I’ve been going to bed pretty late recently. (5am…6am…6:30am…) I think I’ll go to bed a little earlier tonight (3:30am! Oooh!) since I’ve got another headache. I’ve gotta take pictures of stuff I can sell on eBay tomorrow. Hopefully I can make some quick cash that way…even if it means parting with my Trigun, Kenshin, […]
Read More Sleep?Seventeen months and about two hours ago, I learned (via e-mail) that I was laid off from ExpertCentral. I stayed on there until the end of the month, but I’ve been freelancing (a fancy word for “unemployed”) since then. Here’s how it is now… The money is gone. All of it. All the unemployment. All […]
Read More I have all I can do to keep from FREAKING OUT!I got up to Maine late on Friday and played some Grand Theft Auto III before heading to bed. On Saturday, I went to Mike & Sarah’s post-Christmas party. Sarah’s parents were there as well as her sister and her husband, the Terisons, and the Wellehans. We all had a good time being social. After […]
Read More This past weekend…My Monster.com resume hasn’t been viewed at all in several days. That sucks. I went and tweaked some things (for the millionth time) trying to get more recruiters to take notice. I remember just two years ago it would get dozens of views a day. (I didn’t even list my phone number, but they were […]
Read More “Monster”, my ass!
3/4ths of the companies I’ve worked for since graduating from college no longer exist: The Internet Company (aka internet.com) The Monster Board (now Monster.com…the lucky survivor) RivalWorks (sorry, web.archive.org didn’t save the images) ExpertCentral (aka “DumbassCentral”) With winners like that on my resume, no wonder nobody’s calling me for job interviews. It makes it look […]
Read More I am the Dotcom Kiss of DeathI just removed mention of Digital UI from my resume on Monster.com and replaced it with a generic “Consulting” listing. Having the fact I started my own web design firm may be what’s scaring people away from me. Maybe. Well, it’s at least worth a shot to see if this brings in more results than […]
Read More My resume scares people.I went out to Maynard today and had lunch with Mia and visited with old friends at Monster.com. Amory’s has good food, especially those fries. Yum! I couldn’t remember when the last time I visited was. I think it was March or April. Possibly sooner. They’ve had a few rounds of layoffs since then and […]
Read More When I grow up, I want to claw my way into middle-management.I’m torn between going out today and getting Grand Theft Auto 3 for my PlayStation 2 or waiting until Christmas. On the one hand, there’s the fun I’ll have playing a new game. On the other hand, do I REALLY need to be spending $50 on a game right now? Besides, I’ll be up in […]
Read More Nothing like a little Grand Theft Auto…I’ve come to the conclusion that Monster.com has become a cesspool of jobs that nobody wants or nobody is qualified to fill (“5 years of Java, ASP, C++, and a graphic arts degree required”) or they’re for companies that just plain suck (“$25-30k non-negotiable”) or they’re vague job openings placed by headhunters (“Openings for humans […]
Read More “When I grow up, I want to be underappreciated.”FreakBoss called at 11:52am today. I let the machine get it, of course. I was surprised since that was rather late for him to call. Maybe one of these days he’ll break the Noon barrier. I haven’t called him back yet. I don’t feel like it. I think we’re supposed to have a cousins’ dinner […]
Read More The Saga Continues…