Worlds Apart

Well, I think I won the court case.  But not really.  I DID get the fee I was supposed to pay back to unemployment reduced from around $2300 to just over $500.  So, I guess that puts me in the win column.  On the other hand, I poked the unemployment monster with a stick, and now it wants to bite me.  I got a letter today that said my job search requirements for each week would change.  NOW, instead of sending 3 potential employers my resume each week, I have to personally go in and fill out a resume at three different places.  Which means, I am now the  "Can I get a resume?" guy.  

Which, I hate.

Most of the jobs I really want (at the level I am trying to find work at) do NOT want to be contacted in person.   Which means, if I find a job I really WANT, it most likely won't be a viable job-search log entry.  No biggie.  Really.   Just more of a pain in the ass every week.

Actually, I don't think I've ever found a good job by filling out a resume.  It seems  there are two work worlds.  The one for people who fill out resumes and the ones who get their work through the good 'ol boy system, or by word of mouth.

Of course, with my work history and the amount of bad jobs I've held, I may be better off filling out a resume.  Maybe I'm part of that world.  

I think I may have just made a breakthrough!