want to weigh burning your bridges by doing that. A fast food gig? One where you can probably walk across the street to BK and get hired five minutes after you quit? Nah. See you on the flip side ahole. Which is exactly what I would tell my kid to say if they worked here.
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Post by raeoflyte on Jul 19, 2023 18:01:45 GMT -5
I've been applying to full time jobs, but some part time gigs too. It would give me some comfort to know I had a backup if I got the call that my job was eliminated.
Well, my dog trainer posted that they have 2 openings for at home schedulers basically. It's on call/commission work basically. 3-5 days a week, $300-$1000 a month. There'd be 2-3 calls a day during business hours, but everything else is from 5-7pm so it's not like I'd be taking time away from my primary job. 1 weekend day a week 9-230, unless I wanted both.
On the low end, it about covers the dojo. On the high end, that and the kids music lessons. There would be sacrifices, but...this would be pretty damn good.
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Post by cktc on Aug 3, 2023 14:42:13 GMT -5
Promotion has finally been approved and for the amount I was hoping. Time to turn off my inner Eeyore and enjoy things for a bit.
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Post by finnime on Aug 3, 2023 15:37:45 GMT -5
Promotion has finally been approved and for the amount I was hoping. Time to turn off my inner Eeyore and enjoy things for a bit. Congratulations!
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Post by Anne_in_VA on Aug 3, 2023 16:31:33 GMT -5
Congratulations!
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Post by seriousthistime on Aug 18, 2023 16:27:02 GMT -5
Congratulations cktc!
After 2.5 years of retirement, a friend of mine saw a part time position posted for someone with exactly my skill set. It's a hybrid work environment requiring me to be there only for certain functions. I thought for better than a week about applying, going back and forth, pro and con. Finally decided 'nothing ventured, nothing gained.' Not a huge time commitment. The pay is hourly and calculates out to more per hour than I was making at my last job.
Let's see if anything comes of it.
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Post by oped on Aug 19, 2023 18:24:21 GMT -5
So I got a job! It was like, almost a year ago? I told myself last year that I would apply to any job i was certified for (except emotional support or life skills) and went to multiple first interviews, two second interviews and got one job offer, which I took. It was stressful. And the first year has been stressful but I'm back to work tomorrow and hoping for a more balanced year.
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Post by giramomma on Aug 19, 2023 19:28:15 GMT -5
So I got a job! It was like, almost a year ago? I told myself last year that I would apply to any job i was certified for (except emotional support or life skills) and went to multiple first interviews, two second interviews and got one job offer, which I took. It was stressful. And the first year has been stressful but I'm back to work tomorrow and hoping for a more balanced year. <waves hello>
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Post by chiver78 on Aug 30, 2023 10:37:59 GMT -5
sorry if any of this is a repeat in this thread, I can't remember the last time I posted here.
I've got a call with a recruiter in about half an hour. he had reached out to ask about my interest in consulting, and my response was that if the position was a FT hire with a consulting firm, where I was not considered a contractor, then yes I'm interested.
I also had a strangely-not awkward convo with my boss this morning, as to whether I've had any interviews and he was genuinely curious about my answers. he's onboard to be a reference for me, and said if there's anything else he can do to help me out, to let him know. he's told me that he's heard hints from HR that there will be official letters going out next month, to those folks like myself that have not been adhering to the 2x/wk in-office time. basically, it will be a line in the sand that says "we'll expect you to figure it out by X date, or we will consider this to be your resignation."
so, right now I've applied for three positions that are listed as full remote. similar to what I've been doing, much smaller companies. two are local (South Shore/Boston area) and one is based in NJ. fingers crossed something sticks. I'm not against going into an office on a hybrid basis, but it's gotta be something manageable. if my department hadn't been moved just prior to COVID, it would still be manageable. the old office was downtown, where I could take a train. the new location is a mere 8 miles northwest, but not accessible by public transportation and a solid 2+ hours in the car.....each way. hard pass on that.
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