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Knucklehead students/Romantic Getaway in New Beginnings
The semester is half-way over. I must say, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed this position. It’s almost surreal. “So this is what it’s like to have a job you enjoy,” I think to myself almost every day. ...
Moving Difficulties; Ass Station Attendant; New, Hot (Kinda) Girlfriend in New Beginnings
Much has happened since I last wrote, some awesome, some not so much, and some I’m not sure what to think. First of all, I’ve moved into my new place. I closed on the 30th and moved what few th...
Second Guesses in New Beginnings
I wonder how many people after making a significant decision, I mean a stark either/or type choice, hear echoes of the choice they didn’t make afterwards. For me, it sometimes feels like a came ...
Barf!...Yay!...Ouch!...Oh $hit! in New Beginnings
The last I spoke on the subject, I was being considered for an contract associate controller position in Atlanta. I also recently interviewed for an accounting instructor position at that techni...
Almost a Job in New Beginnings
My recruiter contacted me on Thursday. Kellen is apparently interested in giving me the position. This is a six month contract, and the tentative start date is Wednesday. I want to be excited,...
Possibilities in New Beginnings
I’m finally have some job prospects. My recruiter at Robert Half acquired a job interview for me last week with a company called Kellen. It provides management and consulting services to non-pr...
Still No Job in New Beginnings
I’ve gone on some interviews since I last wrote. Nothing’s yet materialized. I had one interview that would have went really well had I not pooch screwed everything up by being 15 minutes late....
Injuries & Interviews in New Beginnings
2018 has not been good for my health. I’ve already talked about getting sick in my previous entry. I went running a couple of weeks ago, and pulled my calf muscle. I usually run on an elliptic...
Sometimes, It's Just Not in the Cards in New Beginnings
I bombed my Caterpillar interview yesterday. It was supposed to happen on Wednesday, but I started getting sick Saturday evening. Sunday was worse; I woke up with a fever, headache, ear ache, b...
Jobs, Relationships, Christmas, Cats, & Snow in New Beginnings
I’ve had a few bites regarding potential jobs. I applied to a position with my local county government several weeks ago, and last week I received a call back…er…an email response. They reviewe...
This is awesome! Does it really have to end? in New Beginnings
Last week was my first real week of not being employed by IMERYS. Although, technically my last day was the 17th, what would have been my Thanksgiving vacation immediately followed. It wasn’t u...
Unemployed in New Beginnings
Last Friday was my final day at work. I know my manager’s manager said they’d like me to stay through the November close, but my replacement she felt comfortable to handle things on her own, so ...
Back to Square One in New Beginnings
I had my interview with the school system in Athens two Thursdays ago. I thought it went well for me. It was a panel interview with three other associates in addition to my interviewer. I went...
Strange Solace in New Beginnings
During my unemployment season during the recession, one of the things I kicked myself over and over again was how I didn’t pass the CPA exam immediately out of school. If I had just bit the bull...
Possibilities in New Beginnings
I expect that September will definitely be my final month with my current employer. As soon as I arrived Monday morning, my supervisor wanted to meet with me regarding my departure. More specif...
Anxiety in New Beginnings
No real update. I’ve been applying for jobs. I don’t think my final date at my current employer has been set. I told them I’d stay throughout September, but I haven’t seen any progress on thei...
Breaking Up Part II in New Beginnings
I think Hollie and I broke up Tuesday evening. Things were going well on her end, but uncomfortably so on mine. We would usually see each other on the weekends and text during the week. She wa...
Fired in New Beginnings
I’m fired. To be more accurate, they’re letting me resign from my position, so I they won’t fire me. Let me back up. I had my mid-year review on Tuesday. I was expecting a positive leaning re...
Drama: Work & Women in New Beginnings
Yeah, I expected to at least finish out the year with my company. I’m skeptical that will come to pass. The powers that be have decided that they want everyone in my group to become a contact f...
Is My Back Too Strong? in New Beginnings
I’ve written about my experiences being bullied in the past. One of the more unique consequences of what I went through was that it thickened my skin as the colloquialism goes. Whenever I encou...
Exit Strategy in New Beginnings
Did you ever get insight into what you want by missing out on it? I’ve been formulating my exit plans from my current company. Specifically, I’ve been making instructions of my responsibilities...
Final Year in New Beginnings
I’m thinking this might be my final year with my current employer. I had my annual review a few weeks ago, and I did not get a good one. A part of it was certainly my fault. During the first h...
This Feels More Normal, but is That a Good Thing in New Beginnings
Things between Holly and I have cooled. We’re friends now, apparently. When she said she could only offer me friendship at this time, I thought she was pulling the classic “friend zone fade,” m...
Romantic Stuff has (almost) Happened in New Beginnings
Like I teased in the previous entry, I’ve actually, finally been doing some dating. Right before December, my dating site recommended a woman named Charlene as a good match. I contacted her and...
Mini-Update in New Beginnings
Too busy to write a full entry, but stuff has been happening. I’ve been out on at least a half dozen dates since my last entry, I came very close to acquiring a girlfriend, and I finally had my ...