Posted by JobSearchingWoman on Feb 17, 2010 in
The Diary of a Job Searching Woman Make It Happen For Women: The Diary of a Job Searching Woman: Feb 17: I hate my Job!
No one wants me! I don’t know what to do. I apply and apply for jobs. No one calls. I don’t know what to do? I keep changing my resume for every job I apply for and nothing is working. What do I do?
My friends tell me I am great and that it’s only a matter of time before I get a new job, but nothing is happening.
Everything at work is crazy. My boss is acting weird and I feel like the whole place is ready to explode. We just lost a client. I think my boss is going to blame and it’s not my fault. They have cut our customer service programs and I don’t have much to offer my clients. Has the world turned upside now?
I’m scared. I’m a single working mom with two kids and I need to have a job. If I get laid off, I don’t have enough money to support myself and the kids. What will happen to me? What will happen to my career?
What do I do now?
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Posted by JobSearchingWoman on Dec 9, 2009 in
The Diary of a Job Searching Woman Make It Happen For Women: The Diary of a Job Searching Woman: Dec 9. After the lay-offs, I feel numb.
The team is devastated. How did things turn so upside down? Nothing makes sense any more.
I feel like King Solomon in having to choose the four that would be laid off. I know it’s business, but
I’ve just affected four people and their families.
We’re all walking around numb, but I have to get everyone moving forward again so we can make our December numbers. And, I have to think about MY career as well and start thinking about my job search.
My daily goal is to call three people on my networking list, but with everything that has happened, I haven’t been doing that.
I keep going back and forth with being loyal and not abandoning the ship – even though it feels like it’s sinking and need to be looking out for #1 – Me! As a single working mom, I don’t usually do that. I’m usually worried about everyone else, but I have my two kids and my career to think about – not to mention my finances.
I’m going to work on my job search tonight and send out more resumes. No one is calling me back. Is December a good time to look for a job? Some say that businesses aren’t hiring now and yet I have friends interviewing. Maybe companies want to make decisions before the end of the year.
Anyway, I have to think about me first…for a change.
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Posted by JobSearchingWoman on Dec 8, 2009 in
The Diary of a Job Searching Woman Make It Happen For Women: The Diary of a Job Searching Woman: Dec 8: 4 employees laid off.
You should have seen their faces when I had to lay them off. It was horrible!
Last week was a nightmare. First, I had to decide which people were going to be laid off in my department.
I put together spread sheets with performance metrics and tried to be “fair”. How can that be fair? These people have worked with me for over 5 years and they do a great job. They have families, mortgages and bills.
My head was reeling. Between the game plan for the lay offs, trying to figure out how I was going to run my department without these 4 people and still make my numbers AND trying not to panic that I was going to be next, I could hardly function.
I felt terrible. I felt out of control. Also, just heard the execs got their Holiday bonuses. The world has turned upside down.
I had a talk with my boss. He says my job is secure, but I don’t trust him and I’ve always trusted him. What do I do now? I can’t even think about my career, my resume or my job search. Nothing more has happened since that last interview and last week I didn’t even send out one resume and I know that is going to hurt my job search.
The holidays are here and I have a tons of stuff to do, but I can’t even think. My poor kids! I didn’t have my best “mom spirit” last week and the tension in the house was thick.
I had better get a grip on myself and decide what needs to be done. My boss is concerned I might bail and some mornings I want to and on the other hand I don’t want to give up and abandon the ship. I would feel like I’m letting everyone down.
I’ll figure it out.
Tags: career, interview, Job Search, laid off, Make It Happen For Women, mom, resume, The Diary of a Job Searching Woman
Posted by JobSearchingWoman on Oct 13, 2009 in
The Diary of a Job Searching Woman Make It Happen For Women: The Diary of a Job Searching Woman: Oct 13: I need to find a new job!
I’m a mess!
What is the matter with me? For heavens sake! One moment I know I need to look for a job because it’s unstable here at work and I know something is going on. The next moment I have all the faith in the world in my abilities to really help customers and help the company out of this mess.
I feel like I’m being torn in two different directions. I don’t trust my own judgment and need to make a decision. Do I do my resume and go and look for a job? or do I put 100% into my job and try to help? I’m scared that I won’t be able to find a good job like this for the same money. The job market is unstable and the economy is a mess. I’m a single working mom with bills to pay and I need to be a good mom for Bethany and Eric. I also would like to have a social life, which is almost non existent right now. What a mess!
Being laid off is not an option for me right now. That wouldn’t be good for my career or my finances, not to mention my self esteem as a woman. Not sure what to do first and my mind is going a million miles a minute.
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Posted by JobSearchingWoman on Oct 7, 2009 in
The Diary of a Job Searching Woman Make It Happen For Women: The Diary of a Job Searching Woman: Oct 7: Need a new job, need a new resume. No time to do anything.
I had the greatest intention today of sitting down to work on my resume, but everything went crazy. Bethany hit my buttons this morning and when I finally dropped the kids off at school, I was fried.
At work, everything went wrong, and I rushed from one meeting to the next. Client was upset and two of my key people called in sick. My mind is in a whirlwind. I started making a list about what I bring to the table as a Program Manager, so I think I have some good thoughts on putting together my resume. A couple of my girlfriends told me that resumes have to have buzz words on them, but I’m not sure how to do it. I’m a smart woman and good at what I do, I just have to convey it on my resume. I love my job here and don’t want to leave, but if I do, I woul like to move into a new industry and move up the ladder in my career.
My boss was behind closed doors today and so I couldn’t talk with him about my position. The last thing I need is to be laid off.
Ran home and did dinner, worked with Bethany on her Biology assignment and I’m off to bed. So many things going through my mind…I can’t think.
Tags: career, laid off, manager, program manager, resume, woman