stunt_muppet | Spent a half-hour today eating ice cream and feeling sorry for myself.

Didn't get the VA job.

Which would normally be disappointing but not exactly surprising, but, I don't know, I really thought I had a chance at this one, given that they asked me to officially apply and sent me a reminder about it and everything which sort of implies that they wanted me. And hey, maybe I was on the short list for it, but I wasn't one of the two who got picked; no prizes for third place.

The real kicker is that my rejection notice tells me that I don't meet the basic qualifications - even though in my interview we actually talked about how I didn't need prior medical experience and I would in fact probably be qualified with my job experience.

So..yeah. Ice cream was called for.

Oh, and Dad managed to fix my computer, but in order to do that he had to restore it to factory settings, meaning all my programs and documents are gone. 95% of my documents are backed up on an external drive, but I'm still going to have to re-install everything, I've lost all my bookmarks, and the few documents that weren't backed up include the tiny bit of fic-writing I'd done in the past month or so that I actually liked (and didn't post to this journal, predictably enough).

GENERALIZED BAD MOOD, RAAAR.

I should write or something. Or at least do something other than sit and stew. Or post a meme or something so my journal has some content in it that someone might actually care about.

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I'm sorry. It's really painful getting the runaround when it comes to jobs. :/ *hug*

And gaaaaah, computer problems. *shakes fist*

And when I wrote a thank-you note to the person I interviewed they sounded like they might be irritated with me, idk I can't read tone in e-mails very well, but dammit I schlepped all the way out to their offices when I was house-sitting in another state and jumped through hoops to get them a transcript on time, and I've got nothing to show for it. At least now I've got a transcript I can send out?

I haven't even finished installing the required updates on that thing and I've been at it all day. :(

Wait, you sent a thank you note and this person responded with (possible) annoyance? ...what?

Goddamnit, computers are SO NEEDY.

She probably wasn't annoyed, now that I'm in a moderately more sane frame of mind; her reply was just quite brief and businesslike and thus I interpreted it as annoyance. I don't know. I'm never sure when people are actually upset with me and when I'm just projecting.

It doesn't help that apparently ever other piece of software in the house has decided to malfunction all at once. The programs I need to install aren't working, the devices that require said programs are having errors, I JUST DESTROY EVERYTHING I TOUCH APPARENTLY. D:

I applied for...97 positions (oh yeah, I was shotgunning at ANYTHING I looked remotely qualified for!) before I landed this one. The runaround and string along is awful. Especially the jobs where they already know who they're going to hire (this is probably what the real sitch about the VA job is) but because of Equal Opportunity laws, they have to interview X number of others. It's completely lousy for those X number of people!!

Last December my laptop DIED. So I totally empathize with that agony, too. :C

I have definitely not applied for that many yet, hah. In all honesty, I know it's only been six months or so since I graduated and that there are people who don't have jobs for years and I'm lucky my parents are letting me live at home, etc., but I got my hopes up for this job (which I try not to do) and I was so excited to, maybe, finally be working, and maybe even get my foot in the door in a government agency. And then it all went away. :( I should just quit applying to government jobs, really. I'm not qualified for shit.

Thanks for the kind words, though. *hugs*

That is one seriously shitty day you've got going on there, my dear. I declare a do-over. D:

*hugs*

A do-over would be really nice, yeah, at least so I could space the two out. I think it's time to quit applying for government jobs, really, because I'm not qualified for anything out there. :(

Thank you. *hugs back*

I applied to over 100 jobs, to get this one, and it doesn't even pay until after the first three months.
Yeah, it is tough market out there

I'm nowhere near up to that number yet, so I guess I still have a ways to go before I get anything. I don't know why I bother applying for actual scientific work or government work, though; I'm not qualified for any of that. :(

I'm so sorry, my dear. :( *hugs*

Thanks. I know I shouldn't feel so bad about this, but it's hard some days. :(

*hugs back*

Well, that sucks.

It's horrible when you feel a bit strung along. I have applied for a job in the university library four times. I got interviewed the first time and it seemed the problem was I was a first year, with no idea how things worked yet. They gave me feedback saying my application was clear and useful, highlighting my relevant skills, and my interview responses were appropriate etc., and bothered sending a separate email saying 'Can we keep your details?', not just as a consolation on the rejection.

Since then I've never even been offered an interview. I have ten years experience working in libraries, what's wrong with me?

Comfort food is a good idea. I hope you get a job soon! I'm sure you'll do great at whatever you do.

And losing your stuff on top of that...*hugs*

Wow, that sucks even worse; I would have expected something after them asking to keep your details, or at least a follow-up contact to ask if you're still interested. I'm sorry to hear about that.

Thanks for the kind words, though; I appreciate them at a time like this. *hugs back*

Agh for losing fic! :-(

Also for not getting jobs. Job hunting is annoying.

I just discovered that one of my co-workers has a remote-control Dalek; is there anyone we can exterminate for you? ;-)

Nobody that it'd actually help, sorry. :( Unless you can exterminate the recession and various abstract market forces?

Thanks. *hugs you*

EXTERMINATE THE RECESSION! *shouts* :D

You're welcome.

Surely if we kill enough people there'll be enough job vacancies for everyone, right? XD

Boo hiss.

Nothing makes me flail quite as much as realizing I've lost hours' worth of creative output. It's so hard to recreate later, the magic is gone, and it becomes WORK. *angry sigh* Yep, that sucks.

Enjoy your ice cream. Really.

Thankfully this wasn't hours of output (maybe an hour, tops; almost everything else is either on a Flash drive or posted up here), but it was still stuff I really liked and now I have to remember it only it won't be exactly like I remembered it so it won't be as good. *sulks*

The ice cream did help. Thanks.

*hugs* I'm so sorry about the job! It's horrible when you feel you've been made to jump through hoops for no good reason. Can you pin them down for more detailed feedback?

*sends more ice cream* *more hugs*

I sent an e-mail to the person I interviewed with informing her that I hadn't gotten the job, and she couldn't give me any more concrete reasons because she doesn't do the hiring. I don't know if it'd seem like pestering to ask the people who do what happened.

Thanks; I needed those hugs. *hugs back*

Spent a half-hour today eating ice cream and feeling sorry for myself.

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