USMB Coffee Shop IV

[Foxfyre]

So, I think my interview went pretty well. There were a few other people there for interviews as well. I'm keeping my fingers crossed, but of course I don't know. They are going to email me if they want me. So we will see. If not, that's okay because there are a couple of other opportunities I have in mind.

Interviewing for a job is the worst. It's harder work than actually doing any job.
I'm not looking for a job but I had somebody reach out to me for one about a month ago, so I did a phone interview with them. By the end of the interview I knew I wasn't the person that they really needed and were looking for, so I told them so. Bonus points for my candor and honesty, maybe they'll contact me again if they have something I am a better fit for.

Even though I'm not looking, I know that long term I probably need a new job. The company I work for just recently got bought out by another company. It's probably going to take about two years+ to merge all of our systems and I am currently one of the IT resources merging our financial systems and I've been involved in early discusions about merging our supply chains. I'm guessing it's two to three years until they close our corp office and I don't want to be "the last man standing", but I've got time. They need us IT folk to handle the system merges.

Another thing I hate is when they want you to fill out an application. Good GOD! Some of them are like 5 pages long. It's as if they want to know your entire life's history. Kind of ridiculous if you ask me. Sometimes, the ones you fill out online are the worst.

ChrisL, we had a 4 page application form, each of the 45 employees had to finish before they were hired. The main reason for it was to see IF a potential employee would complete it. That told us about many things about the applicant and their attitude and that they really wanted to work and the chances of them working according to the job description to which they were applying, were increased, rather than decreased had they not completed it.

Those that didn't complete it, didn't get a job. Red flag....trouble ahead. lol

Yes, we also had a long application form for the same reason and it is amazing how many people were not literate enough to complete it. And because our work required a lot of technical writing, we also had applicants write a 50 to 100-word-essay on why they wanted the job. This was to verify that they had the necessary writing skills to do it so they had to do it with us, and not just bring it in (in which case somebody else could have written it for them.) Sadly, many could not write a coherent 50 to100-word essay on why they wanted the job.

 

[Ava]

Welp, Got most everything packed, have to meet the movers in the Springs tomorrow morning then they'll come down to the Trinidad house. Hopefully everything will be loaded on the truck tomorrow then we can do a cursory cleaning load up our vehicles and head down the road Thursday morning. We finally found out we have a house in El Paso at 2:30 PM today, had to run to the bank for a cashiers check and overnight it to the property management company. Tomorrow I also have to turn in the Comcast equipment (No comcast in El Paso yet), put in a change of address at the Post Office and make a trash run to the dump. Busy day tomorrow.........

Good luck with your move! What a PITA, huh?

The wife is soaking in the tub and was a nervous wreck until we finally got word on the house. I wasn't worried as plan B was to rent a corporate apartment for a month and find a house to rent.

I don't blame her. I hate moving. Not just finding a new place, but packing and unpacking. It's so overwhelming when all of your belongings are in boxes.

You guys apparently have movers though. I have always had to move myself. I probably don't have as much stuff as you, but it still sucks.

After packing ONE time, myself, I have since had the movers do the packing and the moving, including my car, and I flew with my pet or pets, depending upon the year. One time Mayflower didn't even know where they were bringing all that. I had to get here a few days ahead of them and find a place to live and pronto! Then called them and gave them my new address...lol. I had scheduled a car through Enterprise, to pick me up at the motel, the morning after my flight arrived, then, found two women online, to help me put it all in place, then within the month I had found a job. The beauty and the goal of that move was that I had two priorities when relocating and one was to live in a certain eclectic, artsy, misty area by the beach and the other was to work in that area by the beach. And I did.

I have moved long distances several times and always at least one thing was broken en-route, on the moving van. I have one item, a huge mirror, I instructed the movers with firmness, "this cannot get broken...this cannot get broken....nothing can touch this to cause it to be broken." They would build housing for this huge mirror.......which is 36x48 inches and always central to my decorating.

 

[Ava]

So, I think my interview went pretty well. There were a few other people there for interviews as well. I'm keeping my fingers crossed, but of course I don't know. They are going to email me if they want me. So we will see. If not, that's okay because there are a couple of other opportunities I have in mind.

