List of aims for the rest of 2015

Lala2015

savingwannabe wrote: »

I had a lazy day which was good apart from one thing which was yuck.


It has been lovely sunshine wise though.


Keep doing what you are doing and I am sure something great will happen.

Thanks Savingwannabe!

Applied for a local job paying £36k last night after my moan... That's quite high so they probably want someone more qualified, but I didn't see the harm in applying.

OH is coming round tonight, he will be using my laptop to apply for jobs as his doesn't work. Poor thing, he's having such a hard time at work atm!

Oh well, onwards & upwards!:D

System

How annoying about the recruiter, well done for complaining… They probably hate it when candidates let them down and they work on commission so you would think they’d want to get someone so motivated a new job for their own gain as well as yours!

Who has their offices in a bus station!!? :S Sounds a bit suspect! I’d probably have said no too.

It’s very annoying, I am constantly being offered jobs comparable to mine, it’s almost like I want to shake the recruiters/HR staff and shout “if I’m looking to leave my current job what makes you think I want to go and do the SAME job somewhere else?!?!”

Don’t under-estimate yourself for the 36k position! My OH just secured a job for £31k and he’s only 24 and only been working for 18 months since uni! It will happen for you!

Lala2015

sauceoclock wrote: »

How annoying about the recruiter, well done for complaining… They probably hate it when candidates let them down and they work on commission so you would think they’d want to get someone so motivated a new job for their own gain as well as yours!

Who has their offices in a bus station!!? :S Sounds a bit suspect! I’d probably have said no too.

It’s very annoying, I am constantly being offered jobs comparable to mine, it’s almost like I want to shake the recruiters/HR staff and shout “if I’m looking to leave my current job what makes you think I want to go and do the SAME job somewhere else?!?!”

Don’t under-estimate yourself for the 36k position! My OH just secured a job for £31k and he’s only 24 and only been working for 18 months since uni! It will happen for you!

Morning all!

Trying to be positive today - It's been a difficult few days!

The soul-destroying jobhunt continues :rotfl: trying to balance that and keep the OH feeling positive; he is going through some tough times at his workplace at the moment (& has been for a few years - very 'family politics', which I won't go into).

Sauceoclock - I know! I had an absolutely useless recruiter (that I'm no longer with anymore!) that ONLY kept ringing me up for jobs with my prior employee - !!!!!!?! I left for a reason and I would never go back.
The amount of agencies that book appointments with me and 'forget' to ring or 'put the wrong date in their diary' is verging on stupid too.
I'm hugely generalising here, but it feels like they're all young and just can't be bothered and focus on people they think are 'quick win' clients?
It feels like they don't want to help me find a job & gain their commission!

Having to deal with being crazy-hormonal as had my implant removed yesterday (as since November when I had my new one out in), it's been giving me lots of grief.
My arm really blimming hurts! :eek:
I've been on some form of contraception (not necessarily for that reason), consecutively since I was 15 and I'm 26 now - time for a break I think.
Not looking forward to the up-coming rollercoaster which will be the next few weeks.

Having to also deal with the fact (albeit understandably), that my whole family, despise my OH.
Let's just say he made a really, really stupid decision which he regrets. It's a big thing for me to try to forgive, so it's rather testing for me too.
We were together for 4 years, then broke up & I moved out in January. We are reconciling now and it's just 10x harder when everyone (apart from friends, luckily!) is against you.
I can't invite him to family do's, even speak about him, as the family just don't want to know.

Getting a bit too stressful to handle all the negative factors going on at the moment!

It's going to be a busy week as my colleague who shares my workload is now on annual leave for a week - I'm hoping the time flies and I get a few job-related call backs in between!

Have a lovely day everyone!

System

Oh gosh!!! You poor thing! Hope your arm feels better soon and this'll help with the hormones in the long run. Know it can be so stressful!

Yeah you're right, most of the jobs on the market are for recruitment and most are taken by young graduates who've never worked a full-time job before so they're just messing about. This is speaking from experience, my best friend was a recruiter for a while and he did exactly that, got drunk on lunch breaks etc. Put me off the recruitment world for the rest of my days!

Eventually your family might come round, but they also might not... which is really hard when you love someone and just want things to be 'normal'. I hope eventually you guys find yourself in a place where he is forgiven and things are 'back to normal'. Big hugs for you!

savingwannabe

Hello, all you can do is your best and you always do that. Eventually it should all fall into place. Stay strong. :j

Lala2015

Hi everyone! :wave:

How are we all?

I went on a bit of a job-application spree last night and feel like I applied for every job going! To be fair, I easily applied for 25 jobs in the one sitting.

After a month or so of applying for EVERYTHING that simply has a higher wage, I think I'm just going to be nicer to myself and only apply for those I A) am actually interested in & are suitable for me and not a compromise.

