Mar 15 2006

I Got A Job

You’re now looking at a no-longer-unemployed bum. Yes, still a bum, but now employed. I start Monday — it’s an ICT Technician position at a local school, supporting the computer equipment in the Science, Music and DT departments. It’s part-time flexible hours, but that’s cool because I can either get another part-time job (theoretically) or just waste two days a week fiddling with my website and crocheting more crap. :p

I should buy a McDonalds cheeseburger to celebrate or something.

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This post is over 6 months old. This means that, despite my best intentions, it may no longer be accurate. Age, motherhood, experience, loss... these things have all changed me from when this blog was started back in the heady (ha) days of my youth.

As much as I would like to go back and edit 10 years of archives to provide an insight into the 'me' of now — to update coding snippets and revise website advice — it would probably take years to do so (by which point I'd have to start again!) This would defeat the point of keeping these archives anyway.

Please take these posts for what they are: a brief look into my past, my history, my journey.

37 Responses so far

  1. Rosemarie says: March 15, 2006 at 4:09 pm # ·

    !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! …that’s really all I need to write, but I’ll add in a “CONGRATULATIONS!!!” too :)

  2. Jem says: March 15, 2006 at 4:11 pm # ·

    You did that first-comment-on-a-new-post thing again Rose, you mad stalker :P

  3. Katy says: March 15, 2006 at 4:13 pm # ·

    :D

  4. Rosemarie says: March 15, 2006 at 4:22 pm # ·

    it’s funny, because I woke up all of ten minutes ago, popped over here, and… tada! I have good luck :D (and I actually made a point of not commenting in your last entry so that I wouldn’t be first)

  5. Amelie says: March 15, 2006 at 4:26 pm # ·

    Yay for jobiness! What sort of hours will you be working? 9-5 type thing?

  6. Mi says: March 15, 2006 at 4:28 pm # ·

    Yay! :D

  7. Jem says: March 15, 2006 at 4:28 pm # ·

    No idea. As I said.. “It’s part-time flexible hours” so I think I can make up my hours when I want. The nice lady on the phone suggested something like 6.5 hours Monday and Tuesday, and 6 on a Wednesday. Sounds workable!

  8. Jenny says: March 15, 2006 at 5:12 pm # ·

    Congratulations! Now, I hope the kids don’t terrorise you. :P

  9. Hope says: March 15, 2006 at 5:15 pm # ·

    CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! cheeseburger? have fries with that :D

  10. Nikki-ann says: March 15, 2006 at 6:21 pm # ·

    Yay! Congratulations! May you enjoy your MaccyD cheeseburger! :D

  11. Vixx says: March 15, 2006 at 6:47 pm # ·

    FANTASTIC! Congratulations, love! *hugs* V xx

  12. Anne says: March 15, 2006 at 6:54 pm # ·

    Congratulations!! :D

  13. Gemma says: March 15, 2006 at 6:56 pm # ·

    Congratulations! That’s wonderful news.

  14. Chrissy says: March 15, 2006 at 7:34 pm # ·

    WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

  15. Claire Lewis says: March 15, 2006 at 8:32 pm # ·

    YAY I know you’ve been on the quest for a job forever…I’m so happy for you! :D

  16. Claire says: March 15, 2006 at 8:40 pm # ·

    Congratulations Jem! And good luck with your first day – I hope it’s not too nerve-wracking being “new”… (Enjoy your cheesburger too – you’ve earned it!)

  17. Ewa says: March 15, 2006 at 8:43 pm # ·

    Wow :) Congratulations Jem! :)

  18. Tiddley says: March 15, 2006 at 9:52 pm # ·

    Cheeseburger? Normally yum, but I think I’m about to throw up so all of a sudden all food is off-putting. xP Oh and PS WOW YAY JOB GO JEM YOU ROCK SOCKS WITH YOUR AWESOME POWER OF JOBNESS!!

  19. Michelle says: March 15, 2006 at 10:04 pm # ·

    Woohoo! Congratulations, Jem!

  20. Jacqueline says: March 15, 2006 at 10:47 pm # ·

    I would totally go for the cheeseburger if I were you. Is this new job at a high school? Eye contact with students might be a bad thing. o.o You’d get shot or something here. Which is funny, because nobody has guns at our school. (Usually?) Sorry, I’m just exercising my retardedness. :) Congrats on the job!

  21. Manon says: March 15, 2006 at 11:15 pm # ·

    WOW Congratulations Jem!! I’m thrilled for you!!

  22. Demoness says: March 15, 2006 at 11:17 pm # ·

    Congratulations :)

  23. Shannon says: March 16, 2006 at 12:06 am # ·

    Heh, I’d go for the cheeseburger too. Heck, I already had a cheeseburger for lunch. Anyway, congratulations!

  24. Bubs says: March 16, 2006 at 1:12 am # ·

    Congrats! McDonald’s cheeseburgers are the best.

  25. Stephanie says: March 16, 2006 at 1:40 am # ·

    Jem, working in the same building as /children/? Parents better watch out, don’t want you lifting any kid to auction on e-Bay for a bit of extra change ;) (PS – If anyone who is doing a check on Jem’s background site stuff sees this, I am TOTALLY joking. I swear. Seriously.)

  26. Carly says: March 16, 2006 at 2:24 am # ·

    I well want a cheese burger now, thanks Jem! Congrats on the new Job – hope it’s muchos fun!

  27. Fel says: March 16, 2006 at 4:29 am # ·

    Congrats jem! Nono! Don’t buy a McDonald Cheeseburger, buy a McDonald’s Yogurt Parfait it’s way better, and it tastes better too!

  28. Elea says: March 16, 2006 at 6:16 am # ·

    That’s great news! Congratulations, Jem! But…McDonald cheeseburger? There are way better fast foods out there! =p

  29. Vera says: March 16, 2006 at 6:21 am # ·

    Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!! Thats just great. P.S. I suggest FishMac (drools) instead of cheeseburger.

  30. Jenn says: March 16, 2006 at 6:33 am # ·

    Congratulations!

  31. patty says: March 16, 2006 at 7:30 am # ·

    wow that sounds good. Congrats!

  32. Arrha says: March 16, 2006 at 10:16 am # ·

    Congratulations on the new job! Though I think you should go all out in celebrating… :)

  33. Amanda says: March 17, 2006 at 7:53 am # ·

    Congrats, and good luck on your job! It sounds like the perfect job for you.

  34. sonja says: March 17, 2006 at 10:01 am # ·

    Congrats jem!!!!!!!!! your dad and me are very happy and proud of you .Good luck and we hope you will like it very much love always dad sonja lellie and robin xxx

  35. Malin says: March 17, 2006 at 10:04 am # ·

    Congratulations Jem! I wish you good luck with your new job :D. I wish I could get a job too *sigh*. There you said something good! You bet Im going to McDonalds after I quit this computer “class” that the employment office sent me to. Im going to have a McChicken burger! Okay, now Im drooling.

  36. Romy says: March 18, 2006 at 2:54 am # ·

    I’m late, I know, but I just wanted to give you my congrats, too. You’re another step further towards world domination! :P Hope the cheeseburger was good, and that it did not give you Mad Cow Disease — ain’t nothin’ worse than going stark raving bonkers on your first day at your new job. (That’s why I have to work from home…)

  37. Mumblies says: March 20, 2006 at 7:51 am # ·

    Good luck Jem :o) Mumblies x