Whining and ranting

[Svenskaflicka]

My course ended last week, and today was my first day as Unemployed. If the first day is going to set the mood for all the other days, I'm in deep shit.

I started by calling the post office and asking them why the... they hadn't come and picked up my rental computer last Friday, like they promised. They didn't know why.They offered to come and get it this very same morning, but I told them that I had an appointment and wouldn't be home until after 10. They said threy would come "after 10am".

I went down to the gym, and worked up a sweat. Returned home, had a shower, and sat down to wait. At 1pm, I called the post office to tell them that 1pm is VERY MUCH AFTER 10am. They said they didn't know why the guy hadn't arrived, but he should be there shortly, and if I'd just wait, he'd be there soon. They couldn't call him, because he was out driving. Apparently, they don't have mobile phones..?
I hung up, and decided to wait just a little while longer, because I really HAD TO report to the unemployment agency before they closed at 3pm, or I'd risk not getting my social security. They have sharpened the rules, since they were "too lenient" earlier. Too lenient???
The post guy showed up at 1.50pm. The following conversation occurred:
"Something needed picking up?" he said.
"Yeah - last friday!" I said.
"I was here last friday, but there was no-one at home."
"I was home the whole day!"
"I was here at 2.30pm, and no-one was home."
"I didn't leave the house until 8.15pm!"
"Well, I rang the bell, and no-one answered!"

Don't you just love it when government employees lie to your face?

I didn't bother arguing with the man, because he obviously didn't have a brain. Instead, I went downtown, signed up with the unemployment agency, and the guy who handled my registration suggested I should look for jobs that suited my education, ie journalist or webdesigner, and not "lower myself to jobs like cleaning-woman".
What is most depressing here? The fact that I graduated with high grades, and can't get an eff-ing cleaning job? Or the fact that the guy in the unemployment agency suggests that I should aim higher, and not settle for cleaning jobs?

When I read Stupid White Men by Michael Moore, he suggested that if black men want to be equal to white men, they should move to Sweden. I tell you, the man is a comedian.

I gave all my papers to the social office, and I hope that it won't take more than the usual 2 weeks for them to decide if I'm gonna get any money. Actually, I hope they'll decide earlier than that, so I can pay the rent on time.
Poverty sucks.
And I don't. Until Hubby gets back.
That sucks.

OK, I'm done. You may now hi-jack this thread for your own rants.

 

[raphy]

What is most depressing here? The fact that I graduated with high grades, and can't get an eff-ing cleaning job?

Happened to me too.... it sucks.

Manager: "I'm sorry, we think you're overqualified for this position."

Translation: "I'm scared you're going to take my job if we make you a shelf-stacker."

Manager: "I'm sorry, we didn't think this position would challenge someone of your skills."

Translation: "We're scared you're going to leave next week when you get that 50K systems analyst job"

 

[ABSTRUSE]

Svenska dear, I believe no one should rant alone.
I too am currently unemployed, waiting to hear if I can collect or not, no medical insurance for me and the kids, getting over another bout of depression, my basement floods, I almost got nailed twice while driving this week, I have no money, I hate my house, my last two final pay checks were for $5.02 and $2.36 and I had no choice but to cash them, now I have to wait for my final check and who the fuck knows when that will come and what they will take out of it, I used to dress the store mannequins where I worked and I miss doing that and I miss my co-workers, then there was the whole "crapfest" that went on here and that upset me because this is my only form of entertainment and social activity anymore, then I got a goose stuck to my ass. whew, I feel better.
Here's a hug for you since your hubby isn't there to give you one.*squeeze*
I would go postal but the bullet would probably richocet and hit me in the eye.

 

[Svenskaflicka]

I phoned Hubby, to tell him about my misery, but it was hard telling him anything, because of all the screaming on the other end. He explained that since USA broke free from England about 300 years ago, the people of Boston are now celebrating this today by running in the streets, drinking beer, and screaming.
"Honey..!" I said. "Us Swedes, we don't make up any fancy excuses in order to drink beer - we're semi-alcoholics, and we're not ashamed of it! If we want to drink beer, we drink. No parades, no marathons, just heaving."
Hubby giggled.
"Honey, how many beers have you had?" I asked.
"This is my second one! he said. "Well... the first one was kinda big, so technically, this is my 4th one."
"Good for you, dear."
I'm glad he finally goes out and gets drunk and have fun. He works so hard.

