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Days that make you go ugh…

Today was kind of a bummer. I ended up being 2 minutes late to the LESA testing center today because of other people taking forever and my mistake of going to the wrong building. The building mix up could have been averted, but alone, would not have made me late walking to the other building. I would still have had about 10 minutes of waiting time before the test started if other people would have been more prepared to handle the situation.

Long story short, I have a rescheduled testing time on Sunday and everything should be fine after that.

I really wish that people in government positions would be more prepared and faster at what they do. One of the problems is probably procedures that are not well followed.

Ugh. Just an annoying day so far.

I’ve been out of work for a while…

Since mid May, I have been looking for someone to hire me. April was the last month that I was employed and it has been very frustrating trying to find a company that is hiring someone who is not a 16 year old high school student or a previously employed 40 year old who has to support their family.

One of the most frustrating things about the search for a job, is the amount of employers that are looking for people to work from 8AM to 5PM. Because I am going to school at Clover Park Technical College, I am unable to work any time before 3:30PM. I probably would have been able to work 20 or more jobs by now, but because of the schedule conflict, I couldn’t apply.

Today, after driving to different stores around Tacoma asking if they were hiring, I ended up coming back home to check the job search websites, indeed.com, and craigslist.com, I found a company that was looking for someone in the IT field. What a surprise! I finally found a company that was for sure, hiring for nights and weekends! After looking through the details of the job, I couldn’t find one request that I didn’t match. My classes at CPTC cover almost exactly what they need. Getting an education and having a job that directly matches what I am learning, would be perfect! I am hoping that this might be my lucky break, and I might have my jump start into Information Technology, the career that I will be going into.

As a backup to all of the job searching that is going on, an application that I turned in a while back, finally processed. The application is for a chance to work for LESA in Tacoma. LESA is the Law Enforcement Support Agency. I applied to become a Communication Officer or Dispatcher for Pierce County. They are holding a qualification test on the 19th where I will know if I possess the skills necessary to become one of their dispatchers or a 911 call taker.

I am hoping that soon, I will be able to post that I have settled into a new job!