So here I am…3 weeks unemployed and getting no where fast! I guess the fact that I live in a regional area certainly doesn’t help, but I really dont want to move to Melbourne to find employment. Surely there is something local that I have the qualifications for (oh yeah…I don’t actually have ‘formal’ qualifications for anything) but I do have lots of experience…like 20+ years of office and admin experience…that’s got to count for something right?

Apparently not!

I’ve applied now for several positions from PA to Internal Sales Clerk and have either received the ‘Dear John’ reply or nothing. Some say they’ll keep my resume on file (which really means the same as ‘thanks but no thanks’…just a politer way of saying it) and some say that I’d grow bored with the position in a very short amount of time (which really means ‘thanks but no thanks’…just a politer way of saying it). So maybe its time for a new career path…

I could become a fitness instructor, …do I need to be fit? (I can do fit).

I could become a clown in a circus…I can be funny! (juggle? I could learn)

I could become a gardener…I can mow & weed (in between blowing my nose & sneezing!)

I could become a pole dancer…I can whizz round a pole (ok…I could whizz round a pole when I was 5 years old…surely its just like riding a bike, you never forget? I can hear my sisters now “You couldn’t ride a bike!” Minor detail!)

I could become a brain surgeon…I’ve got one that’s not being utilised (does that help qualify?) I am a little queezy when it comes to blood though. That may be a problem.

I could become a dressmaker…I have good scissor skills (ok…average) and I can sew on buttons. The actual putting the bits together and sewing them on a machine would be challenging, but I like jigsaws and its kinda the same.

I could become a cook…now this is a good one. I love food…surely thats a start? (Supermarket shopping?…doesn’t a junior kitchen ’something or other’ do that? I don’t do supermarket!)

Gee…I’m not getting too far. Looks like its back to square one!

If you have any ideas…I’m certainly up for suggestions. I’m great at virtual (ly) any thing I put my mind to.

Hey Jesa…Is this the advertising you were after? Oh no, thats right…I’m suppose to link to the site with key words. Howz this then…

Of course this is just a quick idea, and only “How to avoid a scam”
would need to be linked.

Gee…looks like that link goes to another site also blogging about scammers…wow…and its about you again. Fuck…you must be famous!!

So guys, you see not only are there scam artists on good ‘ol Craigslist.com or .org but they’re searching blog sites for the naive as well. Be careful not to get caught up in their web of deceit, cause if it sounds too good to be true…IT IS!!

A special thank you to ‘A view from the bridge at Clapsotronics’ for their outstanding information on this subject