Comments on: So true http://gunson.ca/blog/2008/10/05/so-true/ Now back in Vancouver where it sure rains more than I remember Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:19:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: tyfn http://gunson.ca/blog/2008/10/05/so-true/comment-page-1/#comment-53866 tyfn Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:42:40 +0000 http://gunson.ca/blog/?p=1024#comment-53866 Just discovered you via @dbarefoot on twitter. I hope you find a job, maybe you should make a fun "hire me" video and post it to FB, Vimeo, & Viddler. Just discovered you via @dbarefoot on twitter. I hope you find a job, maybe you should make a fun “hire me” video and post it to FB, Vimeo, & Viddler.

]]> By: gillian http://gunson.ca/blog/2008/10/05/so-true/comment-page-1/#comment-52251 gillian Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:41:56 +0000 http://gunson.ca/blog/?p=1024#comment-52251 @mmonk By bus, maybe. It's $435/week minus taxes. That doesn't pay for much. @mmonk By bus, maybe. It’s $435/week minus taxes. That doesn’t pay for much.

]]> By: mmonk http://gunson.ca/blog/2008/10/05/so-true/comment-page-1/#comment-52223 mmonk Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:57:58 +0000 http://gunson.ca/blog/?p=1024#comment-52223 is it possible to travel on unemployment benefit/insurance? is it possible to travel on unemployment benefit/insurance?

]]> By: Chrissy http://gunson.ca/blog/2008/10/05/so-true/comment-page-1/#comment-51985 Chrissy Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:50:11 +0000 http://gunson.ca/blog/?p=1024#comment-51985 Never feel you shouldn't have taken this time off. Anyone who actually knows you, knows you needed it, and know how much it has benefited you! We like happy Gill! Never feel you shouldn’t have taken this time off. Anyone who actually knows you, knows you needed it, and know how much it has benefited you! We like happy Gill!

]]> By: Beth http://gunson.ca/blog/2008/10/05/so-true/comment-page-1/#comment-51735 Beth Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:53:18 +0000 http://gunson.ca/blog/?p=1024#comment-51735 I love to do lists. And photos of hand written things on blogs. Also, I can't believe people are bugging you for one measly month of unemployment! Time off is good! Rest and balance = good! I love to do lists. And photos of hand written things on blogs.
Also, I can’t believe people are bugging you for one measly month of unemployment! Time off is good! Rest and balance = good!

]]> By: Austin http://gunson.ca/blog/2008/10/05/so-true/comment-page-1/#comment-51726 Austin Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:11:30 +0000 http://gunson.ca/blog/?p=1024#comment-51726 Send Shebang to work it is time she earned her chow November comes soon Send Shebang to work
it is time she earned her chow
November comes soon

]]> By: gillian http://gunson.ca/blog/2008/10/05/so-true/comment-page-1/#comment-51708 gillian Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:28:35 +0000 http://gunson.ca/blog/?p=1024#comment-51708 <b>@dearheart</b> Yeah, I know there are some good recruiters out there, but I guess I was surprised when I complained to people about these ones and they were not bemused like I was. I'm thinking of writing the company they're hiring for and telling them why their recruiting methods are wrong. @dearheart Yeah, I know there are some good recruiters out there, but I guess I was surprised when I complained to people about these ones and they were not bemused like I was. I’m thinking of writing the company they’re hiring for and telling them why their recruiting methods are wrong.

]]> By: dearheart http://gunson.ca/blog/2008/10/05/so-true/comment-page-1/#comment-51701 dearheart Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:41:26 +0000 http://gunson.ca/blog/?p=1024#comment-51701 "I have since learned that that is expected behaviour from recruiters, which is now making me sad and questioning humanity as a whole." Not *all* of us! :-D Some recruiters actually appreciate the crunch that we have when it comes to recruiting (especially for high-tech positions) and do everything we can, from initial contact all the way through to on-boarding, to present a great "first impression" of our company. It's too easy to lose employees now-a-days to behave any other way than this. Any recruiter acting like that in 2008 (and going forward) is a moron and not fit to recruit, IMHO. “I have since learned that that is expected behaviour from recruiters, which is now making me sad and questioning humanity as a whole.”

Not *all* of us! :-D
Some recruiters actually appreciate the crunch that we have when it comes to recruiting (especially for high-tech positions) and do everything we can, from initial contact all the way through to on-boarding, to present a great “first impression” of our company. It’s too easy to lose employees now-a-days to behave any other way than this. Any recruiter acting like that in 2008 (and going forward) is a moron and not fit to recruit, IMHO.

]]> By: Chris T http://gunson.ca/blog/2008/10/05/so-true/comment-page-1/#comment-51680 Chris T Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:19:38 +0000 http://gunson.ca/blog/?p=1024#comment-51680 The fact that you are unemployed is not your fault - it is your employer's. You did not quit your job and you are not lazy. As hard as it is try and enjoy at least a little of this time off. I know I was a complete stressed out freak after 1 month of unemployment however the extra four months I got off after being really, really sick was very helpful. I have a new job now and I am able to do it. Cut yourself some slack. Sleep in and have fun. Send out your resumes to jobs you want and ignore the idiots. And yes those freakin tests suck!!! The fact that you are unemployed is not your fault – it is your employer’s. You did not quit your job and you are not lazy. As hard as it is try and enjoy at least a little of this time off. I know I was a complete stressed out freak after 1 month of unemployment however the extra four months I got off after being really, really sick was very helpful. I have a new job now and I am able to do it.

Cut yourself some slack. Sleep in and have fun. Send out your resumes to jobs you want and ignore the idiots.

And yes those freakin tests suck!!!

]]> By: Sue http://gunson.ca/blog/2008/10/05/so-true/comment-page-1/#comment-51669 Sue Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:13:53 +0000 http://gunson.ca/blog/?p=1024#comment-51669 Embrace the downtime. And to anyone who challenges you, ask them how long it's been since they valued their mental health well enough to give themselves a break. If they're harassing you it's probably because they're jealous. Last I checked, you were an adult with relatively high intelligence, it's not like you're some dilettante. Embrace the downtime. And to anyone who challenges you, ask them how long it’s been since they valued their mental health well enough to give themselves a break. If they’re harassing you it’s probably because they’re jealous. Last I checked, you were an adult with relatively high intelligence, it’s not like you’re some dilettante.

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