If he doesn't take a cab home, he's gonna be in biiiiiiiiiig trouble next time I talk to him.

 

[Svenskaflicka]

I was 4:- SKR short of buying a package of vacuumcleaner bags today.


Someone point me to the nearest bank, so I can rob it.

 

[Guest]

Flickamou, your rants are the best. I think there should be a prize for best rants. I'd vote for you .

Seriously, it's just the first day. Do what you have to do, but in the meantime try to have fun. And as I love to quote, "And if you can't have fun, take some one else's."*

P.


* that advice goes to Abstruse too!

 

[Liar]

When I read Stupid White Men by Michael Moore, he suggested that if black men want to be equal to white men, they should move to Sweden. I tell you, the man is a comedian.

I have a friend who is from an eastern european country. He came here at the age of 7 and is as Swedish as you and me. And he is intelligent, eloquent, charismatic, able-bodied, multilingual, well educated and with top grades. He even looks 100% caucasian Nordic, at least to me he does.

Do ya think he could get a job? Oh no. He applied for hundreds of jobs, and got called to one (1) interview. He didn't get that job.

Guess what he did? Changed his surname to something more Swedish sounding. Got called to interviews for every job he applied to. Got an offer after the first interview.

Yep. Equality my ass.

#L

 

[rgraham666]

Re: Re: Whining and ranting

Happened to me too.... it sucks.

Manager: "I'm sorry, we think you're overqualified for this position."

Translation: "I'm scared you're going to take my job if we make you a shelf-stacker."

Manager: "I'm sorry, we didn't think this position would challenge someone of your skills."

Translation: "We're scared you're going to leave next week when you get that 50K systems analyst job"

Quelle suprise.

I used to be a Mensa member. One of the last parties I attended before I left several of us had a conversation about whether to put our membership on our resumés or not. The consensus was to leave it off. We figured that there was no sense in making our future bosses even more insecure.

 

[Svenskaflicka]

Re: Re: Whining and ranting

I have a friend who is from an eastern european country. He came here at the age of 7 and is as Swedish as you and me. And he is intelligent, eloquent, charismatic, able-bodied, multilingual, well educated and with top grades. He even looks 100% caucasian Nordic, at least to me he does.

Do ya think he could get a job? Oh no. He applied for hundreds of jobs, and got called to one (1) interview. He didn't get that job.

Guess what he did? Changed his surname to something more Swedish sounding. Got called to interviews for every job he applied to. Got an offer after the first interview.

Yep. Equality my ass.

#L

My good friend B (from Kurdistan) told me about a woman he knows, who works in the reception in a company. She has to call herself "Johnson" when she talks to people on the phone. The company fears that it would scare costumers off to hear that a "Saeid" works there.

Should we laugh or cry?

I fear for Hubby's future. OK, he's American, but he's also black. Will he be able to get a job?

Or will he end up like that guy in Uppsala, who graduated from his university in Iran as the best in his class, came to Sweden, was told that his education wasn't "equivalent" to any Swedish education, so he had to go back to university, this time in Sweden, where he graduated as one of the top 10.
Today, he sells caps and pins on the town square. No-one wants to hire him, because he's got a Persian name.

Sweden - it's FANTASTIC!!!

 

[Liar]

Re: Re: Re: Whining and ranting

My good friend B (from Kurdistan) told me about a woman he knows, who works in the reception in a company. She has to call herself "Johnson" when she talks to people on the phone. The company fears that it would scare costumers off to hear that a "Saeid" works there.

Should we laugh or cry?

We should kick some ass. Unfortunately, it isn't exactly clear whose ass we should kick... The General Swedish Mentality, does that have an ass, or is it one?

I fear for Hubby's future. OK, he's American, but he's also black. Will he be able to get a job?

Probably easier than if he was kurdish or assyrian or polish or...

Or will he end up like that guy in Uppsala, who graduated from his university in Iran as the best in his class, came to Sweden, was told that his education wasn't "equivalent" to any Swedish education, so he had to go back to university, this time in Sweden, where he graduated as one of the top 10.
Today, he sells caps and pins on the town square. No-one wants to hire him, because he's got a Persian name.

Sounds like another guy I know. He fled from Saddams Iraq in the 80's and came to Sweden with an American engineering degree, one of the most brilliant minds I have ever met. Here, he made a living as a bus driver. Then he moved to the UK, and got hired instantly by a big tech firm as head of their research department.

