I've spent the past few weeks being unemployed - so naturally, I went shopping. Window shopping that is; which has, how should I say, invigorated me immensely, so much in fact, that I was compelled to compile a new wishlist. This will serve as the driver for me to succeed in what ever I do. So, as Britney Spears once famously sung, "Opps, I did it again!"
On another note, chinese new year was a most depressing event - lucky pocket wise. With the demise of my later grandfather, lucky money is small this year. But it doesn't matter! Why? Because I have descended into the realm of what economists call the workforce, and I'm in that big subsection labelled unemployed. Yes, I'm on welfare and am loving it! But it wasn't easy...I had to tell the interviewer off in Centrelink because they made a mistake which meant that I wasn't eligible for back payment. Being the annoying and loudmouth bastard I am, I prompty stopped talking to this interviewer and requested to speak to the person in charge. Noting that I wasn't going to keep quiet, a government worker did the unthinkable and broke the law so I could get back payment by back dating and validating forms which weren't sent to me. So now, I get $385 a fortnight and in return, in what they dub mutual obligation I am required to seek 10 potential employers every fortnight and seek I am because at www.seek.com.au, there's thousands of potential jobs!
On another note, I recently discovered that the pot plants you see in office buildings and lobbys are not of the Anna Nicole Smith variety - that is, they're not fake! I didn't know this and I blame it on my ignorance of all things natural which are not edible. So next time I'm in centrelink, which will be every fortnight, I will attempt confirm that most shocking discovery.
So what does being unemployed have installed for me? Well, next week, I'm required to go to an Job Network member agency to have someone help me create my resume. *sigh* its going to be a dull day on tuesday and later on in the arvo, I'm required to go to centrelink (again) to view a video telling me how to find a job - I can't believe australians are this thick headed! Anyway, i'll let everyone know the outcome and just so everyone knows, Gucci is on sale until the 29th!
anyway, take a look at my goals and let me know what you think of them. They are still preliminary and are subject to change.
tyarrhea filling in his jobseeker diary with frivilous positions such as "quantitaive funds analyst" and "business development officer"
posted by tykang @ 1/25/2004 01:27:00 PM
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