Earning a living
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It's ok, regarding joke jobs... I have considered a career as a comedienne and joining a comedy club but I'm way too shy.
Lanolin, you should do a live video comedy show for us! Charge $10 for admittance.... you'd at least make $10 here!
As far as how I got my current job: I told my Bible study group I was interested in a specific field of nursing for my next phase, and my group said "you do know that's what our pastor does, right?" So I reached out to him, and he recommended me to his company, and they hired me halfway through our interview! That was all God!!
As far as how I got my current job: I told my Bible study group I was interested in a specific field of nursing for my next phase, and my group said "you do know that's what our pastor does, right?" So I reached out to him, and he recommended me to his company, and they hired me halfway through our interview! That was all God!!
Thank you, Seoulsearch!! It is great to see you, too! Life has been so busy lately--just once of those seasons. What have you been up to lately?Autumn!
Welcome back!
It's great to see you.
I keep warning people about that life stuff. We lose more good forum members because they get lives and we never see them again.
I mean um... Ahem... Howdy again breezy.
I'd need a straight man...
I wouldn't do it on my own. Comedy duos are much funnier
Howdy, Lynx!
I think Lynx would make a great straight man for you, Lanolin.
I think Lynx would make a great straight man for you, Lanolin.
I could address this in another thread.
I worked in school libraries as well. The main problem here is when tidying up collections to make room for new books, and withdrawing old ones. I think people don't quite understand the cost and issue of space when caring for collections of books, and what children want or need to read.
Anyway I won't go into it on this thread..but there's so much to discuss in that alone, however...this is not a librarians forum!!
In public schools, depending on the Principal, Bibles are ok to have in school, or Bibles are discouraged. I had to be very careful about that because, having scripture in school can offend someone (on the board) and they have the power to get rid of you if they think you are too evangelical. It doesn't offend the children though. They are not forced to borrow any book from the library if they don't want to read it. Also things are generally kept age appropriate for their level of comprehension.
I was a stay-at-home mom for about 20 years. During that time, I also worked on our family farm whenever my children didn't need me.
Eventually, we gave up our share of the farm because we didn't want to take on huge loans. I'm actually happy the family farm is still going strong and has continued to grow.
After that, I had to find a job. I walked into the company where my then-husband worked, introduced myself and was offered a job on the spot. Ever since then, I've usually found work through direct communication. I prefer walking in or picking up the phone rather than just sending applications.
I've done many different kinds of work over the years. For my current employer, I applied for a kitchen manager position at a different location. I didn't get that role, but they offered me another position instead. I accepted it and over time I was promoted into a supervisory role.
These days, I still occasionally get phone calls from employers asking if I'd be interested in working for them. I'm always grateful for those opportunities and I take them as an encouragement that I've built a good reputation through my work.
One thing I've learned is to trust God. There have been times when a job ended and I had no idea what would come next. Yet every time, after praying and asking for His guidance, another opportunity appeared, often from somewhere I never expected.
Eventually, we gave up our share of the farm because we didn't want to take on huge loans. I'm actually happy the family farm is still going strong and has continued to grow.
After that, I had to find a job. I walked into the company where my then-husband worked, introduced myself and was offered a job on the spot. Ever since then, I've usually found work through direct communication. I prefer walking in or picking up the phone rather than just sending applications.
I've done many different kinds of work over the years. For my current employer, I applied for a kitchen manager position at a different location. I didn't get that role, but they offered me another position instead. I accepted it and over time I was promoted into a supervisory role.
These days, I still occasionally get phone calls from employers asking if I'd be interested in working for them. I'm always grateful for those opportunities and I take them as an encouragement that I've built a good reputation through my work.
One thing I've learned is to trust God. There have been times when a job ended and I had no idea what would come next. Yet every time, after praying and asking for His guidance, another opportunity appeared, often from somewhere I never expected.
Yes nepotism works, as does word of mouth. It has a far better success rate than applying for a job online. Also it's good to use your own two legs looking for a job as then whoever's hiring can see you and they don't have to read your self promoting 'cover letters' and extensive work history of all the jobs you've done in the past 3 years.
HR can just dump your CV in the circular file if they can't be bothered reading it because they are too busy 'working' looking a computer screen all day, with 100s of applications from all corners of the globe.
HR can just dump your CV in the circular file if they can't be bothered reading it because they are too busy 'working' looking a computer screen all day, with 100s of applications from all corners of the globe.