Interviewing for a job is the worst. It's harder work than actually doing any job.
I'm not looking for a job but I had somebody reach out to me for one about a month ago, so I did a phone interview with them. By the end of the interview I knew I wasn't the person that they really needed and were looking for, so I told them so. Bonus points for my candor and honesty, maybe they'll contact me again if they have something I am a better fit for.

Even though I'm not looking, I know that long term I probably need a new job. The company I work for just recently got bought out by another company. It's probably going to take about two years+ to merge all of our systems and I am currently one of the IT resources merging our financial systems and I've been involved in early discusions about merging our supply chains. I'm guessing it's two to three years until they close our corp office and I don't want to be "the last man standing", but I've got time. They need us IT folk to handle the system merges.

Another thing I hate is when they want you to fill out an application. Good GOD! Some of them are like 5 pages long. It's as if they want to know your entire life's history. Kind of ridiculous if you ask me. Sometimes, the ones you fill out online are the worst.

ChrisL, we had a 4 page application form, each of the 45 employees had to finish before they were hired. The main reason for it was to see IF a potential employee would complete it. That told us about many things about the applicant and their attitude and that they really wanted to work and the chances of them working according to the job description to which they were applying, were increased, rather than decreased had they not completed it.

Those that didn't complete it, didn't get a job. Red flag....trouble ahead. lol

Yes, we also had a long application form for the same reason and it is amazing how many people were not literate enough to complete it. And because our work required a lot of technical writing, we also had applicants write a 50 to 100-word-essay on why they wanted the job. This was to verify that they had the necessary writing skills to do it so they had to do it with us, and not just bring it in (in which case somebody else could have written it for them.) Sadly, many could not write a coherent 50 to100-word essay on why they wanted the job.

True, on the literacy factor. Also if they didn't complete the form it was because they felt it was too long. That told me about their working attitude. Their way or the highway.

These application processes are often psychological. One HAS to know of the attitude of the applicant. If it is a positive one, it usually means they are more than willing to learn the job, being offered. It also told me, who was over-qualified or under-qualified. If I hired the accountant who was applying for the desk clerk job, as an example, I knew, generally speaking, he or she would be leaving as soon as they found what they were really qualified for.

 

[Ava]

Good morning folks! I hope everyone is having a great day. I just got back from a nice long stint at the gym and I feel amazing. I am trying to shed those last few pounds from the holidays. lol

Good luck, and good for YOU!

I'm preparing for my workout ( about 30 minutes a day ) then getting ready to head OUT!

 

[mdk]

Good morning folks! I hope everyone is having a great day. I just got back from a nice long stint at the gym and I feel amazing. I am trying to shed those last few pounds from the holidays. lol

Good luck, and good for YOU!

I'm preparing for my workout ( about 30 minutes a day ) then getting ready to head OUT!

Thanks. As someone that used to be rather portly I am always aware of my weight. I thought once I lost all my weight it would be easier but in fact it is just the opposite. lol.

Have a wonderful workout. Cheers!

 

[Big Black Dog]

Good morning, Coffee Shop crew. Sitting here sipping on my coffee thinking about first one thing and then another... For example, did you know that it's only 11 more days until Easter! My how times flies.

 

[Foxfyre]

So, I think my interview went pretty well. There were a few other people there for interviews as well. I'm keeping my fingers crossed, but of course I don't know. They are going to email me if they want me. So we will see. If not, that's okay because there are a couple of other opportunities I have in mind.

Interviewing for a job is the worst. It's harder work than actually doing any job.
I'm not looking for a job but I had somebody reach out to me for one about a month ago, so I did a phone interview with them. By the end of the interview I knew I wasn't the person that they really needed and were looking for, so I told them so. Bonus points for my candor and honesty, maybe they'll contact me again if they have something I am a better fit for.

Even though I'm not looking, I know that long term I probably need a new job. The company I work for just recently got bought out by another company. It's probably going to take about two years+ to merge all of our systems and I am currently one of the IT resources merging our financial systems and I've been involved in early discusions about merging our supply chains. I'm guessing it's two to three years until they close our corp office and I don't want to be "the last man standing", but I've got time. They need us IT folk to handle the system merges.

