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Old 07-02-2013, 07:26 PM   #12391 (permalink)
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A while ago my laptop was stolen from my workplace, which was devastating, but my work insurance meant that I got a new one - sweet! However the most devastating thing is that I am an idiot and I had nothing backed up. I've only just come to the realisation that I've lost ALL of my music and I have to start from scratch
Damn, I'm sorry. =\ I've lost my collection three times, and certainly wouldn't wish that to happen anybody even once. It can, however, be somewhat refreshing to rebuild if you have the right mindset. For me, it was kind of enjoyable watching the artist list in my music folder grow again; it was like I was just beginning to collect again.
But, for the most part it is just a massive pain in the ass, and I hope that the people who stole your laptop get their wealth redistributed.
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Old 07-02-2013, 07:29 PM   #12392 (permalink)
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Damn, I'm sorry. =\ I've lost my collection three times, and certainly wouldn't wish that to happen anybody even once. It can, however, be somewhat refreshing to rebuild if you have the right mindset. For me, it was kind of enjoyable watching the artist list in my music folder grow again; it was like I was just beginning to collect again.
But, for the most part it is just a massive pain in the ass, and I hope that the people who stole your laptop get their wealth redistributed.
True, gunnels! I am kinda excited that I get to concentrate on music again and rebuilding my library will hopefully bring some enjoyment as well Which is kinda why I hopped on MB again!
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Old 07-03-2013, 06:40 AM   #12393 (permalink)
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Job hunting has always irritated me. Everything about it, from the trips to the Job Centre and the general feeling of bleakness, misery and sense of impending doom that fills the walls of that place, to employers etiquette, unreasonable demands and, of course, the lack of opportunities that pretty much everyone currently has to endure.

In the past I have searched for jobs with a much more urgent attitude than I am currently. Thats because I've been out of work for prolonged periods of time, been in a financial state that demanded it, or had nothing else on the horizon other than needing employment. This time I am unemployed, claiming Job Seekers Allowance, but I am in training and attend a college every day. I am however still looking.

I do this every morning, and what I find always infuriates me. For the first few weeks I was finding around 4 to 5 jobs a week to apply for, in my desired field. Now I seem to have tapped every resource and what I'm left with is not much at all. I even started to broaden my parameters a little, into lines of work I am not studying to get into, just because there was nothing else available.

This morning one of the job sites I use informed me there was 2,048 vacancies within in a ten mile radius. Thats a decent amount considering the current climate really. It could at least be worse. After scrolling through page after page however it is all sales. Every fourth or fifth vacancy is a sales job. Even the vacancies that arent sales jobs actually are sales jobs. For example recruitment consultants, retentions etc are all sales and targets driven environments. Even the charity fundraising positions I was looking at are, in essence, paid sales jobs. You go around knocking on peoples doors and trying to collect funds for very respectable charities, but you are still out there, imposing, hassling and trying to pressure or persuade. I don't want to do that.

Fact is that employers can do this, just as they can demand very high, unrealistic, qualifications from candidates, even if the position does not require them, and they can pay pathetic amounts of money. I saw a terrible vacancy advertised for '3', the UK mobile network, who were paying absolutely garbage money and still attempting to make the position appear worthwhile. "Hey, come and work for 3! We'll pay you **** all but we'll give you a free phone and an unlimited tariff on the UKs worst mobile network where you may get a signal in about 50% of the locations you visit on a daily basis!"
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Old 07-03-2013, 11:25 AM   #12394 (permalink)
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The HR manager at my work called me a dumb bitch this morning. I just walked away from her but how the **** do you file a harassment complaint towards the person you're supposed to complain to? I don't even know what made her say that anyways. I'm just a temp so I doubt a higher up like her would be reprimanded for it. If it makes her feel good to say that to people she must be ****ed up in some way.
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Old 07-03-2013, 12:16 PM   #12395 (permalink)
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The HR manager said that?! Wow, she must be wonderful at her job!

It doesn't matter who she is. She isnt your CEO, the owner of whatever organisation you work for, and potentially not the atop the HR ladder either. Find out who her manager is or at the very least, inform your bosses and hope they can escalate it. She may be HR, but someone has to hire HR, right?
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Old 07-03-2013, 01:16 PM   #12396 (permalink)
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everyone is being rude as hell today and I am not having it

Don't bloody ask me to be your goddamn therapist or livejournal or whatever the fuck then disrespect me, I swear I take care of so many people yet no one seems to realise I hardly take any time to heal myself even though I'm all fucked up inside

I think I'm just going to ignore everyone and do my nails and read today. Fuck everyone
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Old 07-03-2013, 01:25 PM   #12397 (permalink)
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^I was rolling my eyes @ the wimpiness of cyclobenzaprine - not you. Hope you feel better. I always do w/ nails...
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Old 07-03-2013, 01:26 PM   #12398 (permalink)
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Nah I don't mean you, it's other people...it's a lot of people it feels like
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Old 07-03-2013, 01:29 PM   #12399 (permalink)
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Yay

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Old 07-03-2013, 01:33 PM   #12400 (permalink)
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