Here's Macey from The Daily Puppy.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
puppies
I signed a confidentiality agreement before the interview so I'll have to rob you of the juicy details. But I think I aced it.
Here's Macey from The Daily Puppy.
Here's Macey from The Daily Puppy.
Friday, January 18, 2008
An Upright and Locked Position
A while ago I applied to be a flight attendant at United and forgot about it. Yesterday a nice, gay chipper man called and said he was "following up with my application" and wanted to know if I could come to Chicago for a one-on-one interview.
"Can you come to Chicago for an interview this. . . Tuesday, January 22nd?", said John, a "Telephone Interview Specialist" from Spherion, the company that handles United's application process.
I thought about it for 1 second (since I'm unemployed and uncommitted to pretty much everything but bodily functions and my friends):
"Yes. Yes I can."
They're flying me in for my interview, which is at 1:30, and they said it could take 4-5 hours - not because they'll actually spend 4-5 hours with me (or will they? I wish I had friends with corporate jobs!), but because they'll probably interview a whole slew of eagerblonde white go-getters just like me! And that could take a while.
I have to bring a copy of my resume and watch a video online before I go. I'd post a link to the video, but that might be illegal so I'll just describe it. The first section after the introduction covers what everyone wants to know: "What the hell will I be wearing?"
The camera pans to an older lady whose title is, "Senior Staff Rep - Appearance Standards". She says, "It's a conservative look. We update it frequently; usually every year or two we update a couple of the pieces." From what I've seen online, the pieces are all variations of Royal Blue Boring.
The camera cuts to another woman:
"It is a uniform for a reason: so that everyone looks the same, therefore everyone projects the same image."
I'm thrilled. The idea of being a flight attendant is really, genuinely thrilling, but wearing the uniform and walking the walk in pleated pants, a blouse and a smart little scarf is thrilling in the way that being in drag is thrilling: I'm into it, I'm embarassed, then I'd like a drink please.
The rest of the video is about being on time.
I'm very excited. I've thought about being a flight attendant for years and just recently realized that this is the best time in my life to do it: I have no committments, no real job, no pets, and I need dental insurance so I can get my wisdom teeth out. Waiting tables and taking pictures of my feet isn't going to make that easy. I'm interested for many reasons, but mainly because it will combine my good qualities in a way that's interesting and beneficial: I'm nice to strangers and I want free flights. Also, Roommate Candidate #2 and I (see below), need to go to Vegas and do it up right, and this would make that possible in a wildly entertaining way.
What should I wear to the interview?
updated to say: I have nice things and I can put myself together well. But I looked at my shoe situation today and I've scuffed up everything I've ever put on my feet - my Dansko's have gone to shit and my boots are supposed to look like shit. They didn't show the shoes in the uniform section of the video but I'm imagining some sort of leather thing with a buckle, sitting on top of a sensible, stockystump heel. Barf.
"Can you come to Chicago for an interview this. . . Tuesday, January 22nd?", said John, a "Telephone Interview Specialist" from Spherion, the company that handles United's application process.
I thought about it for 1 second (since I'm unemployed and uncommitted to pretty much everything but bodily functions and my friends):
"Yes. Yes I can."
They're flying me in for my interview, which is at 1:30, and they said it could take 4-5 hours - not because they'll actually spend 4-5 hours with me (or will they? I wish I had friends with corporate jobs!), but because they'll probably interview a whole slew of eager
I have to bring a copy of my resume and watch a video online before I go. I'd post a link to the video, but that might be illegal so I'll just describe it. The first section after the introduction covers what everyone wants to know: "What the hell will I be wearing?"
The camera pans to an older lady whose title is, "Senior Staff Rep - Appearance Standards". She says, "It's a conservative look. We update it frequently; usually every year or two we update a couple of the pieces." From what I've seen online, the pieces are all variations of Royal Blue Boring.
The camera cuts to another woman:
"It is a uniform for a reason: so that everyone looks the same, therefore everyone projects the same image."
I'm thrilled. The idea of being a flight attendant is really, genuinely thrilling, but wearing the uniform and walking the walk in pleated pants, a blouse and a smart little scarf is thrilling in the way that being in drag is thrilling: I'm into it, I'm embarassed, then I'd like a drink please.
The rest of the video is about being on time.
I'm very excited. I've thought about being a flight attendant for years and just recently realized that this is the best time in my life to do it: I have no committments, no real job, no pets, and I need dental insurance so I can get my wisdom teeth out. Waiting tables and taking pictures of my feet isn't going to make that easy. I'm interested for many reasons, but mainly because it will combine my good qualities in a way that's interesting and beneficial: I'm nice to strangers and I want free flights. Also, Roommate Candidate #2 and I (see below), need to go to Vegas and do it up right, and this would make that possible in a wildly entertaining way.
What should I wear to the interview?
updated to say: I have nice things and I can put myself together well. But I looked at my shoe situation today and I've scuffed up everything I've ever put on my feet - my Dansko's have gone to shit and my boots are supposed to look like shit. They didn't show the shoes in the uniform section of the video but I'm imagining some sort of leather thing with a buckle, sitting on top of a sensible, stocky
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
NYC-bound
I got a job in NYC for March and April, with the possibility to make it full-time if I like it and I'm not bad at it. I'll be working as an assistant to a couple that does restoration and finishing work for museums and private individuals. The project is at the Museum of the City of New York, delicately dismantling two rooms that used to belong to the Rockefellers and have been on display since the 20's. I've never done work like this before, but they actually prefer that. I think most of it will look like, "Hold this up, get that, stand up on that ladder, get the hack-saw and. . . ". I saw some photographs of a similar job and every piece was photographed and documented, including brass fittings and fixtures. Every nail we extract will be cataloged. It looks tedious but I like the sound of it. Mostly I'm excited for NYC. And if I like the work, I know every project will be different.
Since I don't have any new pictures to show, here are pictures of my ideal roommates in NYC. If you have their contact info pass it on so Janeane and I can start watching cable and eating eggrolls together.
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