Another thing I hate is when they want you to fill out an application. Good GOD! Some of them are like 5 pages long. It's as if they want to know your entire life's history. Kind of ridiculous if you ask me. Sometimes, the ones you fill out online are the worst.

ChrisL, we had a 4 page application form, each of the 45 employees had to finish before they were hired. The main reason for it was to see IF a potential employee would complete it. That told us about many things about the applicant and their attitude and that they really wanted to work and the chances of them working according to the job description to which they were applying, were increased, rather than decreased had they not completed it.

Those that didn't complete it, didn't get a job. Red flag....trouble ahead. lol

Yes, we also had a long application form for the same reason and it is amazing how many people were not literate enough to complete it. And because our work required a lot of technical writing, we also had applicants write a 50 to 100-word-essay on why they wanted the job. This was to verify that they had the necessary writing skills to do it so they had to do it with us, and not just bring it in (in which case somebody else could have written it for them.) Sadly, many could not write a coherent 50 to100-word essay on why they wanted the job.

True, on the literacy factor. Also if they didn't complete the form it was because they felt it was too long. That told me about their working attitude. Their way or the highway.

These application processes are often psychological. One HAS to know of the attitude of the applicant. If it is a positive one, it usually means they are more than willing to learn the job, being offered. It also told me, who was over-qualified or under-qualified. If I hired the accountant who was applying for the desk clerk job, as an example, I knew, generally speaking, he or she would be leaving as soon as they found what they were really qualified for.

Yup. However, the smart ones--like me (cough)--would underplay their qualifications when we needed a job. I married a guy who got transferred a lot. So I had to start over after each move. And I often would start out in a job I didn't really want or intend to stay in because it is so much easier to get hired if you are already working. I sometimes felt a little guilty about that because I was taking a job somebody else might have wanted as a permanent job.

But I didn't lie. If they asked me my long term plans, I would just tell them something non commital. But I did make sure I earned my salary and more from day one.

 

[Foxfyre]

 

[peach174]

Morning !

I just got back from town.
Ace has interior, exterior paint on sale, buy one get one free, so we got paint for the outside of the house.
Then got some groceries.
Wednesday's grin.

 

[ChrisL]

^^^^

Must be why I'm so poor! National Grid also raised prices on us this year. Bastards!

National Grid projects a 37 percent increase for winter electricity rates - Business - The Boston Globe

Massachusetts consumers will pay significantly higher electric bills this winter as a persistent shortage of natural gas for generating plants drives power prices to record levels.

The cost for a typical household could top $150 a month, based on an announcement this week from one of the state’s two dominant utilities, National Grid. It said its rates will increase by a whopping 37 percent over last winter’s, solely because the cost of buying electricity from power plants has soared to the highest level in decades, according to a company spokesman.

This is were I lived for 35 years:

America s Richest Counties 2014 - Forbes

Made some great money (double six figure combined with the wife's), we looked at a 1000 sq ft house in Falls Church years ago for $750,000 but eventually chose a 3000 sq ft home in Reston VA for half that. Before the housing bust that house had increased $150K in value in a year and a half, after the bust it was appraised at $150K below what we paid for it...........
Our electric bill, monthly budget plan, was near $300 a month, combined all our utilities ran around $500 a month and that was normal, hate to think of the people who were living in all those 5000 + sq ft McMansions, those were probably some hefty utility bills. Oh and let's not talk about the traffic, morning and evening rush "hour" lasted 3 + hours, driving times were doubled at best and all bets were off if there was an accident, you just sat.
When I said icy wonderland I was being literal, lots of ice storms not as many snow storms, don't know about the Boston area but hot in Virginia is 99 degrees with 98% humidity, instant puddle.

Sounds a lot of life in Massachusetts.

Yes, we get really hot weather in the summertime here too. I actually am looking forward to that. Hot weather doesn't bother me nearly as much as cold weather. Not to mention, I have electric heat and the heating bill is killing me. I can't wait to be able to turn it off for the year.

 

[ChrisL]

Good morning everybody. In the chilly 40's but bright and sunny so will warm up fairly quickly this morning.

