Glad you guys are safe and well fed brotha. I took a ride in the Scrambler (no top or doors) to storage to show the Cherokee. Not sure if the guy is interested or not but the drive did me good.htfiremedic wrote:Hey bruddah, all is good and dry this week. Call you later if I can. If not Sat or Sun?
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LA Task Force 1 guys and the fed us Gumbo. Lol
What the heck is that?htfiremedic wrote:
I was just doing my weekly FSJ check-in and read this thread. Man, that's horrible. Are you on LinkedIn? If so, connect with me.tedlovesjeeps71 wrote:Ok... I have to vent so my apologies if I use some potty language.
For those who don't know, I've been very unemployed for quite a while. Back in May or June of last year (iirc) I had applied and interviewed for a "dream job" for me. A position opened up on Ft Carson at their DIY auto skills shop. I know the shop manager and we had a great interview. I was pretty sure I was a shoe in but it's technically a government job so there are no guarantees. The day following the interview I sent out thank you emails to the manager and the HR lady for my interview time and consideration. About a week later the HR lady calls and says something was done incorrectly at the interview and some steps were missed. Ok, the shop manager isn't HR so I can understand how we missed something. I asked what I could do on my end to fix it and she said she would look into it. After a week I call to ask for an update. Nothing yet, give me more time and I will call you. 2 more weeks and I hear nothing so I call again. I am told to check the USAjobs website for an update. I do and it shows me as "not selected". I call back and am told that the manager didn't select me. I found that hard to believe but with a government job it's not uncommon. It's often the case that a manager already knows who they will hire ahead of time but the "game" must get played" before the position is filled. All I could do was shrug and look for work elsewhere.
I ended up taking a job at a local off-road shop. That turned into a disaster as the owner had gone down the bad road of poor business practices and bills, including paychecks, were hot or miss if they got paid. I tried to stick it out and help him turn things around but when all the other techs left and it was just the two of us, it was a sinking ship. Unfortunately, the boss let his demons and the stress get the better of him and tried to kill himself. Thankfully he got help before going through with it but it left him in a VA hospital and his wife asked me to help close the shop. I worked all through April, unpaid, trying to help get this guy's stuff put in storage, customers their vehicles/parts returned, and dealing with any other issues including a bastard landlord trying to steal the shops equipment to cover his losses. It was a nightmare to say the least but at least I did the best I could and my conscience is clear.
So unemployed but with still having bills to pay I was left with my money from school (GI Bill) to use for rent and the wife's paycheck for everything else. As things got tighter and tighter I ended up selling my XJ. That money bought us some more time and my efforts to find another job continued.
A couple months aof I got told about a new position on Ft Carson working for ECS. They are a civilian branch of the Army reserves who perform vehicle maintenance on units equipment. Ok, sign me up! Well, part of their requirements is that I must maintain my reserve status. Ok, no biggie. The only issue is I can't drop my retirement packet and have to keep playing GI Joe. I'm fine with that. But here's the frustrating part. You'd think that since the job requires current, qualified participation in the reserves that most of the hiring efforts would already be met. I have a yearly physical, PT test, random and often drug testing, etc. The process should be stupid-easy to hire someone, right?
Apparently not. Add to it that my HR caseworker is "new" and doesn't fully understand her job, and I am now in month two of trying to get hired. I've submitted a stack of papers and documentation, done hours of online forms. Taken my CDL physical. Etc. I'm a very proactive person in this and have tried to be very patient as I understand I am not the only case this lady is working on.
So as of today I am wanting on two things that I know of:
Her to request a physical on ft Carson for me and her to make my schedule. Both things are not within my scope to effect (I've tried) so it's all up to her. I try and call and email her to speed things along but to no avail. I've given her the phone number of who to contact to schedule my physical but it hasn't sped things up. At this point I'm literally stuck waiting for her to do her damn job so I can get back to work.
So what, deal with it, right? It's the gubmint, things always move slow. Yeah, yeah, I get all that.
So check this out.... Earlier today my phone rings with an Augusta GA number I don't recognize. It turns out to be the ft Carson shop manager who I had interviewed with. He asks if I was still interested in a part time job? We talk and he remembers who I am finally and we get to discussing whatever happened to the last, full time job I had applied for. Turns out he had already decided that he wanted to hire ME. But somehow the HR lady failed to put my name on the list of potential hires and he could only choose someone else. Proof that the "process" is flawed and when people don't do what they say they will or are inept at their jobs, it has repurcussions.
So here I am... Trying to be patient in one hiring process and getting informed that much of the last one was completely fubar. I could have been well on my way working happily at my dream job had HR people done theirs correctly. I'd still have my XJ, we wouldn't be eating ramen noodles, bills would not be a cause for elevated stress, and life would be fine. As it is, I'm still unemployed and dealing with an unmotivated and likely unskilled HR person when I should long since have been turning wrenches and bringing in a paycheck. I'm trying my best to remain positive and deal with the headaches. I know things will eventually work out as they always do. But sometimes you just want to scream and cus. Now is one of those times.
I'll post more when I know more so for now...
Fingers crossed and tongue well chewed on!
A scarecrow.Nikkormat wrote:What the heck is that?htfiremedic wrote:
No sir. I had a LI account some years ago but found it unpleasant to use so I just wandered away from it. Feel free to email me if ya want.Lumpskie wrote:I was just doing my weekly FSJ check-in and read this thread. Man, that's horrible. Are you on LinkedIn? If so, connect with me.tedlovesjeeps71 wrote:Ok... I have to vent so my apologies if I use some potty language.
