My company announced a staff hiring freeze until June 2008 which essentially put the kabosh on any intra-departmental moves to a new position. Conversations behind closed doors are alluding to some serious economic crises on the horizon, even in a secure organization such as mine. I’m wondering if “leadership” will help put ease our nerves and speak to us staffers about it, but I know better.
Information is power, and power-plays need not entail threats or harassments. Sometimes keeping mum and letting people fester in their own fears does the job quite well.
There’s a dark cloud over my current job search. But when one door closes, a window opens, right?
Categories: idealism · rejection
“A rejection is nothing more than a necessary step in the pursuit of success.” -Bo Bennett
I’m not one to usually quote motivational speakers or self-help gurus. But I’m finding the advice particularly soothing this week. It’s been a rough one. You see, over the past month I’d mailed out a slew of resumes. This week came the flood of “your qualifications do not match our needs” rejection letters. At last count, there were five in my email inbox. In the off-line world, I’d tear them to shreds. But dumping them in the desktop “recycle bin” doesn’t enjoy the same satisfaction.
Like any self-respecting job hunter, I got a little mopey at first. Then I shoved a kleenex in my mouth to muffle the sounds of my sobs from the neighboring cubicles. I realize that anything worth doing is gonna be a bitch. Rejection is a consequence of trying to create a better life.
So I’m bucking up and surfing the job boards once again, thinking maybe tomorrow is the day I make it happen.
Categories: faith · idealism · rejection
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