Was just reading over the evening posts in the CS from last night. I too am a fairly strong extrovert but I still loved working from home. BUT. . . .our work required us to call on companies to do safety inspections, appraisals, audits, etc. so we saw people all the time. Our church and other activities also gave us a lot of interaction with folks and my avocation of some speaking/teaching engagements etc. still more, so I never felt isolated as Chris describes.

As for cost of living, it is higher here in Albuquerque compared to other places we might live. We could buy a lot more house for the money with lower taxes and utility costs, etc. where our son and family lives in west Texas for instance, but we would give up a lot of the amenities that we have here. But our cost of living is way under Chris's area, for instance, or northern Va/the DC area.

Our daughter lived not too far from where Ringel lived in Northern Virginia (she was in Arlington right across the river from the Pentagon) and her rent, parking fees, utilities etc. for a very small 10th floor apartment was over $3,000/month. She recently transferred back to the west coast and the cost of living in the Monterey area is still high, but she was able to buy a small 3-bedroom house with a short commute to work and her mortgage expenses and other costs are considerably less. Much higher than here though.

Yeah, I don't get to talk to anyone all day. I just type and edit reports.

 

[ChrisL]

So, I think my interview went pretty well. There were a few other people there for interviews as well. I'm keeping my fingers crossed, but of course I don't know. They are going to email me if they want me. So we will see. If not, that's okay because there are a couple of other opportunities I have in mind.

Interviewing for a job is the worst. It's harder work than actually doing any job.
I'm not looking for a job but I had somebody reach out to me for one about a month ago, so I did a phone interview with them. By the end of the interview I knew I wasn't the person that they really needed and were looking for, so I told them so. Bonus points for my candor and honesty, maybe they'll contact me again if they have something I am a better fit for.

Even though I'm not looking, I know that long term I probably need a new job. The company I work for just recently got bought out by another company. It's probably going to take about two years+ to merge all of our systems and I am currently one of the IT resources merging our financial systems and I've been involved in early discusions about merging our supply chains. I'm guessing it's two to three years until they close our corp office and I don't want to be "the last man standing", but I've got time. They need us IT folk to handle the system merges.

Another thing I hate is when they want you to fill out an application. Good GOD! Some of them are like 5 pages long. It's as if they want to know your entire life's history. Kind of ridiculous if you ask me. Sometimes, the ones you fill out online are the worst.

ChrisL, we had a 4 page application form, each of the 45 employees had to finish before they were hired. The main reason for it was to see IF a potential employee would complete it. That told us about many things about the applicant and their attitude and that they really wanted to work and the chances of them working according to the job description to which they were applying, were increased, rather than decreased had they not completed it.

Those that didn't complete it, didn't get a job. Red flag....trouble ahead. lol Had to learn that one the hard way...lol

Oh, I TRY to complete them. The problem is, I can't really remember details from so long ago. Even though I've had the same job for around 11 years, some of them still want to know about my job history before that, and I can remember the names of the places but not telephone numbers, and I don't even know if some of these places are even in business anymore.

 

[ChrisL]

Welp, Got most everything packed, have to meet the movers in the Springs tomorrow morning then they'll come down to the Trinidad house. Hopefully everything will be loaded on the truck tomorrow then we can do a cursory cleaning load up our vehicles and head down the road Thursday morning. We finally found out we have a house in El Paso at 2:30 PM today, had to run to the bank for a cashiers check and overnight it to the property management company. Tomorrow I also have to turn in the Comcast equipment (No comcast in El Paso yet), put in a change of address at the Post Office and make a trash run to the dump. Busy day tomorrow.........

Good luck with your move! What a PITA, huh?

The wife is soaking in the tub and was a nervous wreck until we finally got word on the house. I wasn't worried as plan B was to rent a corporate apartment for a month and find a house to rent.

I don't blame her. I hate moving. Not just finding a new place, but packing and unpacking. It's so overwhelming when all of your belongings are in boxes.

You guys apparently have movers though. I have always had to move myself. I probably don't have as much stuff as you, but it still sucks.

