Jun

The Pre-Empoyment Drug Screen

Posted by cee Published in FUNemployment Diaries, Randomness

This is going to be a long one, so sorry about that. I have the attention span of a 3-month old puppy, so I try to keep my posts short.
I guess I should preface this post by saying I don’t do drugs… not even in my craaaaazy college days.
So, I was a little surprised when [...]

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Jun

Lessons Learned in Unemployment #4

Posted by cee Published in FUNemployment Diaries, Training & Development

Neil Sadaka had it right when he said ‘breaking up is hard to do‘.
Lesson Learned in Unemployment #4: Getting RIF’d is a lot like breaking up; handle it accordingly.
Involuntary unemployment sucks and even though you probably had some warning before that cuts would be made, it doesn’t quite take the sting away. I’ve found that [...]

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Jun

Lessons Learned in Unemployment #3

Posted by cee Published in FUNemployment Diaries, Training & Development

Lesson Learned in Unemployment #3:
Enjoy your time off!
Americans are probably the worst in the world when it comes to taking vacation days off that are given to them by employers. When we do go on vacation, our phones, Blackberries, and/or laptops almost inevitably join the ride and distract us from what is supposed to be [...]

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Jun

Lessons Learned in Unemployment #2

Posted by cee Published in FUNemployment Diaries, Training & Development

Lesson Learned #2: It pays to have a financial safety net
Up until about 2 years ago, the only savings I had was my “Christmas savings” — the $75ish dollars I put away every two weeks in anticipation of holiday travel and Christmas presents. I was a carefree 25-yr old who spent every penny I made [...]

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Jun

Lessons Learned in Unemployment #1

Posted by cee Published in FUNemployment Diaries, Training & Development

Being unemployed over the last few months has really afforded me the opportunity to de-stress and really think about my whole situation at Former Company.
I was so miserable. Every morning, I woke up dreading what was ahead for me during the day. Every evening, I couldn’t get out of that prison fast enough and I [...]

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Jun

Word on the street is…

Posted by cee Published in FUNemployment Diaries

Your pal Cee won’t be funemployed for much longer.
Official offer to come Monday…
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Jun

Bait and Switch

Posted by cee Published in Words @ Work

bait and switch – /beyt n swich/ (v)

Practice in which companies use to lure unsuspecting potential employees with a fabulous position and after meeting them in an interview tell them they want the candidate for a completely different position.

Sentence:
Mary: “I was so excited about the most amazing position that I went in to interview for, [...]

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Jun

5 Things I Didn’t Think I’d Ever Do

Posted by cee Published in FUNemployment Diaries, Friday Five

This week I filed for unemployment. I have to say, when I was a bright-eyed and bushy-tailed business student, applying for unemployment was pretty far up there on my list of Things I Didn’t Think I’d Ever Do In My Lifetime.
Since I crossed that off my list, I figured I might as well cross some [...]

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Jun

The Unexpected Perks of Surviving a Mass Layoff

Posted by cee Published in FUNemployment Diaries

There have been tons of reports out there about the life in the office after surviving a mass layoff. Almost all of them are the downsides to it even though you still have a regular paycheck – depression, missing your fallen comrades, more frustration, pay cuts, heavier workload, mounting stress, a worsening work/life balance, low [...]

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Jun

Mad Lib Monday Results!

Posted by cee Published in FUNemployment Diaries

I took out the last 3, since we didn’t get those last few answers, but it turned out great! Thanks everyone!
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Today was my first day at my new job. I was very fuzzy ! I wasn’t sure what my desk would be stocked with, so I was sure to bring a lot of pennies with [...]

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