It’s barely past 9am and I already feel like somebody took a blowtorch to my nerve endings and feel as if I’ve been dealing with walking a tightrope for 10 hours already. So far on the way to work today, I was ran off the road by a semi while trying to merge from a ramp onto I-5 --fyi there was no shoulder to the road, so I had to slam on the breaks and hope he didn’t smash me into the retainer wall. Then the driver flipped me off to seal the deal. Ten minutes and one highway later, somebody else decided to try to switch lanes while I was right in their blind spot without them turning to check or use a turn signal. This does not give me a lot of confidence in the rest of the day.
I’m also trying to apply for a new job via a company’s website (they shall remain nameless). They request that applicants set up a profile – which I had in the past from applying for different positions and I don’t remember my password. So I entered my “User name” which I do remember (I swear IT People, I really do remember it.) The website asked me what email address I have tied to their system and then the system has a pop-up that says that they don’t recognize my user name.
“Well alrighty, maybe I was somehow mistaken and didn’t create a profile??? I’ll just re-enter the info I guess.” I thought to myself.
I go through the process and then it tells me I have all the info already in the system, right down to being a registered user under that name. But they won’t send me a fucking email to reset my password and get back into my profile. Once I thought about it, this wasn’t the FIRST TIME that this had happened with this website either! After spending 1+ hour last night and another 20 mintues this morning fighting the website to prove my existence outside of a catch 22 cycle, I called *****’s website IT and spoke to somebody, who then transfers me to a voicemail after hearing the situation. THANKS BRO!
But here’s the thing: there are only a few companies in my field here in Oregon. The last time a position like this one opened up at *****, it was posted and filled in 6 days. Today is now day 3. I simply do not have time to fuck around. – I drove 100+ miles yesterday (Easter) to get home early and handle my shit in anticipation of the position closing quickly. Now I am being thwarted by outside circumstances. It’s true that something else could show up but I hate missed opportunities – I’ve lived with A LOT of them in my life and do not want to toss another onto the pile.
Ok, I know we have all been here before. I know that my problem is not unique but it still does not make the situation any more enjoyable or “collectively reassuring”. I drove home early AND FAST. I got my shit together for this and I’m ready to make this a reality and whomever is on the other end is blocking the glorious light of my employment vision.
Get.the.hell.out.of.the.way.
P.S. While fighting with the website on Easter night, I put Netflix on in the background for some noise. Out of all the movies on all the days, I chose to watch the James Bond film “You Only Live Twice” on Easter. WIN.
