I will never temp again. I will never temp again. I will never temp again. That’s been my mantra after every temp assignment, dating back 12 years. And that’s what would run through my head during yoga class, were I to take yoga, or even own one of those mats everyone carries around with a [...]
Tag Archives: holidays
Hat, meet gift box… a holiday temp job to get me out of the apartment
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
After visiting the mall this weekend, I’m extra happy that temporary holiday season job at the big department store fell through. What a horrible nightmare of crowds and slush and noise. Holiday spending may be down, but holiday shopping is alive and well. As is the Queens Christmas spirit, which translates into lots of pushing [...]
The holiday season job I didn’t want and didn’t get, part 1
Saturday, November 28, 2009
What better time to find a job than the holidays? The whole retail industry staffs up to meet the demands of the year’s busiest shopping season. More eager shoppers require more overworked sales people to serve them while wishing they could just go home. It’s a holiday maxim, as accepted as Black Friday and mall [...]
Monday music makes me morose
Monday, January 5, 2009
The hills are alive with the sound of unemployment
Toy story: the recession edition
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Watching a toy store close from my bedroom window
The unemployed’s elevator pitch for the holidays
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
How to be prepared for family events and conversations about unemployment.