Kenwoody Messages: 105 Registered: February 2013 Location: United States
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Anyone else here job hunting? I still have a job for the time being but it would appear that my days are numbered. There are a lot of changes in the works for the next few months and come the end of August, if I don't accept a transfer I could be out of a job. Since they won't give me any details about the transfer, like where it would be located, I think I'd better not put all my eggs in one basket. I've been looking for a couple of weeks now but so far, no luck.
I have been looking for a better opportunity ever since I got the job I have about two years ago. I don't look "hardcore", like everyday, but say about 3 times a month I'll browse current listings and apply if I see something I like. So far, no luck.
Hope you find what you're looking for before August; good luck!
My husband has been looking for a job daily for the past year. He was laid off last May 1st, and despite thousands of applications sent in he has had one interview. The job market stinks. Unemployment runs out in about a month and I don't have any idea what we will do then.
audioaudio90 Messages: 623 Registered: October 2010
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I'm sorry, guys. LuvMartin, I really hope your husband finds something before unemployment is gone. Kenwoody, I don't blame you for being wary about that transfer without details.
Kenwoody Messages: 105 Registered: February 2013 Location: United States
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I've been looking ever since I originally posted in March but I still haven't had any luck yet. Martin, you're right, the job market does stink! I'm sorry to hear that you guys are having such bad luck, especially since unemployment is about to run out. The thing that stinks for me is that if I don't accept a transfer, I don't qualify for unemployment. (They have since given me some details about potential locations, but both are roughly an hour away without taking traffic into account.)
The drive is also a factor in any position that my husband can take. Neither of our cars would hold up to that kind of commute everyday, and we certainly can't buy a new one right now. Hopefully something will turn up soon.
I am working from home, but the company I am working for makes it harder to earn a living by the day so I don't know how much longer it is going to last. At the very least I am going to have to find another online job to go with it.
With gas and new car prices being as high as they are, you always have to take the commute into account. Even if gas and new cars weren't so expensive though, you still have to think about your time. I would rather make less working closer to home than make more working further from home because I value my time above my money.
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