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magicicadai've been calling around appraisal offices and i finally found one that said they might need someone and i'm finding a yes harder to take than a no. their exact quote was, 'we'll take on anyone who can pass the test and bring business to the firm'. um, ok. i hadn't thought that i'd need to have a book of business *before* i started as an appraiser. also, if i stop looking now, i have no guarantee that they'll hire me in spring so i do still need to be making calls, although i am not sure what i should be asking for now. argh, i think i need to take a break.
yesterday was not a stellar day in the world of real estate either. the agent i had been doing little jobs for completely forgot about our appointment and didn't have his 'stuff' together yet. this man is never going to get his act together. i asked him for some idea of how much work he would have and he said 'don't worry about me'. ah great, what this means is that at some time weeks or months from now, he's going to call me with a job to do and i'll have already committed my time elsewhere.
on the upside, i was pissed enough that i decided i needed a haircut to cheer myself up. after having my hair all one length for years, i gave the hairdresser some vague goals and let her do her work. i have never done that before. i will add, that in another first, this was a real hairdresser and not a great clip/hair cuttery/fantastic sam's operation. they weren't hugely expensive, although it could add up if i start getting haircuts every two months instead of twice a year. anyways, i've got all these fluffy layers now and i think it looks really cute. overall length is still quite long and the layers in front go to my ears so they're a bit long to be called bangs. i spent the remainder of yesterday feeling cute and pampered rather than undervalued so i think i made a great decision.
in somewhat related news, it looks like it's time for a job-job. i wussed out of applying for babies r us, but i did call a survey company in chapel hill. next up is to apply at borders. the worst thing is that i really should be gaining real estate experience right now, and i hate the idea of a job that is going to take up my time so that i can't find a more relevant job. time to go calling temp companies again.
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yesterday was not a stellar day in the world of real estate either. the agent i had been doing little jobs for completely forgot about our appointment and didn't have his 'stuff' together yet. this man is never going to get his act together. i asked him for some idea of how much work he would have and he said 'don't worry about me'. ah great, what this means is that at some time weeks or months from now, he's going to call me with a job to do and i'll have already committed my time elsewhere.
on the upside, i was pissed enough that i decided i needed a haircut to cheer myself up. after having my hair all one length for years, i gave the hairdresser some vague goals and let her do her work. i have never done that before. i will add, that in another first, this was a real hairdresser and not a great clip/hair cuttery/fantastic sam's operation. they weren't hugely expensive, although it could add up if i start getting haircuts every two months instead of twice a year. anyways, i've got all these fluffy layers now and i think it looks really cute. overall length is still quite long and the layers in front go to my ears so they're a bit long to be called bangs. i spent the remainder of yesterday feeling cute and pampered rather than undervalued so i think i made a great decision.
in somewhat related news, it looks like it's time for a job-job. i wussed out of applying for babies r us, but i did call a survey company in chapel hill. next up is to apply at borders. the worst thing is that i really should be gaining real estate experience right now, and i hate the idea of a job that is going to take up my time so that i can't find a more relevant job. time to go calling temp companies again.
(ramble ramble ramble)
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Date: 2004-05-05 07:50 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-05-05 10:26 pm (UTC)1) i hate even inquiring about jobs when i'm not in 'business' mode even though i agree that at BRU having my kid with me serves more as a qualification than not.
2) many apathetic employees. i just wasn't sure i wanted to join their ranks.
3) timing issues. the best thing to do would have been to ask at the customer service counter when i came in, but i was too anxious to do the registry shopping i came for. when i was done with that, it was time to go, and it was just easier to take my bags and go than to circle back and hope to see a manager-like being.
GIF! GIF! GIF!
Date: 2004-05-05 08:45 pm (UTC)(I'm about to get my hair cut -- mine looks awful...)
Re: GIF! GIF! GIF!
Date: 2004-05-05 10:27 pm (UTC)