Who cares, as long as you’ve got a paycheck.
I found out that my job is probably going to be extended through next fall. No official word yet, but it’ll be nice if it happens.
Greetings, Dopers.
As I mentioned in my “Yay me!” thread a few weeks ago, I’ve been officially unemployed since August. I just finished law school. I had a job lined up at the firm I worked at my second summer. In March, they changed my start date from Fall '09 to Jan. '10; right after the bar exam, they changed it again from Jan. '10 to never.
MsNito has a job, and we kinda saw it coming, so we’re OK for money. I’d be freaking right the fuck out were that not the case. I’ve been there before and it sucks more than anything else in the world. It’s keeping me sanguine, and threads like this remind me how lucky I am compared to a lot of people in my situation.
Anyhoo, I got sworn into the state bar last Friday morning and had my first interview that afternoon. I applied to a blind ad in a trade journal, for a position that “preferred” at least one year of experience. It turned out to be a small firm founded by a former partner at the firm I was going to work at. The interview went really well, and I think it would be a great job. At this point, I’d be pleased as punch if it paid 65% of what my last offer was for.
Aaand – if that doesn’t go through, my options drop off a lot. I’m meeting next week with a recruiter for the state government, but I got the distinct impression that it’s a courtesy/polite brushoff type thing. I applied to a federal agency that interests me (but I can’t relocate), and a couple of job-board positions (waste of time, I know). After that, it’s just volunteer, show up at CLEs, and cold-call, I guess.
I promise to read all 22 pages. I’ve read 1-2, and 18-present so far.
Well, I’ve now had three, count 'em, three interviews for that job, the last one being a couple Fridays ago…from the way they were talking, it sounded like it was a sure thing, since they were all like “can you start soon? We want someone as soon as possible” and I was like “I just need two weeks notice for my current job, and that’s it.”
But I was actually hoping to get a call last week, and I didn’t. But it’s only a week, so I’m still hopeful.
3 interviews sounds pretty promising bouv! Good luck!
Well, I had a job. And now I don’t. They let me go.
There was this absolute bitch that worked there and she simply did not like me. Interesting since I only exchanged about 10 words with her in a month. That’s the only reason I can think of and I didn’t ask. I KNEW they were going to fire me and I could feel that it would be soon. She was an awful person. The whole time I was there was so fucking tense. She’d talk about me with her buddy (I caught them several times so I’m not being paranoid) but never really to me directly. And this was the person who was to assign me my work. I’m proud of the work that I did under such duress and with no training. I was a goner from the word go, I think. May instant karma work instantly. What a horrible person.
I can’t believe this. I’m back…right where I started…ground zero. And I don’t believe I’m eligible for unemployment any longer. This is just unreal.
hugs PeacePlease
I’ve got good news. I just got a job - it’s a junior position, so pay-wise, I’m back where I started a few years ago. But it’s still more than enough money to live on! The negative part is that I have to move cities and go farther away from home. But hey, I’m young.
Wishing you luck and joy in your new career! 
Well, I got the job.
I’m not as excited as everyone else seems to think I should be…probably because I know it’s not a great job…crummy pay (I’ll have to keep waiting tables on the side,) no real promotion potential, only tangentially related to what I want to actually do, and kinda boring. It does have great benefits, though, so I guess there’s that.