For those who don't know, I've been very unemployed for quite a while. Back in May or June of last year (iirc) I had applied and interviewed for a "dream job" for me. A position opened up on Ft Carson at their DIY auto skills shop. I know the shop manager and we had a great interview. I was pretty sure I was a shoe in but it's technically a government job so there are no guarantees. The day following the interview I sent out thank you emails to the manager and the HR lady for my interview time and consideration. About a week later the HR lady calls and says something was done incorrectly at the interview and some steps were missed. Ok, the shop manager isn't HR so I can understand how we missed something. I asked what I could do on my end to fix it and she said she would look into it. After a week I call to ask for an update. Nothing yet, give me more time and I will call you. 2 more weeks and I hear nothing so I call again. I am told to check the USAjobs website for an update. I do and it shows me as "not selected". I call back and am told that the manager didn't select me. I found that hard to believe but with a government job it's not uncommon. It's often the case that a manager already knows who they will hire ahead of time but the "game" must get played" before the position is filled. All I could do was shrug and look for work elsewhere.
I ended up taking a job at a local off-road shop. That turned into a disaster as the owner had gone down the bad road of poor business practices and bills, including paychecks, were hot or miss if they got paid. I tried to stick it out and help him turn things around but when all the other techs left and it was just the two of us, it was a sinking ship. Unfortunately, the boss let his demons and the stress get the better of him and tried to kill himself. Thankfully he got help before going through with it but it left him in a VA hospital and his wife asked me to help close the shop. I worked all through April, unpaid, trying to help get this guy's stuff put in storage, customers their vehicles/parts returned, and dealing with any other issues including a bastard landlord trying to steal the shops equipment to cover his losses. It was a nightmare to say the least but at least I did the best I could and my conscience is clear.
So unemployed but with still having bills to pay I was left with my money from school (GI Bill) to use for rent and the wife's paycheck for everything else. As things got tighter and tighter I ended up selling my XJ. That money bought us some more time and my efforts to find another job continued.
A couple months aof I got told about a new position on Ft Carson working for ECS. They are a civilian branch of the Army reserves who perform vehicle maintenance on units equipment. Ok, sign me up! Well, part of their requirements is that I must maintain my reserve status. Ok, no biggie. The only issue is I can't drop my retirement packet and have to keep playing GI Joe. I'm fine with that. But here's the frustrating part. You'd think that since the job requires current, qualified participation in the reserves that most of the hiring efforts would already be met. I have a yearly physical, PT test, random and often drug testing, etc. The process should be stupid-easy to hire someone, right?
Apparently not. Add to it that my HR caseworker is "new" and doesn't fully understand her job, and I am now in month two of trying to get hired. I've submitted a stack of papers and documentation, done hours of online forms. Taken my CDL physical. Etc. I'm a very proactive person in this and have tried to be very patient as I understand I am not the only case this lady is working on.
So as of today I am wanting on two things that I know of:
Her to request a physical on ft Carson for me and her to make my schedule. Both things are not within my scope to effect (I've tried) so it's all up to her. I try and call and email her to speed things along but to no avail. I've given her the phone number of who to contact to schedule my physical but it hasn't sped things up. At this point I'm literally stuck waiting for her to do her damn job so I can get back to work.
So what, deal with it, right? It's the gubmint, things always move slow. Yeah, yeah, I get all that.
So check this out.... Earlier today my phone rings with an Augusta GA number I don't recognize. It turns out to be the ft Carson shop manager who I had interviewed with. He asks if I was still interested in a part time job? We talk and he remembers who I am finally and we get to discussing whatever happened to the last, full time job I had applied for. Turns out he had already decided that he wanted to hire ME. But somehow the HR lady failed to put my name on the list of potential hires and he could only choose someone else. Proof that the "process" is flawed and when people don't do what they say they will or are inept at their jobs, it has repurcussions.
So here I am... Trying to be patient in one hiring process and getting informed that much of the last one was completely fubar. I could have been well on my way working happily at my dream job had HR people done theirs correctly. I'd still have my XJ, we wouldn't be eating ramen noodles, bills would not be a cause for elevated stress, and life would be fine. As it is, I'm still unemployed and dealing with an unmotivated and likely unskilled HR person when I should long since have been turning wrenches and bringing in a paycheck. I'm trying my best to remain positive and deal with the headaches. I know things will eventually work out as they always do. But sometimes you just want to scream and cus. Now is one of those times.
I'll post more when I know more so for now...
Fingers crossed and tongue well chewed on!
I thought that was just you impersonating a politician? Swamp creature.htfiremedic wrote:A scarecrow.Nikkormat wrote:What the heck is that?htfiremedic wrote:
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I just emailed you!tedlovesjeeps71 wrote:
No sir. I had a LI account some years ago but found it unpleasant to use so I just wandered away from it. Feel free to email me if ya want.
The lizard man’s cousin....tedlovesjeeps71 wrote:I thought that was just you impersonating a politician? Swamp creature.htfiremedic wrote:A scarecrow.Nikkormat wrote:
What the heck is that?
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Keep plugging bro!tedlovesjeeps71 wrote:Ok, update two:
Contacted the clinic directly and sweet talked the lady over the phone. She had received my paperwork and was kind enough to schedule me for the earliest she could. Part 1 is tomorrow at 8am. Unfortunately, part two can't happen until Monday at 10:00. Not sure if that's going to push me for another couple weeks or a month before I can start... Trying to get the HR woman to answer the phone and talk to me.