Victimorthecrime Posted December 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 I should get a book or read on line about planning. There is something I am missing. Most of the time my plan gets derailed by things beyond my control - I catch a cold or something w the car or the house breaks down or job troubles stress me out to where I cannot function or if the plan involves other people they will let me down. I have hunch that people who plan well do a better job than me at looking at the contingencies; looking at what likely could go wrong and have a planned response for that as well. I should develop a rudimentary decision tree complete w if/then statements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Small Posted December 25, 2015 Report Share Posted December 25, 2015 Interesting you say that Victim. I envy people that don't necessarily need a plan and are able to adapt to their situation. Maybe I've come to see my plans as a way of deluding myself into a sense of false security, I don't know. Anyway good to hear you're going strong. Sending you best wishes for 2016. Victimorthecrime 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victimorthecrime Posted December 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2015 Thanks Draco, my best wishes to you for the holiday and 2016. I've got a head cold kicking my ass right now and it's a reminder what a treasure good health is and I wish that for you as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Small Posted December 27, 2015 Report Share Posted December 27, 2015 Thanks Draco, my best wishes to you for the holiday and 2016. I've got a head cold kicking my ass right now and it's a reminder what a treasure good health is and I wish that for you as well. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victimorthecrime Posted January 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Got a day off for the MLK holiday so I am grateful for that. It is 20 degrees out there but I hope to do some shopping and a few chores and a short nap later. One of the reasons I am pushing for sobriety and health and savings is so I can address this job situation in 2016. That will entail enhancing my skill set, my references/network, wardrobe, and overall energy level. Also want to increase my social life in a way that does not involve my drinking. Thankfully the 2 friends I do have both rarely drink and even when they do it is one beer and done. Failing to decide is deciding to fail. Anyone else have anything similar going on?? Small 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victimorthecrime Posted January 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 I very much dislike networking and harvesting too. Sometimes I get down on myself but to be fair a lot has changed since I graduated college in 1984. There was no outsourcing. No insourcing either. Layoffs were all but unheard of. Companies hired people, lots of them, because they had to. File clerks, typists, secretaries, administrators, receptionists, mail room personnel, customer service, book keepers, sales reps, account managers, layers of management, etc, and these were direct hires, not through some staffing agency. All you had to do was walk in the front door and fill out an application. If they liked you you were sometimes hired on the spot. They didn't need to check w HR and legal and interview you 3 fucking times. Now those days and those jobs are all but gone. I sure as hell didn't see it coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Small Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 I echo the networking sentiment. Progression is about what you know as well as who you know I think. I'm hoping this year goes well for me which could open a lot of doors. Also considering getting my Masters if it goes well. You never know though, shit happens huh. Victimorthecrime 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victimorthecrime Posted January 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 Life is what happens while we make other plans lol.Success I wish for you Sir Draco! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resolute Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 Success I wish for you Sir Draco!don't you mean "madam draco"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victimorthecrime Posted January 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 Not as far as I know! Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Small Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 I assure you both. As little as it may be my penis is still very much there. LOL! Victimorthecrime 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resolute Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 it's the dresses and the skirts that concern me lol. oh, and the high heel stilettos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Small Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 Thanks Victim, you never quite know how life will work out. What's the plan? Planning on moving up or moving on? I've unfortunately resigned myself to the idea I'll probably always be a recluse. I don't mind going out now & then but I'm far more comfortable behind closed doors. Glad to hear you're putting yourself out there! Victimorthecrime 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Small Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 Klingsor, apologies if you've mentioned this but what exactly do you do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld4This Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 I'm sending best wishes for career improvement to you, VoBN1C, igiveup, and DracoI'm looking for a job myself this month, and it hasn't been easy.igiveup, i'm glad someone besides me has had trouble with networking. I was never good at making friends quickly, or at impressing people in social situations. I drove to "networking events" dreading it the whole time, then awkwardly gave out 2 or 3 business cards, then stood awkwardly at the periphery of 2 or 3 conversations without successfully getting into any of them, then drove home with the blue buzz of failure going around in my brain. It was awful, i was awful.Hope things look up for everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Small Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 What you're doing now. It's alright no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victimorthecrime Posted January 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 I think he said he is working at a college. I can't remember doing what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Small Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 So in theory, if you qualified yourself in IT/industrial programming you can advance your career? What do you do on campus now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victimorthecrime Posted January 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 Klingsor your description of engineers has me laughing my ass off. Unless they are really aggressively managed by someone competent they spend their days looking at goof ball shit on the internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resolute Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Klingsor your description of engineers has me laughing my ass off. Unless they are really aggressively managed by someone competent they spend their days looking at goof ball shit on the internet.sounds like a job suitable for me; specially if i can do it from home. Victimorthecrime 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resolute Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 The future is going to belong to the people who can manipulate and manage information - programmers, telecommunications, and computer/data scientists (cryptographers, mathematicians, computational physicists, etc).and you say you don't like "the big bang theory". those guys are the future lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Small Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Who the fuck knows. Probably not. I'm stupid and not good at anything but mimicry. I've given up anyway so I don't give a shit.Why don't you give it a go and see what happens? Humour yourself. If it doesn't get you anywhere you haven't lost anything except time & money which you probably would've blown on something equally as wasteful anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Small Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 I personally think Victim has the best attitude towards work here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrmaJean Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 My son works in IT. There seems to be a lot of career opportunities. He had several offers and had to choose one. This is much unlike my daughter's field of art, where there is no art office to go and apply to for a job. I could have gone into training to become a store manager, but chose not to. I do know most of everything through years of hands on training, but I don't think I have the right personality for it and it never felt like a need. Also, it would have meant I would no longer be able to work with my husband and that would suck. So 20 years later, I'm still a cashier. I'm okay with that. I know I work hard and put my best efforts into what I do.Maybe you would excel at IT, Klingsor? TooOld4This 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resolute Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 I could have gone into training to become a store manager, but chose not to. I do know most of everything through years of hands on training, but I don't think I have the right personality for it and it never felt like a need. Also, it would have meant I would no longer be able to work with my husband and that would suck. So 20 years later, I'm still a cashier. I'm okay with that. I know I work hard and put my best efforts into what I do.that's so sweet, beth. Maybe you would excel at IT, Klingsor?ya, you excel at excel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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