Need showers of pixie dust!

[mvc1997]

Good Luck!! Hope you get your new job soon!!

 

[athenna]

Me, too. As of this week, I'm unemployed for 9 months. No real leads or potential jobs at the moment, either. I have to say that I'm enjoying the time away from the corporate world and spending more time with my husband. But I really do need to find a job since I'm too young to retire yet.

If there's any extra pixie dust left over after the OP gets a job, I'm standing underneath it to have it fall on me!

I hear ya My fiance got laid off from his high level banking job over a year ago...Got an awesome severance, but thats long gone now, his unemployment has run out, waiting for extention to come through, but they ''lost'' his income paperwork from the bank They wont give him anything until they fix it, he's gone almost a month w/no check...He has no leads either, he's either to overqualified or he's qualified, but he doesnt have the degree, even though he's been in managment for 20 yrs.
My income is crud, half of what I used to make before economy hit skids. Now I've a travel agent, which is what I've wanted to be my whole life
I've got 2 diplomas for Travel/Tourism, and I got my ears from the College of Disney knowledge But I'm only commission and dont have any clients booked yet
Wow, I am so sorry to go off on that tangent, sometimes when you start venting to people in th same situation, you cant stop.
OP, I'm sending you tons of pixie dust..And to you also Inkmahm

 

[Inkmahm]

I hear ya My fiance got laid off from his high level banking job over a year ago...Got an awesome severance, but thats long gone now, his unemployment has run out, waiting for extention to come through, but they ''lost'' his income paperwork from the bank They wont give him anything until they fix it, he's gone almost a month w/no check...He has no leads either, he's either to overqualified or he's qualified, but he doesnt have the degree, even though he's been in managment for 20 yrs.
My income is crud, half of what I used to make before economy hit skids. Now I've a travel agent, which is what I've wanted to be my whole life
I've got 2 diplomas for Travel/Tourism, and I got my ears from the College of Disney knowledge But I'm only commission and dont have any clients booked yet
Wow, I am so sorry to go off on that tangent, sometimes when you start venting to people in th same situation, you cant stop.
OP, I'm sending you tons of pixie dust..And to you also Inkmahm

Thanks, and venting is allowed here between DIS friends. I can relate to the "overqualified" status. That also translates into "too old" although I"m only 52. I'm lucky though because my severance is spread over 2 years so I'm still getting regular paychecks. I'd just rather be doing something to earn them.

 

[ddoconnell]

To Athenna and Inkmahm I too understand the whole over qualified thing. I was high up in management in banking too and so get the lack of jobs in that area. I will gladly share my pixie dust with you (and everyone else here that is unemployed!) We gotta stick together! I'll keep you posted on my progress and you guys keep me posted on yours!

 

[athenna]

Hugs all around
Well, I booked my first client today However, I'm only getting $44.60 commission from it Airlines aren't commissable, so travel agents charge a fee, it's a senior citizen father of a friend, so I charged him the minimum 10%. And no one told me that Marriotts aren't commissible across the board, they only accept certain travel agent licenses, and mine wasnt one of them
Fiance jokingly says, we should go out to celebrate me getting my 1st client, I said we can't the celebrating will cost more than the $44.60. You've just gotta laugh sometime, so you dont lose it
Glad we can comiserate with each other

Inkmahm, thank heavens you got a great severance, what a Godsend.

 

[Inkmahm]

Thanks for the good wishes! I know that I am so much luckier than most unemployed people. And this would be a lot harder without DH here to keep me sane. And the DIS, of course. I probably spend way too much time here.
Good luck to us all!

 

[ddoconnell]

Thanks to everyone for all of the pixie dust I got the call today and I will be once again gainfully employed August 16th!! I know this means that my DIS friends here will soon be there too! All of my extra pixie dust to each of you Good luck!

 

[Checkers]

Thanks to everyone for all of the pixie dust I got the call today and I will be once again gainfully employed August 16th!! I know this means that my DIS friends here will soon be there too! All of my extra pixie dust to each of you Good luck!

What great news! Congratulations and more pixie dust to those who are still searching!

 

[Inkmahm]

Thanks to everyone for all of the pixie dust I got the call today and I will be once again gainfully employed August 16th!! I know this means that my DIS friends here will soon be there too! All of my extra pixie dust to each of you Good luck!

yay! It's always good news to hear when someone has found a job. Thanks for the extra pixiedust, I know I can use it.

 

[kurlyred]

CONGRATS, DDOCONNELL

 

[jblrn2b]

So glad to hear your good news!!!!!!!

 

[athenna]

Thanks to everyone for all of the pixie dust I got the call today and I will be once again gainfully employed August 16th!! I know this means that my DIS friends here will soon be there too! All of my extra pixie dust to each of you Good luck!

WOO HOO!!!!!!! So happy for you!!!!

That is so awesome! I love to hear great news!

 

[ChiSoxKeith]

Congratulations!!!!!!!!

 

[wendydarling826]

Congratulations!!!! I hope you enjoy the new job!

 

[mello]

That's awesome!

 

[Mlissa88]

Great news! I'm so glad to hear it!

 

[Alan_BLT_2009]

Best Wishes...

 

[BEASLYBOO]

Great news and best of luck to you!