After packing ONE time, myself, I have since had the movers do the packing and the moving, including my car, and I flew with my pet or pets, depending upon the year. One time Mayflower didn't even know where they were bringing all that. I had to get here a few days ahead of them and find a place to live and pronto! Then called them and gave them my new address...lol. I had scheduled a car through Enterprise, to pick me up at the motel, the morning after my flight arrived, then, found two women online, to help me put it all in place, then within the month I had found a job. The beauty and the goal of that move was that I had two priorities when relocating and one was to live in a certain eclectic, artsy, misty area by the beach and the other was to work in that area by the beach. And I did.

I have moved long distances several times and always at least one thing was broken en-route, on the moving van. I have one item, a huge mirror, I instructed the movers with firmness, "this cannot get broken...this cannot get broken....nothing can touch this to cause it to be broken." They would build housing for this huge mirror.......which is 36x48 inches and always central to my decorating.

I've never moved so far, so that has never been an issue for me personally. I've only ever lived in two states. Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and they are right next to one another.

 

[ChrisL]

Good morning folks! I hope everyone is having a great day. I just got back from a nice long stint at the gym and I feel amazing. I am trying to shed those last few pounds from the holidays. lol

Good luck, and good for YOU!

I'm preparing for my workout ( about 30 minutes a day ) then getting ready to head OUT!

Thanks. As someone that used to be rather portly I am always aware of my weight. I thought once I lost all my weight it would be easier but in fact it is just the opposite. lol.

Have a wonderful workout. Cheers!

I've never had a weight problem thankfully. I've always been pretty much the same size. Actually, I was a BIT chubbier, probably around 110 pounds, but since I've given up soda, I probably weigh around 100 pounds now.

 

[ChrisL]

Interviewing for a job is the worst. It's harder work than actually doing any job.
I'm not looking for a job but I had somebody reach out to me for one about a month ago, so I did a phone interview with them. By the end of the interview I knew I wasn't the person that they really needed and were looking for, so I told them so. Bonus points for my candor and honesty, maybe they'll contact me again if they have something I am a better fit for.

Even though I'm not looking, I know that long term I probably need a new job. The company I work for just recently got bought out by another company. It's probably going to take about two years+ to merge all of our systems and I am currently one of the IT resources merging our financial systems and I've been involved in early discusions about merging our supply chains. I'm guessing it's two to three years until they close our corp office and I don't want to be "the last man standing", but I've got time. They need us IT folk to handle the system merges.

Another thing I hate is when they want you to fill out an application. Good GOD! Some of them are like 5 pages long. It's as if they want to know your entire life's history. Kind of ridiculous if you ask me. Sometimes, the ones you fill out online are the worst.

ChrisL, we had a 4 page application form, each of the 45 employees had to finish before they were hired. The main reason for it was to see IF a potential employee would complete it. That told us about many things about the applicant and their attitude and that they really wanted to work and the chances of them working according to the job description to which they were applying, were increased, rather than decreased had they not completed it.

Those that didn't complete it, didn't get a job. Red flag....trouble ahead. lol

Yes, we also had a long application form for the same reason and it is amazing how many people were not literate enough to complete it. And because our work required a lot of technical writing, we also had applicants write a 50 to 100-word-essay on why they wanted the job. This was to verify that they had the necessary writing skills to do it so they had to do it with us, and not just bring it in (in which case somebody else could have written it for them.) Sadly, many could not write a coherent 50 to100-word essay on why they wanted the job.

True, on the literacy factor. Also if they didn't complete the form it was because they felt it was too long. That told me about their working attitude. Their way or the highway.

These application processes are often psychological. One HAS to know of the attitude of the applicant. If it is a positive one, it usually means they are more than willing to learn the job, being offered. It also told me, who was over-qualified or under-qualified. If I hired the accountant who was applying for the desk clerk job, as an example, I knew, generally speaking, he or she would be leaving as soon as they found what they were really qualified for.

Yup. However, the smart ones--like me (cough)--would underplay their qualifications when we needed a job. I married a guy who got transferred a lot. So I had to start over after each move. And I often would start out in a job I didn't really want or intend to stay in because it is so much easier to get hired if you are already working. I sometimes felt a little guilty about that because I was taking a job somebody else might have wanted as a permanent job.

