interviews suck

Even when you think they went well, they still suck. Being the first interview of the day doesn't help either. Two of them liked me, but the third didn't seem to. To be fair I did correct him after he said my name wrong, but that's no reason to be unprofessional. Can't say I'm overly impressed by how they advertise the position salary. The starting rate on the ad is $6k above what it actually pays. Very sneaky that they include what they pay in super as part of the "salary." If I get the job it will mean a pay cut, but the extra hours will balance it out.

They'll be calling the refs in the next few days. I know the girls will say nice things about me.

Until then it's back to the assignments. Almost done.

They want me bad

Just had a call about a job I applied for around easter. Yes, that is some time ago, but when someone calls wanting you to come in for an interview you don’t make a big deal about the wait. In fact, you don’t mention it. Instead you focus on what’s important. I have an interview. That’s what’s important. Good thing I keep a record of everything I apply for. I’ve got under a week to get up to speed before the interview. Should bail up all my referees too. And get a haircut.

Busy, busy, busy. 

Good thing I’m on top of my assignments.

Think before you blog

Normally I’m very good and not blogging while I’m angry/upset/frustrated. I’ve had overnight to think about this and I’m still angry, so I need to get it out. I’m very pissed off at where I work right now. I am much calmer than I was, and I resisted the urge to post from my phone (which would go straight to twitter/facebook). I have work friends on facebook, so venting there is not in my best interest.

So why am I angry? There have been a few resignations over the last month or so, and senior staff (band 6) are going off on holidays. There should have been a bunch of opportunities for other staff to back fill a bunch of these rolls. This did happen for most of the senior staff, but not all. One role was split between three band 5 staff. Not an issue, until it came to filling their roles. Those roles were not put up for back fill. Instead they were given to staff that had been interested in the band 6 roles. 

Now I had no interest in the band 6 roles, so I didn’t apply. But the band 4 and 5 roles that have been filled without any EOI are both roles that I’m interested in. I don’t have any hard feelings towards the people who got these temporary positions. What I’m pissed at is that I didn’t have an opportunity to apply. They are roles that I’ve helped with before, and I’d have been thrilled to do. Even if it is only for 8 weeks (full time), it would have been worth it. Hell, even if they’d split it into 4 weeks each between the two of us, I’d have been happy.

I’m not saying that I would have got the job over the other person, and I’m certainly not suggesting that she shouldn’t have been given a chance. What I’m saying is that everyone should have had that chance. It really isn’t fair that they have picked people who were interested in other roles to fill new gaps, and penalised staff that didn’t apply for roles that didn’t interest them. And as far as I’m concerned trying to justify not going through and EOI process because “we would still be doing them in August” is not an excuse. It’s a fucking cop out.

So, that’s why I’m angry. If I am still angry at the end of the week I will have to consider my options. Until then I will consult with Miss R & Hot Rod Librarian. And of course all of you.

Talk to me.

coma slice

My biggest complaint with study is the homework. I love the learning, but the homework sucks. When I think that I've got another 12 months before I finish my Masters ... well, I try not to think about it. While everyone (mostly) was enjoying their break I was fighting with my archiving assignment. Going back to work on Wednesday it soon became apparent that I was the only one who hadn't spent the break in a sugar induced coma.

So to address this I decided to spend my Sunday correcting this. Thus the coma slice was born. I've put all the photos on flickr, so if you really want to know what went into it you can go there. I will put one pic up here. There are more on Facebook.

 

Don't ask me how much I've eaten. Most of it is gone now. I'm taking the last of it to work and the bloodbank. If you see your local librarian zooming around the library they may be running on coma slice. Just don't make any sudden moves. :)