A Life in Progress…

JOB!!! Yep, that is right. I am working as a receptionist/receiver at the Oil Analysis Lab. You may be asking yourself....1. What do they do? 2. Where are they located? 3. How did you find out about this job? Well, 1. They analyse oil, fuel, and transmission fluid of many different modes of transportation. Most are big rigs from mine & for construction companies. They also do aircrafts , boats and personal rigs. So far it is very interesting and I am enjoying it a lot. 2. They are located on Sprague . They are hoping to move to their new location in a couple of weeks. That location is on Riverside. Hopefully the transition will be smooth. 3. I found this job through a temp service. This service also does screening for employers who are looking for someone that is qualified to fill a position permanently . My job is permanent after 3 months probation. I am a week into my probation and things seem to be going well. I am hoping that this trend continues. I thank GOD that I found a jo...

I have been on the job hunt for 2 weeks now. I have signed up on several different job search sites. Since I have signed up on those websites, I have received more spam in my email that I care to have. I have also been getting LOTS of phone calls from unknown phone numbers. I don't pick them up because they have 800, 801, 802, or 888 area codes, I just let them to go to voicemail. No voicemail=no call back! Getting the phone calls and spam email is the most frustrating part of signing up for the job sites. Looking on Craigslist for a job is an adventure as well. There are SO many scams out there right now. Lots of them choose to use the email address that Craigslist will give them. That makes it hard to figure out which jobs are scams & the ones that are not. You can tell that they are scams when they email you back thanking you for your interest in the job. They then ask you to fill out a "formal" application and get your credit report through their site. Requesting ...