Trials and tribulations of a Debt Free Wannabee!

LittleEmms

Hi Savingholmes!!

Hope you don't mind me finding you and subscribing to your diary too!! Sounds like you're out there at all interviews as well... it can definitely be demotivating some times.

Sorry to hear about the job - I guess some companies go with internal as they don't have to pay agency fee then - sad really... especially if you were better suited for the role!!

Will be checking in regularly

sistercas

SH so sorry about the job, it sounds like it should have been yours :mad:
keep positive, the right job will definitely come along .

thats nice of your MIL - mine would never do that

savingholmes

Hi LittleEmms you are more than welcome! A little solidarity among job hunters wouldn't go amiss!

SC I am still fizzing about the job - apparently the interviewer was really rude to the agency too! So it sounds like I would have had a pain of a manager had I got the role!

Swinstie73

Hi SH,

Hope you're not still feeling mopey! Pick yourself up and give yourself a wee shake, your job will come x

tigzem

Sorry to hear you didn't get the job, was keeping everything crossed for you.

xx

mrscmr

hi SH
its mad O'Clock here .. worst time of day for us but soon the little dears will be fast asleep!
i was really sorry to hear about the job. you have really worked so hard and prepared and then to find out it was given to someone internally is just the pits. i am sure sometimes they invite outsiders in just to make up the numbers and to 'show' they are doing their bit when all the time they know what they are going to do. they shouldnt mess with peoples feelings.

job front for me is grim - dead - nada except for one ray of sunshine - 1 days work next week oooo!

it could be that if you get this short term job that you will soon be back in the swing of it and once ur face is out there and u r back in circulation you never know what u might find. its almost a case of who u know and not what u know
fingers and toes crossed
mrscmr xx

savingholmes

Thanks Swinstie, Tigzem and MrsC - at least I know it was nothing I did wrong - the agency are also really keen to find me something to make up for it all!

I did have a ray of sunshine today. I did a survey last year - where I "won" a reduced price holiday but one where you had to suggest dates and they sent you a week's holiday. They sent us details of a holiday to Portugal the first week in January (which would have been cold) and Portugal wasn't even on the agreed list! Anyway we paid about £120 for all of this - but decided we couldn't afford to go as my job was looking dodgy....

Today they rang up out the blue and said we see you didn't go - how about a holiday in Scotland instead either Mon-Fri between now and Sept or Fri to Mon. they are ringing back tomorrow to see if we want to book. We have to listen to a time share presentation for 90 mins (last time they took 3+ hours) and we have to pay a deposit of £50 which we can use against food, the bar or whatever while we are there but otherwise a free holiday!

Well the kids have 2 weeks off school shortly - if we could get it for one of those weeks that would be fab... Could make things interesting if I get offered the short term job tomorrow tho - but I am sure they would understand.... The kids are really excited at the prospect! We normally go away that week every year (somewhere in the UK) if we got that pretty much for free that would be fab. The going rate is £400-800!

On double tenterhooks now for tomorrow! It would give us all a lift to have a break -and to have such a low cost one would be even better!

lucielle

Sorry to hear about the job and I hope you get the holiday.
L

savingholmes

lucielle wrote: »

Sorry to hear about the job and I hope you get the holiday.
L

Thanks Lucielle

How's your new job going? Settled in yet?

lucielle

Thanks for asking, its 20 hours but the time drags by. Its going ok, not setting me on fire but its a job.
L