But I didn't lie. If they asked me my long term plans, I would just tell them something non commital. But I did make sure I earned my salary and more from day one.

I just tell them that I'm looking for a new career, which is true. I can't stand working at home anymore. I'm really starting to hate my job. Lol.

 

[Foxfyre]

Another thing I hate is when they want you to fill out an application. Good GOD! Some of them are like 5 pages long. It's as if they want to know your entire life's history. Kind of ridiculous if you ask me. Sometimes, the ones you fill out online are the worst.

ChrisL, we had a 4 page application form, each of the 45 employees had to finish before they were hired. The main reason for it was to see IF a potential employee would complete it. That told us about many things about the applicant and their attitude and that they really wanted to work and the chances of them working according to the job description to which they were applying, were increased, rather than decreased had they not completed it.

Those that didn't complete it, didn't get a job. Red flag....trouble ahead. lol

Yes, we also had a long application form for the same reason and it is amazing how many people were not literate enough to complete it. And because our work required a lot of technical writing, we also had applicants write a 50 to 100-word-essay on why they wanted the job. This was to verify that they had the necessary writing skills to do it so they had to do it with us, and not just bring it in (in which case somebody else could have written it for them.) Sadly, many could not write a coherent 50 to100-word essay on why they wanted the job.

True, on the literacy factor. Also if they didn't complete the form it was because they felt it was too long. That told me about their working attitude. Their way or the highway.

These application processes are often psychological. One HAS to know of the attitude of the applicant. If it is a positive one, it usually means they are more than willing to learn the job, being offered. It also told me, who was over-qualified or under-qualified. If I hired the accountant who was applying for the desk clerk job, as an example, I knew, generally speaking, he or she would be leaving as soon as they found what they were really qualified for.

Yup. However, the smart ones--like me (cough)--would underplay their qualifications when we needed a job. I married a guy who got transferred a lot. So I had to start over after each move. And I often would start out in a job I didn't really want or intend to stay in because it is so much easier to get hired if you are already working. I sometimes felt a little guilty about that because I was taking a job somebody else might have wanted as a permanent job.

But I didn't lie. If they asked me my long term plans, I would just tell them something non commital. But I did make sure I earned my salary and more from day one.

I just tell them that I'm looking for a new career, which is true. I can't stand working at home anymore. I'm really starting to hate my job. Lol.

When we first moved to Albuquerque I applied for a job near the apartment buildings where we lived. And the application forms usually ask for the reason you left your last jobs. Well I honestly answered that I quit my last job due to midlife crisis. The one before that because it was a terrible job. And the one before that because it was driving me crazy. My potential employer loved it. (I hasten to add that I didn't care if I got the job at the time and many employers would not look on such answers favorably.) Anyhow this employer offered me the job on the spot but it wasn't a good fit for me, even short term, and I declined. But you never know how those application forms are going to be evaluated.

 

[ChrisL]

ChrisL, we had a 4 page application form, each of the 45 employees had to finish before they were hired. The main reason for it was to see IF a potential employee would complete it. That told us about many things about the applicant and their attitude and that they really wanted to work and the chances of them working according to the job description to which they were applying, were increased, rather than decreased had they not completed it.

Those that didn't complete it, didn't get a job. Red flag....trouble ahead. lol

Yes, we also had a long application form for the same reason and it is amazing how many people were not literate enough to complete it. And because our work required a lot of technical writing, we also had applicants write a 50 to 100-word-essay on why they wanted the job. This was to verify that they had the necessary writing skills to do it so they had to do it with us, and not just bring it in (in which case somebody else could have written it for them.) Sadly, many could not write a coherent 50 to100-word essay on why they wanted the job.

True, on the literacy factor. Also if they didn't complete the form it was because they felt it was too long. That told me about their working attitude. Their way or the highway.

These application processes are often psychological. One HAS to know of the attitude of the applicant. If it is a positive one, it usually means they are more than willing to learn the job, being offered. It also told me, who was over-qualified or under-qualified. If I hired the accountant who was applying for the desk clerk job, as an example, I knew, generally speaking, he or she would be leaving as soon as they found what they were really qualified for.

