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Stacey @xstitcher (39061) • Petaluma, California 1 Oct

I went around to some different places to see if they were hiring. One of them was the grocery store, where I got money orders to pay the rent, too. Of the eight places I went to, one lady told me to scan something on a...

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Being unemployed sucks

Primo @programmerprimo (174) • United States 3 Jul

The feeling of not getting an email or call for an interview, or when you do get an interview, you dont hear good news. Its really disheartening. Anyone have any advice for someone in a job hunt?

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She quit before she began

Wendy @jerzgirl (9384) • United States 12 Jul 22

So, that job my daughter got that was to start on Monday sent her paperwork to sign. That's when she discovered they required employer exclusivity - she was to be their employee, no one else's. They were requiring her to quit her...

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A Money Rant

Eva Russilahiba @thehazelsister (417) • Sidoarjo, Indonesia 11 Jun 22

I can't remember the last time I was here, but it's been busy weeks in real life. I was on a job hunt, but it hasn't come to fruition. Actually, I'm in need of some quick cash. I'll find a way to get it soon since I have to pay...

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Looking for work

kixsh101 @kixsh101 (2123) • Philippines 7 Apr 22

Its hard to look for a stable job this times. I am praying that my loved ones will be able to have one soon. Family finances are tight but it is good that I know I could count on my family when it gets harder. I hope anytime soon...

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They finally replied to my email

Eva Russilahiba @thehazelsister (417) • Sidoarjo, Indonesia 29 Mar 22

Hello, myLot. It's almost noon as I type this. I woke up late this morning, and it wasn't great. I remember that I had to submit a document to my boss before 10. Luckily, I wasn't late. I applied to another company two days ago,...

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Friday 13 Mar 20

Bensen32 @Bensen32 (28658) • United States 13 Mar 20

So I went to the store this morning to stock up a few more things in the light of seeing the local Walmart is out of a lot of things. I went to Aldi and they were almost out of many things. I got more toilet paper since it seems...

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Update for today

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169534) • United States 14 Mar 19

My friend @Webeishere aka Bob Olson or Grandpa Bob was released from the hospital yesterday and is at home. He has even posted a view of his surgical scars online on Facebook, if you are his friend there. He is looking good, but...

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No Gardening This Morning

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169534) • United States 14 Jul 16

My plan was to get dressed in work clothes and go to the garden. However, the sky has darkened, and there is thunder. I suppose I will dress in another type of work clothes, and go job hunting instead.

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1st Job Interview

Jethro Dale Abrea @jethrodale (44) • Philippines 25 Feb 16

During my first application for work, I had so much worries about how will respond to my 1st job interview. Finally, I was called by the HR and was asked to describe myself. I was so tense that time that she has to repeat the...

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Online Job Applications

Nilo Baltodano @Nilescrown (2) • United States 27 May 13

Nowadays companies are putting more and more restrictions to gain a job position. The hiring process has changed throughout the years. I have seen companies that hire third party companies to bring in new employees. Little do they...

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What would make you want to change jobs.

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169534) • United States 20 Apr 13

I have a pretty independent job, and I am good at it. It is not even hard, and I can take my computer or hand work to work on. I am, however, ready to look for a new job. They were short staffed when I hired on eleven months ago,...

day shift evening shift

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When is it ok to negotiate wage? Decisions.

monkmano @monkmano (585) • Canada 27 Mar 13

I have a job now at $12 per hour, this is pretty good but I need more hours. So I applied to a pet store for Sundays 10-6pm. They said their wage is only 10.25 minimum wage. But to take this job I would have to move around my...

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Going to Graduate in January -- What next? Advice Needed!

StephanieAnnC @StephanieAnnC (4274) • United States 9 Feb 13

hey, all! It's been awhile! I've been so busy!But I come here today in need of advice. For those of you who remember, I was going to school to become a teacher. An english teacher. Well, this semester, I went out into the...

what to do with my life

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Fair weather friend, maybe?

TheRealDawn @dawnald (85137) • Shingle Springs, California 23 Sep 12

When I got laid off, I was overwhelmed by the people who came out of the woodwork and not only said kind things, but also did kind things. They put my resume in with recruiters, their employers, hiring managers they knew at other...

disappearing friend

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So I'm finally gonna quit my job!!!

angelface23 @angelface23 (2494) • United States 30 Sep 10

So hubby got 2 jobs the other day. One is doing these phone surveys. It's not great cause you can only work at night during the week but he got another job yesterday at waffle house being a cook. It sounds pretty good. This ex...

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The wear of the grind.

emcdeaton @emcdeaton (3) 9 Feb 10

Hello MyLotters: Those who are job seeking, how does one resist and recover from the sense of disappointment that comes from surfing job boards? How to keep those applications that get sent there to be productive? Looking...

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Have you heard? Personal Branding, resume writing

emcdeaton @emcdeaton (3) 3 Feb 10

So, in the research I've been doing of late, it would seem that the "personal brand" is taking the place of the "objective". It was quite a while ago that it was standard to put an objective on a resume, but there was nothing that...

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Professional perception and...me.

emcdeaton @emcdeaton (3) 25 Jan 10

It seems that the biggest thing about getting a job at the moment is finding the right way to market oneself. Have you also found this to be true? I have a great deal of difficulty finding a way to really sell myself and my...

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Using the ofice computer for job search?

taraelocin @taraelocin (1138) 10 Jan 10

A colleague was caught the other day for using his office computer to search for another job! We are going through some restructuring and we all could understand that he didn't feel save in his current job and was looking for...

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