Notes From Joblessville

Notes From Joblessville
Location
The Tri-State Area, New Jersey, USA
Birthday
February 01
Title
Manager of the Great Unwashed
Company
Hoi Polloi, Inc.
Bio
What happens when glib goes away for a while? Snappy out-of-work gal hits ground hard. Comes back to read the greats for mental and emotional sustenance. Learns that going to ground means I'm sticking my head in the sand. Getting pets helps!

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MAY 25, 2009 1:04PM

How to Behave at the Pool. The Memo.

 YOUR CRANKY AUNT  POOL MANAGEMENT

aunt

 You'd Better Behave!

You apartment dwellers, you!  It's Memorial Day so we're opening the pool.  You're so spoiled!  Please follow these rules and regulations in order to insure you have as little fun as possible:

No foo… Read full post »

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MAY 4, 2009 11:45AM

Thomas Wolfe Was Wrong. I Can Go Home Again!

 

Even if it’s just for one day.

I’m flying home to Miami at dawn tomorrow, Tuesday morning, and returning on Wednesday early enough to go straight into work.  

On Tuesday evening, my Mother will be attending a preview of Ken Burn’s new documentary (set for release i… Read full post »

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JANUARY 10, 2009 5:05AM

Utopian Dream Becomes a Scary Reality: My First Paycheck

Having declined to do the actual math of what my pay might be after a 40 hour week at my part-time-almost-full-time-job-but-without-the-benefits, I was stunned when I received my first paycheck.  I sat in the break room and stared at the dollar figure hoping that at any moment it would sprout a… Read full post »

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DECEMBER 18, 2008 9:34AM

Good Habits for the Unemployed - A Lesson in Silly Business

Many books, articles, and How-to-Get-A-Job pundits addressing WOJers, (person WITHOUT a JOB = WOJ), suggest that there is a proper and fruitful way to greet yet another day without gainful employment. Here are the steps to be taken:

Go to bed at the same time you would as if you… Read full post »