Comments on: Work vs. a Job

By: boxcarkids

boxcarkids — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:01:42 +0000

I feel your pain! My hoped for project just fell through as well, so it’s back to the drawing board to try and find work to get us through until mid-June.

By: Jeannette

Jeannette — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:00:47 +0000

My hopes lately depend on whether a client buys or rents a house. You get hopeful when you spend 2 Saturdays showing properties, clients are ready to go forth, (you think) and without notice contact another agent and make same arrangements. Or the mortgage doesn’t go through, or something else happens and you realize you’ve spent money showing, listing and marketing and have nothing to show for it. So hoping lately is about all I seem to be getting paid.
I know my chosen profession, negative pay checks are never fun

By: boxcarkids

boxcarkids — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:07:38 +0000

No – no job offers! I was just reflecting on how I get my hopes up about work these days, instead of work being a somewhat dreary stressful thing I go to every day.

By: SMS

SMS — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:04:24 +0000

As in stay where you are or continue with your plans?
Decisions decisions decisions ~ you can do it.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:45:10 +0000

This piece would be a good inclusion in a book teaching young people (and many adults) about how the world works. We used to joke about how many times we heard someone say they want to be self employed (like my husband) “because then you can take off work whenever you want to”. Well…sorta…except your expenses go on, the money stops, and your clientele, finding your office closed, goes elsewhere!
Just think about that book…

By: Julia

Julia — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:23:45 +0000

But they contacted you… I’m seeing this as a good thing.

By: boxcarkids

boxcarkids — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:05:30 +0000

Just one of those out of the blue contacts asking about my availability that has gotten my hopes up! Of course sometimes nothing comes of it (like the archaeology survey I bid on 2 weeks ago). It’s just nice to be contacted!

By: Julia

Julia — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 01:43:00 +0000

The last few sentences lead me to believe this is more than a random post about work and jobs. Good news?

By: Cheryl Graham

Cheryl Graham — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 01:42:51 +0000

Here’s to many more days of good feelings (with excellent results)!