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I feel pathetic!!! I apply for jobs excitedly and then I sit here (sm) - JAPMT

Posted: Aug 12, 2010

constantly checking my email, refreshing the browser, going through it to make sure that one has not come in "under the radar," hoping and praying for some kind of response from whatever company I have applied to. How pathetic is that!!!! Just a kind thank you very much but position has been filled or even an automated reply saying we received your email would help so much. With 22 years experience I keep hoping and praying that someone will hire me, pay me above minimum wage and have plenty of work available so that I can make a decent living.

Oh and for those who didn't catch it, my nickname goes with the post below ... Just Another Pathethic MT. :)

You do that too??!? - no1joe

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I feel terrible that you're looking too, but I kinda feel better knowing that I'm not the only "pathetic" one. That's how I've been spending my unemployed days... with this site on the computer screen and checking every so often to see if anything comes in either on here or in my e-mail. Ugh... it sucks. Oh... for entertainment... I go to the Word Help Board to see if I can help anyone :/ I should start calling myself "Just Another REALLY Pathetic MT."

Hang in there. Things have got to get better : )

Thank you so much no1joe, I feel terrible that you are looking too, (sm) - JAPMT

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it is a shame that there are so many of us with so much experience and unable to find something decent. I have been spending a lot of time on craigslist, taking a HUGE chance, I am afraid, and sending out resumes to various jobs that I can find there. Mainly I have been applying to single physician offices that are looking for someone. They are difficult to find but there have been a few.

I really wish you and anyone else that is looking the absolute best. I keep reading posts about there being jobs out there that still pay 9 and 10 cpl but dang if I've been able to find it.

Again, wishing you the best and it is nice to know that I am not the only "pathetic" one out there, lol.

JA(really)PMT - no1joe

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I've done the Craigslist thing too. Unfortunately, the jobs posted on there (and there have been a few) do NOT want to pay. I actually went in for an interview, and the starting pay was $3 LESS an hour than I was making at my first job fresh out of school in '95. WHAT??!? Another contacted me and offered $19-$20/hour to start... IN MANHATTAN!!!! Really?? Who would be able to survive on $20/hour in Manhattan or the surrounding area? Sorry, but I'm used to eating and having a roof over my head. It's so frustrating.

And I have heard back from a company (I'm sure you know the one with the fabulous sign-on bonus), and I just couldn't bring myself to even finish the testing after everything I've read on here with current employees with NJA. Why are they even hiring??!?

Anyhow, I'm sure we'll be running into each other on here during our searches. If I do wind up finding something with a company that's decent, I'll be sure to try and find you and let you know. There's nothing going on on this site (except for a guy calling another poster a "schmuck" on the company board - that made me laugh), so I'm gonna Facebook for a while - yay :D Good luck to you!

I actually applied for a job a couple of days ago.... - sm

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And got a very kind email this morning saying they were sorry for the position was filled and actually wished me luck. Too bad ALL companies can't be that way, that is very considerate:)

JAPMT - Two Jobs Me

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I have two jobs to make up one part time job and I don't trust either one. I had to take a second job, because I know she overhired on the first one and I go about three days a week without work. The second one seemed to be fine, until I met an MT who used to work for this other one and said she had a horrible time collecting her money. So, even if we get a job, there are still no guarantees. I am at the end of my rope. If these don't work, then I HAVE TO LOOK ELSEWHERE! I have spent almost a year bouncing around, no money, horrible companies, took a ton of tests with the same results as you all, got accepted from some companies and then read they were horrible to work for on MTStars, etc. This really has turned ugly in more ways than one!

Even though it has been over 20 yrs for me, I remember going through that - Sympathize with you

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I remember the feeling. We didn't have e-mail back then of course, so we had to apply in person and then wait for them to call if they wanted to interview us. Then we went in for the interview, all excited and eager to go to work, and they usually said they would get back with us after they interviewed all the other applicants. Maybe they would and maybe they would never respond again. The job search is and always has been MISERABLE!

Good luck with your job search!

Looking for a job... - Gettin Desperate

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I have 30+ years experience, applied to 8 different companies, a few telling me I have critical errors, one hiring me thinking I was a previous employee (duh) and waiting for an interview tomorrow. What happened to the days you posted your Resume and got a job based on you experience? With all the changes in BOS, it is difficult to know what each company prefers. I am about to give up.

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