I've had a pretty good week so far. Last Thursday my cousin from the USA came over for a few days. I've never met her before. But she was awesome! So it was great. We went out shopping, drinking, dancing. We went to Victor Harbour and Sydney. It was great! I don't remember the last time I had that much fun :)
On Tuesday, I had my first Job Interview. And it just happened to be for the job I really want. It is in a GPS store. I'd be doing admin work as well as keeping up their website and little things like that. It really sounds like exactly what I want to do right now. The interview went pretty good, I think. I really think I left a really good impression on him. So hopefully I will hear back from them soon.
On Wednesday I had a second Interview. For the Cancer Council. I applied because it said they needed people for fundraising. It was a bit unclear, but you know. So I went in right. The guy who was talking to us (it was a group thing) was one of rudest people I have ever come across. Not rude in a he doesn't say sorry way, but rude as in saying really bad things about everything. He is from Sydney, so he thinks that gives him the right to bitch about South Australia. Seriously, if you don't like it here, get the fuck out! No one is holding you, you arrogant prick. He kept saying how people in Sydney are better than people here, how they give more money to the cancer council, how they work better, how they are better at raising money. Somehow he got into saying how SA is the only state that has some provocation law, where it says that it is acceptable for men to hit women at home (I don't know if this is true, to be honest. I haven't looked into it). So he goes and says "i've never seen so many women with black eyes before". WHAT THE FUCK MAN! Are you kidding me? I don't think I have ever seen a woman on the street with a black eye here. Never. Not once. So right there and then I realised how much of an arrogant, ignorant Sydney loving guy he was. It made me so angry. He then went on to bash the World Vision. And how down here in SA we get bombarded with ads from them but never hear anything about the cancer council. How we support kids overseas but don't support cancer research in our own state. The way I see it is, if they (cancer council) advertised more, they would get more response. The way to get people to support you isn't by hackling them on the street (which is what my job would be). World vision has people on the street asking for money, but they don't come up to you and annoy the hell out of you! People trying to get money for the cancer council are those people that you move away from. Another thing that tipped me over the edge was when he said something like "if you are someone who want to help others, this job isn't for you. People who will do well in this job are people who are greedy and self centred.". Are you for real? Who says this shit to people who are trying to get a job? It ended up that it wasn't a job interview. We all had the job. (oh yeah, there were 6 of us, only 2 australians. there was a british guy and 2 other guys who could barely speak english) Turns out the training is today and we all start on Monday. I didn't get very excited. But it took me a whole orning at Oxfamshop to make up my mind. I'm not gonna do it. I don't see the point in working somewhere this shit. I don't want a boss like that. I wanna work in a place where I enjoy being there. I don't care about the money, I care about the experience. So if you ever think about applying for a job at the cancer council, don't do it. Unless you need the money. They get something like $1200 a week. Which is a lot! But I don't wanna go and be stuck in a full time job where I hate being at.
I also had an infor night last night. They will call me today to set up an interview. It is for a receptionist job. It is much more like what I wanna do.
I'm taking a big chance here. I might not get any of the other 2 jobs. But you know what? That's fine. I'm sticking with what I believe in. I'm not gonna go out there and work just to get mney in a job that has absolutely nothing to do with me degree. I didn't do 3 years of uni to go and raise money for a company who doesn't give a shit about people. I'm gambling here. It feels dangerous but it also feels right. I'm doing the right thing for me. Everything will turn out just fine. I'm being optimistic for a change. :)
On Tuesday, I had my first Job Interview. And it just happened to be for the job I really want. It is in a GPS store. I'd be doing admin work as well as keeping up their website and little things like that. It really sounds like exactly what I want to do right now. The interview went pretty good, I think. I really think I left a really good impression on him. So hopefully I will hear back from them soon.
On Wednesday I had a second Interview. For the Cancer Council. I applied because it said they needed people for fundraising. It was a bit unclear, but you know. So I went in right. The guy who was talking to us (it was a group thing) was one of rudest people I have ever come across. Not rude in a he doesn't say sorry way, but rude as in saying really bad things about everything. He is from Sydney, so he thinks that gives him the right to bitch about South Australia. Seriously, if you don't like it here, get the fuck out! No one is holding you, you arrogant prick. He kept saying how people in Sydney are better than people here, how they give more money to the cancer council, how they work better, how they are better at raising money. Somehow he got into saying how SA is the only state that has some provocation law, where it says that it is acceptable for men to hit women at home (I don't know if this is true, to be honest. I haven't looked into it). So he goes and says "i've never seen so many women with black eyes before". WHAT THE FUCK MAN! Are you kidding me? I don't think I have ever seen a woman on the street with a black eye here. Never. Not once. So right there and then I realised how much of an arrogant, ignorant Sydney loving guy he was. It made me so angry. He then went on to bash the World Vision. And how down here in SA we get bombarded with ads from them but never hear anything about the cancer council. How we support kids overseas but don't support cancer research in our own state. The way I see it is, if they (cancer council) advertised more, they would get more response. The way to get people to support you isn't by hackling them on the street (which is what my job would be). World vision has people on the street asking for money, but they don't come up to you and annoy the hell out of you! People trying to get money for the cancer council are those people that you move away from. Another thing that tipped me over the edge was when he said something like "if you are someone who want to help others, this job isn't for you. People who will do well in this job are people who are greedy and self centred.". Are you for real? Who says this shit to people who are trying to get a job? It ended up that it wasn't a job interview. We all had the job. (oh yeah, there were 6 of us, only 2 australians. there was a british guy and 2 other guys who could barely speak english) Turns out the training is today and we all start on Monday. I didn't get very excited. But it took me a whole orning at Oxfamshop to make up my mind. I'm not gonna do it. I don't see the point in working somewhere this shit. I don't want a boss like that. I wanna work in a place where I enjoy being there. I don't care about the money, I care about the experience. So if you ever think about applying for a job at the cancer council, don't do it. Unless you need the money. They get something like $1200 a week. Which is a lot! But I don't wanna go and be stuck in a full time job where I hate being at.
I also had an infor night last night. They will call me today to set up an interview. It is for a receptionist job. It is much more like what I wanna do.
I'm taking a big chance here. I might not get any of the other 2 jobs. But you know what? That's fine. I'm sticking with what I believe in. I'm not gonna go out there and work just to get mney in a job that has absolutely nothing to do with me degree. I didn't do 3 years of uni to go and raise money for a company who doesn't give a shit about people. I'm gambling here. It feels dangerous but it also feels right. I'm doing the right thing for me. Everything will turn out just fine. I'm being optimistic for a change. :)
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