# Finally some promising news on my employment frontiers **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 30, 2010, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-some-promising-news-on-my-employment-frontiers/548634 "2010-07-30T23:40:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-some-promising-news-on-my-employment-frontiers/548634/1 "2010-07-30T23:40:41Z")
I resisted taking the state Office Drones exam for quite a while because any of the jobs would mean a substantial pay cut from my last job, but I finally caved and took the test in early July. I just got my test results Monday. I am ranked 139 in the state, but I don’t know if it’s 139 out of 140, or 139 out of 140,000. The better news is that I’ve already been solicited to apply for a state job based on the results. The worse news is that it’s half-time, at the lowest pay scale of the jobs I’m now eligible for, and it’s about 150 miles away in Green Bay. So I won’t be applying. Still, considering that I haven’t got an interview in six months, it’s the best news I’ve had in quite a while. I took another test several months ago for the position “Training Officer” and was ranked 10th in the state, and that’s gone nowhere. I took it because of a specific opening, but didn’t get an interview, nor has any other agency contacted me because of those results. ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2010, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-some-promising-news-on-my-employment-frontiers/548634/2 "2010-08-01T03:23:15Z")
I guess that’s good news! At least it’s a door, even if it’s one that you choose not to pass through, and that’s always a good thing when you’re looking for a job. What kind of field are you in (just out of sheer curiosity!) ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2010, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-some-promising-news-on-my-employment-frontiers/548634/3 "2010-08-01T05:42:50Z")
Media technology. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2010, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-some-promising-news-on-my-employment-frontiers/548634/4 "2010-08-01T06:02:55Z")
I don’t mean to shit here, but you haven’t had an interview in six months, and you’re still comfortable enough to _remain unemployed_ instead of really going after a job? I wish I had your problems, man. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2010, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-some-promising-news-on-my-employment-frontiers/548634/5 "2010-08-01T06:35:14Z")
I was looking for jobs before now, but I have become less picky about what I apply for. Also, I was getting pull pay through the end of April through a company severance package. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2010, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-some-promising-news-on-my-employment-frontiers/548634/6 "2010-08-01T07:22:55Z")
You understand that you’re really lucky to be as well off as you are, right? I work 40 hours a week, but only as a part-timer. So, besides no vacation-- no insurance. My son needs some dental work. CHIP would be there for that, except that I work too many hours per week to qualify. I’ll mow yer lawn. I created and operated lighting efffects for the Now or Never Theatere back when I lived in Boulder, and I 'm pretty good at shoveling snow, too. Right now I spend most of my time helping folks fix broken toilets. Before that, I did some PC support. It must be great to be “less picky”… ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2010, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-some-promising-news-on-my-employment-frontiers/548634/7 "2010-08-01T08:05:54Z")
Yes it is. Not married, no kids, all I have to really worry about is the mortgage and food. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2010, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-some-promising-news-on-my-employment-frontiers/548634/8 "2010-08-02T00:35:46Z")
Sorry, man. I had a shitty day yesterday. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2010, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-some-promising-news-on-my-employment-frontiers/548634/9 "2010-08-02T01:32:53Z")
No problemo.