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I definitely get that. Being unemployed, I'm not exactly looking forward to xmas either. Most people are going to get hand-made (sewed or crocheted) gifts from me because I just don't have money to spend on gifts right now. I've been depressed and just sort of feeling "bah humbug" lately.

I do have a very promising job lead, though. There's a company in my city, they're relatively new here but they're expanding like crazy right now. They're affiliated with Mayo Clinic and they've developed a stool sample test which looks for colon cancer. There are other tests like it on the market, but those tests all look for blood/occult blood in the stool. This stool test is new and innovative, it actually looks for cancerous and pre-cancerous cells in the stool rather than just blood.

So, that company sounds pretty ideal for me! They have a temp position for data entry, which I'm interviewing for on the 11th and supposedly they'd have me start that position immediately after the interview. And then they have a permanent customer service position which starts in late January, and I've also submitted my resume for that position and it sounds like I should be a shoo-in. So, with any luck I should be working again shortly after Dec 11th, and should have a permanent job the last week of January.

My guts have been really iffy since I've been laid off, too. There's been so much to do - figuring out how to get unemployment, write a resume, apply for jobs, search for a job that sounds like a good fit for me AND is full time AND offers benefits - it's not been super fun. And I still haven't gotten my severance pay yet, and also haven't yet gotten my first unemployment check, so I've been extra super poor living only on hubby's income. He works 2 part-time jobs so he's not exactly raking in the big bucks, either. So yeah, I know the trouble that stress can cause to the guts. I'm hoping my guts will calm down significantly after the 11th, once I'm pulling in some income again. I hope you can survive the holidays and that your guts improve greatly after this stressful month.
 
I hope that job will pan out for you. Sounds kinda exciting working with something that involves IBD and feeling like you're making a difference! I've seen the commercials about that and wondered about it.

I'm not going crazy on Christmas either. Just don't have the time and energy to get into all that. On top of everything, I have that cold/flu going around everywhere. Starts with nausea, turns into a very sore throat with a cough. Still working with it, but it zaps the energy from you. Sounds like it lasts weeks, so we'll see what happens...
 
Feel better, Cross-stitch! Yeah, I've heard that the flu is really bad this year. Apparently the flu shot wasn't very accurate, so a lot of people are getting the flu in spite of having had the shot. My cousin just came down with it. I guess that's another good thing for me, not being employed at the moment and not going out to do xmas shopping, I'm limiting my exposure to those germs! I'll probably catch it at some point though, I always seem to catch it when it's a bad flu year even though I get my flu shot every year. Oh well.
 
Made it through my work week with the awful stuff. I'm afraid I've shared it with my husband though and he's coming down with it. And, the sickness goes on.

On monday they posted a position in a different store and I applied for it today. This manager seemed pretty down to earth and believe it or not, I have an interview on Friday. It sounds like even if I don't get the position, there might be something else I could be offered. But, we'll see what happens...
 
Good Luck...I hope it all works out for you,job and flu,and hubby's flu.Men don't handle being sick very well.
 
scottsma said:
Good Luck...I hope it all works out for you,job and flu,and hubby's flu.Men don't handle being sick very well.
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Thank you! :) Yes, I sure know about that! Sad part is, it's usually my husband getting me sick not the other way around. This time it's been me keeping him up with my coughing, which is most likely what got him sick.
 
I didn't get the position, they chose someone with a little more experience in that department. But, at least I can say that this time I got an interview and was given a fair chance. However...

The one position that I applied for at my store and was told by the manager to not bother applying. I never did get an interview for it and today they reposted the position. So, I may try another time for that one. I was told by another employee that supposedly it's a rule at my store that if you apply for the same position 3 or 4 times, they have to give you an interview. So, we'll see...
 
That's such a shame, but if we're prepared to wait,there's always something better for us.

I hope you keep well for the coming festivities.
 
scottsma said:
That's such a shame, but if we're prepared to wait,there's always something better for us.

I hope you keep well for the coming festivities.
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I sure hope so, but I sure am tired of the waiting!!! Sad part is, this is what I keep being told.

Thankfully, stomach hasn't been too bad. Be nice if this stupid cold would finally go away though.
 
How's it going, Cross-stitch? Are you surviving the holiday shopping season at your job? I have some good news and hopefully will have some more tomorrow - I landed the temp job and soon I should hear if I've landed a permanent job at the stool sample place. I start the temp job tomorrow, and I was also told that they're making a decision tomorrow morning about the permanent position (I should hopefully be a shoo-in for that as well). So, at any rate, I start working again tomorrow. I've been pretty poor, so that's a very good thing (my former employer took over a month to get my severance check to me, I literally just got it yesterday!). It's been a tough year but things are getting better. I hope things improve for you as well.
 