So, where is that ass I was gonna kick?

#L

 

[CharleyH]

Instead, I went downtown, signed up with the unemployment agency, and the guy who handled my registration suggested I should look for jobs that suited my education, ie journalist or webdesigner, and not "lower myself to jobs like cleaning-woman".
What is most depressing here? The fact that I graduated with high grades, and can't get an eff-ing cleaning job? Or the fact that the guy in the unemployment agency suggests that I should aim higher, and not settle for cleaning jobs?

I took a year off, thanks to a real nice: We don't want you and don't want you to sue us package (I left incidents of sexism, and gay discrimination strategically on my computer with the address of my lawyer) and decided at the moment of "LAY OFF," to take a year off to freelance, do whatever the hell I wanted.

NOW, I have a hell of a kick ass CV, and have sent out, well, a lot of CV's . . . believe me the cheerleading - yes people assholes who used to hang out in the front foyer of the school, cheerleaders in all respects ARE the ones who get the jobs.

WHY? You ask.

Because they can kiss that ring around your bosses ass, whether you've just had an enima or not And the moment you say, "Well actually . . . " despite that you are right, and they change everything according to you . . . you didn't clean the shit off their ass in private But in a public scenario, and let them sit in their shit.

Now this is all analogy according to me, which may or may not make sense . . . but the point is:

You are meant to be, where you are meant to be, and if it's not licking someone's dirty ass, then it surely is someone who will soon be licking yours

 

[dr_mabeuse]

It just occurs to me: with all the people we have here who are unemployed or under-employed, wouldn’t it be cool to bring them all together and start a business of our own?

We’ve got writers, artists, graphic designers, software people. Some sort of web-based advertising business or something. Call it “Porno-Graphics”.

All we’d have to do would be to find some assholes to act as management.

---dr.M.

 

[Guest]

All we’d have to do would be to find some assholes to act as management.

That's the easy part, Mab.

It's a very good idea, would need tech expertise (which I think we have) and coordination is all (plus a full-time ego massager).

Perdita

 

[Belegon]

Re: Re: Re: Whining and ranting

I used to be a Mensa member. One of the last parties I attended before I left several of us had a conversation about whether to put our membership on our resumés or not. The consensus was to leave it off. We figured that there was no sense in making our future bosses even more insecure.

I leave my time as a pro athlete off of my resume for similar reasons. I want to talk about whether or not we have a good fit for you to hire me and that is my pupose in an interview. If you want to know how a curveball differs from a slider buy two tickets to the ballgame and I will happily analyse it for you in between pitches.

 

[ABSTRUSE]

Re: Re: Whining and ranting

I took a year off, thanks to a real nice: We don't want you and don't want you to sue us package (I left incidents of sexism, and gay discrimination strategically on my computer with the address of my lawyer) and decided at the moment of "LAY OFF," to take a year off to freelance, do whatever the hell I wanted.

Trying to figure out if that just sucks? blows? or bites?

At least the freelancing gives you the opportunity to get your name out and as you say, do what the hell you want. It may hopefully lead to establishing your own bussiness...or see If Doc M. will take you on board at "Porno-Graphics".
You have the brains and ambition, hope it all works for the best.
~A~

 

[Svenskaflicka]

Re: Re: Whining and ranting

You are meant to be, where you are meant to be, and if it's not licking someone's dirty ass, then it surely is someone who will soon be licking yours

But I'm not into tukhis lingus...

 

[ABSTRUSE]

Re: Re: Re: Whining and ranting

But I'm not into tukhis lingus...

 

[CharleyH]

Re: Re: Re: Whining and ranting

Trying to figure out if that just sucks? blows? or bites?

At least the freelancing gives you the opportunity to get your name out and as you say, do what the hell you want. It may hopefully lead to establishing your own bussiness...or see If Doc M. will take you on board at "Porno-Graphics".
You have the brains and ambition, hope it all works for the best.
~A~

Sad? More like ELATED I had it all planned out - meticulously.

AS for Svenska - LOL hilariously.

 

[ABSTRUSE]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Whining and ranting

Sad? More like ELATED I had it all planned out - meticulously.

AS for Svenska - LOL hilariously.

Okay, now I have to figure out if you suck? blow? or bite?...lol

just kidding, slightly jealous... leaving now...cryiing on pillow...smoking...drinking ...passing out....