# I need a new job **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 23, 2008, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-job/457506 "2008-07-23T17:54:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2008, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-job/457506/1 "2008-07-23T17:54:04Z")
☹ We sell to stores that sell to contractors. Because of the crappy-ass economy, the stores don’t want to buy. Which means we have almost no money coming in. My last two paychecks were late and the latest one bounced. Soooo… I need to look for a new job. But my portfolio is in terrible shape and I’ve already signed up for daytime classes next semester. So first I have to fix up my portfolio (which mostly means remaking things that got lost when my computer crashed a few years ago). And I have to figure out my salary requirements. I feel bad about abandoning my co-workers. I don’t think there’s anyway they’re going to be able to find a halfway decent graphic designer who will want to work here. On the other hand, I had already made kick-ass instructions for my replacement. I’ve told my boss I won’t put notice in right away. There’s no point in me looking for a graphics job with no portfolio. And at this point in time, it’s basically mandatory to have it online, right? So that means I need to make a website too. I’m wondering if I can make enough money doing data entry. I enjoy data entry and I’m **good** at it. I actually enjoy being a faceless drone in a company. I do well with more structure (I always forget to take my breaks here) and I can let my mind wander while my fingers fly. So anybody near the border of Ventura & LA counties need a low-level graphic designer? Or a damn-good data entry clerk? ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2008, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-job/457506/2 "2008-07-23T20:14:56Z")
My husband used to work at that (unnamed but you know who I mean) big biotech in Thousand Oaks. I know they laid off a pile of people a year or so ago, but my husband has a friend who still works there and who says that the place is quietly starting to hire and grow again. I guess they just wanted to trim a lot of deadwood. I don’t know if they have openings for people of your experience, but I thought I’d point it out. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2008, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-job/457506/3 "2008-07-23T21:31:59Z")
Thanks. I’ve got ideas where to apply - there’s a few temp agencies I’ve had good luck with and the last place I did data entry for. If I can afford it, I might just go to school full-time. (I’m already signed up for three-quarters time. I might be able to find another class.) Unfortunately, I can’t move into the dorms or anything - I have two cats. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-job/457506/4 "2008-07-24T20:31:21Z")
My superior told me the boss asked her to ask me if there was ANYTHING he could do to make me reconsider. It’s nice to be wanted, but I don’t want to be the last rat off a sinking ship (not that I said that.) I just did up my expenses for this year. I’ve been spending more than I make, by about $400 a month. 😕 :eek: It’s good thing I have student loans! (note to self: stop buying so much!)