Yup. However, the smart ones--like me (cough)--would underplay their qualifications when we needed a job. I married a guy who got transferred a lot. So I had to start over after each move. And I often would start out in a job I didn't really want or intend to stay in because it is so much easier to get hired if you are already working. I sometimes felt a little guilty about that because I was taking a job somebody else might have wanted as a permanent job.

But I didn't lie. If they asked me my long term plans, I would just tell them something non commital. But I did make sure I earned my salary and more from day one.

I just tell them that I'm looking for a new career, which is true. I can't stand working at home anymore. I'm really starting to hate my job. Lol.

When we first moved to Albuquerque I applied for a job near the apartment buildings where we lived. And the application forms usually ask for the reason you left your last jobs. Well I honestly answered that I quit my last job due to midlife crisis. The one before that because it was a terrible job. And the one before that because it was driving me crazy. My potential employer loved it. (I hasten to add that I didn't care if I got the job at the time and many employers would not look on such answers favorably.) Anyhow this employer offered me the job on the spot but it wasn't a good fit for me, even short term, and I declined. But you never know how those application forms are going to be evaluated.

I just tell them that I've been at the same job for over 10 years and I'm looking for a career change. If they look down upon me for that, then their loss I guess because I am an excellent employee obviously. I wouldn't have had my job for so long if I wasn't.

 

[mdk]

Good morning folks! I hope everyone is having a great day. I just got back from a nice long stint at the gym and I feel amazing. I am trying to shed those last few pounds from the holidays. lol

Good luck, and good for YOU!

I'm preparing for my workout ( about 30 minutes a day ) then getting ready to head OUT!

Thanks. As someone that used to be rather portly I am always aware of my weight. I thought once I lost all my weight it would be easier but in fact it is just the opposite. lol.

Have a wonderful workout. Cheers!

I've never had a weight problem thankfully. I've always been pretty much the same size. Actually, I was a BIT chubbier, probably around 110 pounds, but since I've given up soda, I probably weigh around 100 pounds now.

Giving up pop will melt those pounds away. I gave it up years ago but I will use a diet pop if I am having a cocktail. lol.

Thank goodness this weather seems to have broken b/c now I can run outside again.

 

[ChrisL]

Good morning folks! I hope everyone is having a great day. I just got back from a nice long stint at the gym and I feel amazing. I am trying to shed those last few pounds from the holidays. lol

Good luck, and good for YOU!

I'm preparing for my workout ( about 30 minutes a day ) then getting ready to head OUT!

Thanks. As someone that used to be rather portly I am always aware of my weight. I thought once I lost all my weight it would be easier but in fact it is just the opposite. lol.

Have a wonderful workout. Cheers!

I've never had a weight problem thankfully. I've always been pretty much the same size. Actually, I was a BIT chubbier, probably around 110 pounds, but since I've given up soda, I probably weigh around 100 pounds now.

Giving up pop will melt those pounds away. I gave it up years ago but I will use a diet pop if I am having a cocktail. lol.

Thank goodness this weather seems to have broken b/c now I can run outside again.

Who knew soda was so fattening? Geez.

 

[ChrisL]

Good morning folks! I hope everyone is having a great day. I just got back from a nice long stint at the gym and I feel amazing. I am trying to shed those last few pounds from the holidays. lol

Good luck, and good for YOU!

I'm preparing for my workout ( about 30 minutes a day ) then getting ready to head OUT!

Thanks. As someone that used to be rather portly I am always aware of my weight. I thought once I lost all my weight it would be easier but in fact it is just the opposite. lol.

Have a wonderful workout. Cheers!

I've never had a weight problem thankfully. I've always been pretty much the same size. Actually, I was a BIT chubbier, probably around 110 pounds, but since I've given up soda, I probably weigh around 100 pounds now.

Giving up pop will melt those pounds away. I gave it up years ago but I will use a diet pop if I am having a cocktail. lol.

Thank goodness this weather seems to have broken b/c now I can run outside again.

You know what's funny? When you see someone ordering all sorts of unhealthy and fattening food from McDonald's or something, and then they order a diet Coke.