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So close, and yet so far
Oct. 21st, 2007 01:18 amI had sent a resume in response to an ad for a part-time salesclerk in an audiobook store. Friday I had a phone conversation with the hiring manager, during which she suggested that I come take a look around the store. So yesterday (Saturday) I did look around the store.
I really liked the store. It has a terrific selection of audiobooks. I found several of them that interested me.
The hiring manager was working in the store, and we had a long conversation. During the conversation, she acknowledged that the job was a good fit EXCEPT that she didn't want to hire someone who might find a full-time job and then leave. She wanted someone who could make a year's commitment to the store.
There wasn't much that I could say to that. I commented that I've gone this long without a full-time job, so I wouldn't assume that I'd find one quickly.
The manager has a friend who's a technical writer, and she offered to give her a copy of my resume. She also gave me a one-month rental of an audiobook for free.
I really liked her and the store. Drat.
Then I had a strange series of events. While I was at the South San Jose WalMart, a strap of my backpack broke. I drove down to the Gilroy WalMart at which I had bought the backpack. I found one backpack left. Then I found myself looking at the calendars. I found myself reading a Christian-themed daily calendar. The entry that caught my eye was one in which some of the disciples were fishing, caught nothing, and stopped fishing. Jesus tells them to try again, and then they caught fish. Exactly the position that I'm in ("casting my net" and "catching" nothing). I still keep "casting my net". The thing is though, dealing with discouragement IS a problem, and I'm not sure what to do about it.
I really liked the store. It has a terrific selection of audiobooks. I found several of them that interested me.
The hiring manager was working in the store, and we had a long conversation. During the conversation, she acknowledged that the job was a good fit EXCEPT that she didn't want to hire someone who might find a full-time job and then leave. She wanted someone who could make a year's commitment to the store.
There wasn't much that I could say to that. I commented that I've gone this long without a full-time job, so I wouldn't assume that I'd find one quickly.
The manager has a friend who's a technical writer, and she offered to give her a copy of my resume. She also gave me a one-month rental of an audiobook for free.
I really liked her and the store. Drat.
Then I had a strange series of events. While I was at the South San Jose WalMart, a strap of my backpack broke. I drove down to the Gilroy WalMart at which I had bought the backpack. I found one backpack left. Then I found myself looking at the calendars. I found myself reading a Christian-themed daily calendar. The entry that caught my eye was one in which some of the disciples were fishing, caught nothing, and stopped fishing. Jesus tells them to try again, and then they caught fish. Exactly the position that I'm in ("casting my net" and "catching" nothing). I still keep "casting my net". The thing is though, dealing with discouragement IS a problem, and I'm not sure what to do about it.