Boy that sucks about the wait on that last paycheck!!! Glad to hear the good news on the new job front though. Hopefully the good news will continue for you!!!! Looking forward to the upcoming updates!

Not much new for me, except that one of the jobs I previously applied for and didn't get an interview got reposted. So, I reapplied for that same job. Come to find out, somewhere it's told that if you apply for the same position multiple times apparently they have to at least give you an interview. So, we'll see.

Yes, I've survived the crazy people so far. After Christmas though hours go down somewhat because sales decrease. This week I have 40hrs. But, next week I only have 24.5. However, I still get paid holiday pay for the 25th. So, it should even out. But, for the most part I'm doing alright.
 
Any updates, Cross-stitch? I completed 4 weeks of being a temp, and I officially accepted a permanent position and start training for that tomorrow. It's at the stool sample place so it's perfect for me. I'm pretty excited, I'm looking forward to getting through training and settling into a routine again. I'm going to be working afternoons & evenings, once I finish training I won't have any more mornings to work. That's a good thing - my guts tend to be worse in the mornings and better in the afternoons, so if I have a bad guts day I can sit all morning with my heating pad and then hopefully feel at least somewhat better by the time I go to work.
 
Good to hear that things are finally looking up for you and that the new job is going well!!! Nothing new for me on the job front. Other than I'm getting pretty frustrated as far as applying since I've continually been turned down or ignored. I think I'm just tired.
 
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Our store passed a certain amount of days accident free so corporate us coming tomorrow to pass out gift cards to all the employees and inspect the store. I'm leaving soon for more store fun and to help prep for that. We also got a surprise this week that I'll explain later...
 
I got to work on friday and found out that it was my HR's last day and he was getting transferred to a different store. Also, my yearly review was going to be the next day which was my 3rd's last day before she was getting transferred to a different store as well.

So, within 2 days 2 of my management were being replaced! The new HR that came in on monday was a person who I'd worked with years ago but hadn't really gotten to know. But, at the time that I knew here she wasn't an HR yet. However, she's already showing in the last two days that she's a whole lot better than my last two!

My new 3rd that starts tomorrow is a good friend of mine that I worked with when she was first hired at my store. She's pretty verbal so, it should be interesting with her handling these kids that are more interested in talking than working. Needless to say, it'll be quite interesting these next few weeks...
 
How's the job going Cat? A couple weeks ago I got tried at work to be a person in charge in my department. I've done it before on occasion so no big deal for me.

However, just before I took some time off for my husband and my anniversary I was told that I'm to be the backup pic permanently. My last day before my vacation I got a key to lock the front doors and open the manager's office and when I go back I'll be getting an override card. Needless to say, in some ways I'm getting a 35 cent an hour raise (promotion) 2 days a week and will no longer want for hours.

I'm pretty sure my 2nd and Matt have had a hand in this. Because, usually anything like this is given to the good old boys club. Not exactly the change I was looking for, but it may give me a way out eventually...
 
That's good (ish) news,CSG. Better than being ignored anyway.I hope you're doing ok health wise.I've been using CBD oil for a few weeks and fingers x'd,I do feel better.Maybe it's a coincidence though.I've had to many "one step forward and two back"

Cat was doing OK last time she posted,and was enjoying her new job.Lily was ok too.She's keeping busy but I know she'll catch up with you when she can.
 
I am indeed super busy these days but still pop in to the forum when I can. My new job is going really well. I like the work (talking to people all day about their stool samples is obviously something I'm pretty good at and enjoy doing!), I like the hours, I like my new co-workers, and the pay and benefits are pretty good for the most part (I did have to fight with my new insurance company to get them to cover my Lialda - it's over $700 monthly without coverage, and my new insurance didn't want to cover it but gave me a "discount" so that it was "only" $568 per month which obviously is still not affordable, so I argued with them over about 8 phone calls and several emails, and finally they dropped my monthly copay down to $60 which I can afford).

Financially and health-wise I'm doing pretty well these days. I'm back on my feet with a regular paycheck again, and I got an unexpected pension from my old job which I took as a lump sum and used to pay off some debts so that's a big relief. My guts tend to be worst in the mornings, but now that I'm working afternoons/evenings, I can spend the mornings with my heating pad on if need be and I'm usually feeling well enough to go in to work by the time my shift starts. And if I am feeling okay in the mornings, I've been trying to get back into exercising, so in the late mornings/early afternoons I will take a walk or lift weights. My dog is still doing okay - it's been over 7 months now since she got diagnosed with cancer and she's still hanging in there. My grandma is also doing okay, I haven't seen her lately but my dad said that they changed her meds yet again and that seems to have had a positive effect on her. I'm hoping to go visit her soon.

