old job gone

I didn't write on my blog very much about my old job because I hated it so much. I wanted to pretend it didn't really happen. I did like having money though. So anyway, yesterday was my last day. I was debating whether or not I was required to go tell the people who worked upstairs goodbye, because I didn't think they cared a hoot about me, as long as I took all their messages because they never came into work. If I did ever walk into their office, I was usually ignored and just dropped whatever I had off and walked out. Sometimes I would try to talk, but it was a failure. Then when I had about an hour left at work, a girl that was on maternity leave came to the front door with her new baby so I let her in and was saying, hi, whatever, you know, and she mostly just walked by and didn't say anything. So then I sat at my desk and I walked to the door a couple time so get some packages, and I could see everyone that works there congregated, having a party. I thought they must be seeing the girl's new baby and I just wasn't invited. I didn't care too much, I didn't want to go "chill" with them in the bowling area. I just thought it was so weird they were having a party that I could SEE and they didn't invite me. Then the IT guy was looking at what movies we had received and commanded me to look on the internet to see the rating (he was excessively bossy about it) and then asked why I wasn't having cake. Because I didn't know they were eating cake. At 3 when I was leaving I had to walk by and the person in charge was surprised to see me. I guess they were celebrating March birthdays. Apparently they forgot I existed and didn't invite me over. But I had walked out from my desk quite a few times. Everyone knows where I worked: in the desk in the corner all alone. So I did say goodbye to everyone, since they were sitting right there. I'm not sure they remembered it was my last day. But I thought it was a fitting ending to my employment there. They didn't remember I existed. I had felt like they didn't really care if I was there or not for a while, but I am just glad to be moving on. Other people care that I exist.

job hunt update:

For those who wonder if I have a job or not, this is the most recent update.

Here is the email the guy I interviewed with sent me:
thanks for the thanks! It was nice meeting you in person. You have a lot of potential, and I enjoyed seeing your work in person. We are interested in talking with you further regarding a junior design position in the firm, but unfortunately our timing is a little off. Our highest priority right now is finding an Action Script/HTML/Flash web person - and until we have filled that position we can't really bring on another designer. We also need to finalize our move into our new space. Are you under a tight time line to find work? What i would propose is that we touch base at the end of next month if you are still available. Let me know what you think.

Does that mean if I wait another two months they will have a job for me? I guess I'll have to ask him. Maybe I should just take the job here at "The Rex" to be a secretary with graphic design experience. It is a movie theater with a bowling alley. I could be Pam in real life, except instead of working for a paper company, it would be a movie theater who Madison County forgave $80,000 worth of taxes they couldn't pay so they would stay in business. Maybe it would actually be a good thing. My working there for two months would help them get more business. Right? My design and secretarial skills would really help them.

A sign

Today I had a job interview in Boulder Colorado. Not only do I LOVE Boulder, it went really well. He took me out to lunch (literally) and showed me their new office space right by the Pearl Street Mall. Their company is really a lot bigger and better than I expected. There are five partners and they just merged with some architects so they can do more environmental graphics and stuff like that. I am afraid to write the name of the company because they will probably track me to my blog and leave a comment, but it does have the words ARCHEtecture TYPEography and the number 5 for five partners. No, not Pentagram. He didn't really leave me with any impression of if I would get the job or not. He has to talk to his partner. But I have had a sign that it will happen. And this is what it is. My dad and I ate at the Pei Wei Asian Diner and I picked out my fortune cookie and said, lets see if I get this job or not. This is what I read when I opened it:
"You will spend many years in comfort and material wealth."
What did my dad's say? "You will witness a miracle."
So, I am pretty much a shoe-in for this job. Even if they don't want to hire me, the stars are lined up against them. So, if you need anything important to happen, go to Pei Wei. Hopefully no one from there will stalk me to my blog.

I wondered what job I've been looking for...

The BYU alumni association had been sending me a LOT of emails to sign up on the alumni we-help-you-find-a-job website and I thought to myself, why not. I might as well use all of the resources I have. Part of signing up was taking an hour long quiz to find what kind of job I was good for, including a profile of my total person. After a semi-traumatic series of personality questions, vocabulary tests, this : this :: that : that, and two sections of math, this is what it told me:

"You appear to be attracted to positions in which you may apply creative problem solving, especially in industrial settings. Your interests are focused on the Creative, Mechanical and People Service themes on the ProfileXT. The composite results here suggest an emphasis on working with and serving the needs of a client or customer through industrial pursuits."

Does that sound like graphic design to anyone else? I enjoyed all the feedback it gave me. I am supposed to use it to improve myself professionally. Some other comments (and probably more than you want to read) were:

Learning Index: Overall, you can be expected to complete a new training program with at least adequate success.

Verbal Skill: Your analysis of communication related concepts should be sharp and on target.

Verbal Reasoning (Using words as a basis in reasoning and problem solving.): Information gathering is a strength of yours.
You demonstrate a good range of vocabulary and an excellent capability for verbal expression.
You learn verbal information more easily than average.

Manageability: You have a moderately positive attitude concerning organizational constraints and restrictions.

Sociability (Tendency to be outgoing, people-oriented and participate with others.): You express a low interest in the opportunity to socialize with people, to establish a network of contacts.

Numerical Ability (A measure of numeric calculation ability.): You may not have had much recent opportunity to use numbers in work.
You sometimes may prefer to use a calculator or computer to handle some numerical problems.
You may need extra time at first in mentally computing numerical information. With training and experience, you should be able to improve your accuracy in carrying out mathematical functions as they apply to the job.

Numeric Reasoning (Using numbers as a basis in reasoning and problem solving.): Your ability to assimilate information that is mathematical or numerical in nature is sufficient at a general level.

Well, this is what I say to those who think I need to use mathematical functions as they apply to my job. Or what Bill Watterson says: