"Spaze" (spazegun2213)
08/25/2016 at 17:59 • Filed to: None
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"Spaze" (spazegun2213)
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So between actual work, trying to work out (running sucks, remember that kids) and packing everything up for a transcontinental move, my days have been rather busy. The pending unemployment is like an elephant in the room on speed, riding a unicycle, with a freaking kazoo. Needless to say, I’m concerned about being unemployed so I’ve been applying for jobs. Over this last week, I’ve only received a dozen or so emails saying that “my credentials are impressive” only to follow it up with “but we are following up with others better suited for the position.”
This saddens me when I’m applying to do the same job I’ve been doing for years, and at a substantial discount in pay. It’s depressing spending time tailoring a resume, talking to recruiters only to receive a canned email like this a week later. So I’ve been taking the time to celebrate the little things in life, like shopping for a battery, tires, and a few other odds and ends for the 20,000 mile checkup on the Duke.
I can’t believe it’s been 6,000 miles since her last valve adjustment. It seems like it was only a few months ago I was opening her up... Oh wait, it was. Doing 100+ miles a week on a motorcycle in why there are so many higher mileage motorcycles here in SoCal. I’ve also been thinking about things to say to you, great Opponauts.
However, instead of packaging up my complete dribble and adding some eye candy to distract even the most astute grammar Nazi’s I decided to apply for yet !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! I’m sure most of you have seen it (if not, you should!) and have applied as well. Not more than a few hours later I jump back on Oppo to see what’s up only to find I have a stalker. I mean, this is my first one, so I’m not sure how I should act. Should I ask them to at least buy me a drink first? Or should I run lovingly into their arms?
Now I’m sure a week later I’ll receive an email like the ones I eluded to above.... actually no, Gawker is a place that doesn’t even email you back if they don’t need your services *sadface* Let’s start that again. I’m sure there will be a cool post on Jalopnik about a brand new writer and how we should fawn over them and never speak of Doug again, which will continue to deflate my sense of self-worth.
But you, my Oppo friends, may be able to read the terrible stringing together of words I term as prose that I sent to Gawker as part of my application. Some of it is controversial, but all of it is heartfelt. So stay tuned!
Oh, and gratuitous motorcycle picture if you made it this far.
Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
> Spaze
08/25/2016 at 18:19 |
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Yeah. All of that. Good luck, Brother.
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Spaze
> Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
08/25/2016 at 18:25 |
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Thanks! I’m learning that remote positions a really hard do find
notsomethingstructural
> Spaze
08/25/2016 at 18:27 |
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I would think there are literally thousands of people applying for this (I had on good authority there were that many for earlier full time positions at a different GM property). I wouldn’t beat yourself up too bad if you don’t hear anything. Hard to have a staff of like 12 and send hundreds to thousands of declines.
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Spaze
> notsomethingstructural
08/25/2016 at 18:29 |
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I’m not going to beat myself up. But it was nice to come back to them stalking me.
Sovereign, Purveyor of Coupes
> Spaze
08/25/2016 at 18:42 |
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Strangely, I woke up today to the same thing. I was going to post about it but you already had. I haven’t applied to write for Jalopnik (though it would be very cool, quite frankly I don’t think I quite have the writing skills), nor have I posted on any articles in the last couple days.
just-a-scratch
> Spaze
08/25/2016 at 19:09 |
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I had one of those “We thought your credentials are impressive, but” talks today. I’m still employed, so it’s not a big thing. I have heard/read it enough times while unemployed for months. That doesn’t feel good.
I hope you can see that it’s good you even get the response. Too often the HR department doesn’t even acknowledge your existence.
I know very well how hard it is and how demoralizing the search can be. Keep at it though. You'll find what you need out there.
Braniff747SP
> Sovereign, Purveyor of Coupes
08/25/2016 at 19:29 |
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I got that too. Looks like I’ve been followed by all the subblogs which I’ve commented on at some point or another - not sure what the point is, getting rid of the greys once and for all?
Jayvincent
> Braniff747SP
08/25/2016 at 19:56 |
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Same here... I post the occasional comment /sarcasm / weird fact, but nothing which would justify authorship. It looks like we have been Ki nja’d. Either someone was VERY busy (mine came through with a 1:52pm tag) or the Kinja gods wrote a script to follow a whole group of people on sub-blogs who fit a certain criteria. Curious
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Sovereign, Purveyor of Coupes
> Braniff747SP
08/25/2016 at 20:38 |
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Even stranger, I don’t recall ever commenting on a lanesplitter, or a buyer’s guide article.
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Braniff747SP
> Jayvincent
08/25/2016 at 21:12 |
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It’s not authorship (I.e., can’t post on the blog itself) - just being ungreyed in the comments.
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Braniff747SP
> Sovereign, Purveyor of Coupes
08/25/2016 at 21:15 |
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Neither do I - apparently, we’ve been ungreyed on all the subdomains of the main blogs we’re allowed to comment in.
Sensible decision two years late.