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I Finally Got a Job Offer!!!

Dillon

Dillon

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I’ve been having a good week so far especially today as after 7 long grueling months of of unemployment and going through 20 interviews I finally got a job offer today! I am positioned as a sales representative at Home Depot. While It is not my ideal choice within my degree field I feel happy knowing hey I finally got a job, plus it’s a full time position which is unusual for corporate hardware retail to do that. Now I can finally make some livable income in the meantime and start focusing on myself for the better! Best of all I will not need to move out of my place of living afterall!
 
That news made my day! Alright. Pretty amazing you have full-time, 3/4 of the positions in my state seem like only p/t. Great news about keeping your place also.
 
I'm glad that you were finally able to get a job and can keep your home. Are you still planning to try to get into the other line of work eventually?
 
Well done, Dillon. You showed a lot of perseverance and resilience to get to this point. Happy to hear you don’t have to move. 🌈
 
FayetheAspie said:
I'm glad that you were finally able to get a job and can keep your home. Are you still planning to try to get into the other line of work eventually?
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In pursuing the medical field? I thought about it for quite a while and honestly I do not believe I need more schooling just to gain more experience in a different field that I may not like later on. I also rather not accrue more school loan debt. I feel like this job although retail is more in a way of hands on experience such as getting to operate machinery and being able to be licensed to drive a forklift. Also I will be dealing with dangerous toxic and flammable chemicals and another focus I can use to stack up towards my college degree.
I can take those skills from a homedepot job and transfer them for an occupational safety or an environmental hazard type of roles. These are positions that still align with my long term career aspirations and what I went to school for. I’m still going to apply for full time jobs more related to my experience in environmental science in the meantime.
 
Glad to hear this, @Dillon

It's typical to find a job that isn't something you are interested or got a degree in. But you are right. The work experience will help toward your goal of getting your desired job. Getting this as full time job, is a sweet bonus for sure.

I hope the best for your future endeavors.
 
You are truly adaptable, find ways tto move forward no matter what is handed to you. l like your ability to power thru life, with determination and pure grit, l need to get me some of that, l wish they sold determination vitamins. :)
 
Aspychata said:
That news made my day! Alright. Pretty amazing you have full-time, 3/4 of the positions in my state seem like only p/t. Great news about keeping your place also.
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I actually had to check up on the position I am doing and it is part time and not full. My store considers anything over 32 hours as “full time” and I’m right as 32 hours which is better than nothing at all!
 
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