I think that's all the big updates from me. Cross stitch, I'm glad to hear that you've gotten a bit of a promotion! That seems promising and I hope it leads to even better things for you. Happy anniversary to you and your husband! How are your chickens and your granny doing?
 
Glad that you're doing well for the most part Cat!!!

Chickens are doing well, but Granny is not. This strange winter has been messing up my chickens. So, 3 out of 4 chickens are laying eggs even though by now all 4 should be laying. Needless to say, it's taking them time to catch up to the way they should be.

Granny on the other hand, I posted more about her in the other thread.
 
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So, here's one for the books. Each week a new schedule is posted. The schedule shows the current week's schedule along with 2 additional weeks ahead. Needless to say, each schedule shows 3 weeks of schedules. The cool thing is that each newest schedule is posted online so we can see it at home and plan our life. And, the same one is posted at work. Anyway...

So, for this week's schedule the online one shows me working 31 hours with 3 days off. I just happened to look at the one at work last night and it'd been changed to 23 hours with the same 3 days off. 3 of my 8 hour shifts had been chopped down. And, I was told not to trust the online schedule. What's the point of posting the schedule online if it's not to be accurate?
 
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So, here's one for the books. Each week a new schedule is posted. The schedule shows the current week's schedule along with 2 additional weeks ahead. Needless to say, each schedule shows 3 weeks of schedules. The cool thing is that each newest schedule is posted online so we can see it at home and plan our life. And, the same one is posted at work. Anyway...

So, for this week's schedule the online one shows me working 31 hours with 3 days off. I just happened to look at the one at work last night and it'd been changed to 23 hours with the same 3 days off. 3 of my 8 hour shifts had been chopped down. And, I was told not to trust the online schedule. What's the point of posting the schedule online if it's not to be accurate?
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Doesn't make sense
 
So, after all that this morning I get a call from work (and woken up). Supposedly my boss has recently been sent quite often to a store that nobody likes to go and was sent there this morning.

Because of that, there'd be nobody in charge after 2pm (which was my normal time) and they needed me in at 2 instead of 5pm. Apparently there was 2 schedules up on the wall and the one with the 23hrs had been taken down today. However, the whole department is a mess over the schedule craziness.

Oh well. I've got today and tomorrow and then I've got 3 days off! It'll almost be like a mini vacation!!! :dusty:
 
So, a few months ago I was given the chance to become a person in charge or supervisor at work two nights a week. I did better than anyone expected and am still doing this a couple nights a week to this day. Even though it's sometimes quite a bit more stressful, I've been given benefits from it that I haven't been given before.

Yesterday I finally got a phone call from a place I've been applying to for years. I got a phone call type interview and on Monday 9/17 I have an official interview at that store!!! I'm still in shock that I even got a phone call. But, I really want this position! Just hope my stomach an all will behave on Monday for me!
 
Got a Dear John email telling me that I didn't get the job. Pretty sure that part of the reason why is that what they were hiring for was seasonal, I would have been let go in January and not had a chance to be rehired. Which, would have been a mistake since I would have parted from my current job for this.

The other is that I was so nervous that it's most likely that it might have done me in this time. However, friends and family (even those who currently work for this company) are encouraging me to continue applying to this place.

Still extremely stressful where I'm at and we're so short handed that I'm constantly being asked to work 40 hours a week since I came back from vacation.
 
Well I would say bad luck,but it seems like you're partly relieved that you didn't get it.
It's not good that you're being put under pressure to work more at your present job, as stress is a no-no for us crohnies as you know.Just get through one day at a time as best you can.I hope what you've been looking for comes along soon.I'm sure it will.:ghug:
 
scottsma said:
Well I would say bad luck,but it seems like you're partly relieved that you didn't get it.
It's not good that you're being put under pressure to work more at your present job, as stress is a no-no for us crohnies as you know.Just get through one day at a time as best you can.I hope what you've been looking for comes along soon.I'm sure it will.:ghug:
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Other than being extremely exhausted all the time (which is normal for work especially this time of year), I suppose I'm not doing too bad I guess. However, I finally had enough of all the nonsense of all the women in my department, the same section (that's dreaded by everyone) 3 out of my 5 shifts a week and all this last week.

I think it confused Matt mostly because I wouldn't spill the beans as far as why I was so upset while on the floor for everyone to see. But, promised to have us talk more about getting me out of my department soon. And, it looks like he may have taken the reins of my area now since my manager has been gone for her brain surgery for her tumor and all...
 
It's good to have someone in your corner.It must be awful feeling so tired and having to soldier on regardless.Be good to yourself when you're at home and when you have a day off have a "duvet day".And don't feel guilty about it.
 

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