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The Pink Slip

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I call myself under employed because I went from working a FT and PT job to only the hourly, PT job that is less than half of the FT salary job. From a corner office to a cubicle with high traffic and low walls. Well I now work from home, thank goodness but I do not like it here! Yes, I am grateful to still have some kind of steady income but it also feels like a fall from grace :/ I am adjusting, bear with me. Anyway, this is my story and this blog is just a way for me to vent on the job search, the frustration, depression that comes with it, fight to keep going, keeping a strong front on social media like my life hasn't missed a beat, what pandemic eh? Pretending to be stoic when friends and family keep telling me they are praying for me and not to worry: the right job (and man) will come, God's timing is always right bla bla bla * rolls eyes *. Yes, I am single too, we shall touch on that a little. God, if you are reading this, let me know if you need a little push in my job...
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Social Networking & Job Search

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  Today was rough. I applied for a dream job that I felt was a great fit for me. It was a remote job, tons of vacation days and 100% paid health coverage! I met every qualification they had in the ad and I felt pretty good about it. In my excitement, I googled the recruiter and sent her a short message letting her know that I qualify and would love an opportunity to discuss my candidacy. Literally a few minutes later I got an email, one of those dreaded automated emails letting me know that I was no longer being considered for the job. Anger does not begin to describe how I felt. Did she even look at my resume? My two degrees from top schools, my work experience and qualifications? I looked up her LinkedIn profile and Facebook. She looked like one of those young, privileged mean girls. I call her young because she graduated HS in the mid 2000s. I wanted to blast her so bad! Do these recruiters know what we on the other side are going through? How cruel can one be! I did email her b...
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Courses, Certifications and CBD

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Besides starting a business, I have thought of taking courses to become more competitive in the job market. Prior to the pandemic, I was planning to take HR certification courses i.e. PHR and SPHR but my employer was not willing to pay for them. I was going to pay for them myself, then Covid-19 nixed all those plans. During this downtime, I have looked into Salesforce certification, proposal grant-writing, brushing up my Microsoft Excel skills (more on the data side). I am trying to get back into a career that pays well and has progression. That near six-figure income I was getting is where I want to be and then some. In fact if I could make more than my boss, that would be the ultimate payback! I may just send him a screenshot of my check, ha! That might be setting my goals too low in some people's opinion but all I want is to be comfortable in life. I do not care about being stinking rich. I want to be able to buy a plane ticket, filet mignon, or a Dave Chappelle show every now a...
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Start A Business

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Heard it all before! Why work for the man? You are smart and talented, use your skills to start a business.The federal government is dishing out loans and grants to small businesses right now. You can do it! Believe in yourself!  Ironically, I hold a degree in business but I do not have an entrepreneurial bone in my body. I have tried in the past to launch a travel, graphic t-shirt, virtual assistance business. I just do not have it in me. I am an introvert to begin with and hate sales. I have worked in sales but didn't last long. Even in my current part-time job I am required to sell a few services and I hate that part. I have tried drop-shipping, created websites to launch a gig and all ended as soon as they started, never made a dime. I mentioned being an introvert however, I can fake extroversion but only for so long! That's how I've survived at the workplace and even been promoted. I do not believe being an entrepreneur is for everyone. I do wish people would stop sugg...
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