I had the task of cleaning the office yesterday - yes, cleaning! (considering I am a PA and that we employ cleaners to CLEAN the office, I was a bit miffed), anyway..!
I came across a tonne of historic paperwork, inside of which was my original CV, cover note, application form and notes made about me/my application and interview by an ex-manager (now no longer with the company). I'm going to use these notes to fine-tune my CV etc as it's not often you actually get that insight!
I need to set aside some time this weekend to do it - that's the problem! :rotfl:

I made an extra £5.00 voucher from writing some reviews which brings the total up to £30.00 in amazon vouchers purely from surveys - this will be my 'Christmas Fund'.

I'm going to a spa with one of my girlfriends on Saturday - SO excited. She was brought the day out for her birthday and asked me to go with her. We get a treatment each - I've gone for a back, neck and shoulder massage. We also get to use the facilities for the day. All we need to do is pay £3 for slippers and a robe.
Going to the parents for dinner afterwards to meet the little sisters first ever/new boyfriend! Yay! He sounds lovely

How is everyones week going?! :T

savingwannabe

It sounds like you will have a lovely weekend. Hurrah!


Well done on multiple job applications. You have to be in it to win it etc and you clearly are.

System

Hey lovely!

How you getting on? =]

Lala2015

sauceoclock wrote: »

Hey lovely!

How you getting on? =]

Morning guys!

How is everyone?

Sorry if I put a downer on everyone's day...
OH called it a day after nearly 5 years. Long story short, I really struggled to get over his infidelity (the reason I originally ended it and moved out of our rented house last year).
We were doing really well, but my new-found trust issues were really destroying things pretty rapidly and add on top the added pressure of my family not being able to stand him for what he had done... it was all very difficult and just became too much for the both of us.
So my weekend has been filled with a LOT of tears and a very heavy heart, with the want to just stay in bed all day. It's the feeling of... 'what a waste of time' that's really got to me. My friends have been amazing and very non-judgemental. They say to me it wasn't a waste of time; I forgave him and gave it my best and it still didn't work, so at least I can say I tried/learnt a lesson etc. but to me, I just feel like I've taken someone back who really, really wronged me... and for nothing (he was the one that ended it).

BUT I need to plod on.
So... I'm taking a veryyyy deep breath and going to try and carry on.
The plus is that I've got a lot of things to look forward to and distract me.

I'm going to my first ever festival on Saturday (SW4), seeing my family in Sussex that I haven't seen for about a year on the bank holiday Monday and just generally lots of birthdays and drinks scheduled for the next few months.

I did have a lovely day at the spa with my friend on Saturday, although with a lot on my mind and randomly bursting into tears!

Money-saving wise, I'm just Ebaying the hell out of my life! When I get home tonight, that will be my evening task!

Sorry for the ramble..! How has everyone's weekend been?

System

Lala2015 wrote: »

Morning guys!

How is everyone?

Sorry if I put a downer on everyone's day...
OH called it a day after nearly 5 years. Long story short, I really struggled to get over his infidelity (the reason I originally ended it and moved out of our rented house last year).
We were doing really well, but my new-found trust issues were really destroying things pretty rapidly and add on top the added pressure of my family not being able to stand him for what he had done... it was all very difficult and just became too much for the both of us.
So my weekend has been filled with a LOT of tears and a very heavy heart, with the want to just stay in bed all day. It's the feeling of... 'what a waste of time' that's really got to me. My friends have been amazing and very non-judgemental. They say to me it wasn't a waste of time; I forgave him and gave it my best and it still didn't work, so at least I can say I tried/learnt a lesson etc. but to me, I just feel like I've taken someone back who really, really wronged me... and for nothing (he was the one that ended it).

BUT I need to plod on.
So... I'm taking a veryyyy deep breath and going to try and carry on.
The plus is that I've got a lot of things to look forward to and distract me.

I'm going to my first ever festival on Saturday (SW4), seeing my family in Sussex that I haven't seen for about a year on the bank holiday Monday and just generally lots of birthdays and drinks scheduled for the next few months.

I did have a lovely day at the spa with my friend on Saturday, although with a lot on my mind and randomly bursting into tears!

Money-saving wise, I'm just Ebaying the hell out of my life! When I get home tonight, that will be my evening task!

Sorry for the ramble..! How has everyone's weekend been?

So sorry to hear about your break-up, totally appreciate the 'what a waste of time' viewpoint but you did also learn some pretty important lessons that will stick with you. Hopefully you can be back feeling positive again soon, though I know it probably doesn't feel like it now! Big cuddles for you!!

Glad the spa was good, the tears are also probably a good thing, better out than in! That's what I say when it comes to crying! Keeping busy will definitely help, are your family being supportive?

My boyfriend is going to SW4 on Sunday! Maybe you two will be dancing next to each other at some point and not realise!