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Checking In - 27 March 2025
Mar. 27th, 2025 09:57 amI'm still looking for new work after almost two weeks. Four applications filed so far, and it feels like everyone who'd rather be hiring is going to hold off until after our federal elections are done at the end of April.
We'll see.
More on other topics as the day goes on, possibly.
We'll see.
More on other topics as the day goes on, possibly.
After fifteen months, my current contract ends tomorrow afternoon. No idea what's next beyond returning a laptop computer to whence it came the following Monday and going back to the house to start the paperwork of the next job search.
I'm better off than many, worse off than others. Somewhere in the middle, I guess.
Good night and good luck.
I'm better off than many, worse off than others. Somewhere in the middle, I guess.
Good night and good luck.
Checking In - 2 Oct 2023
Oct. 2nd, 2023 10:37 pmFour jobs applied for today, one at the invitation of the prospective employer.
More tomorrow.
More tomorrow.
Checking In - 12 Aug 2023
Aug. 12th, 2023 11:02 pmI've been quiet here - though not elsewhere online - of late. The job search, caregiving errands, and map project have been taking up a lot of the time. Not sure what else to add at the moment. I might upload screencaps of the map project progress to Flickr in the coming days.
More later, okay?
More later, okay?
Jobs: Town Grouch?
Jul. 30th, 2023 04:50 pmI am thinking that I might have said "yes" if the local municipality had offered the job of "town grouch" to me. It might have been amusing for some time. I'm not entirely sure how much time I'd have spent being amused by living such a role.
Checking In - 24 July 2023
Jul. 24th, 2023 10:23 pmGot some more progress on my map project, and three day-jobs applied for today.
Not much else to talk about right now.
Not much else to talk about right now.
Dental or Skeletal?
Jul. 15th, 2023 11:35 amI think I've either impacted a molar or misaligned the left side of my jaws as of this past week. Not sure which it is - it does feel painful at times while chewing or swallowing, specifically in the joint and the attached musculature, not in the teeth and/or gums - and I doubt that I'll be able to get it looked at properly until Monday at the earliest.
Still finding jobs to apply for.
Still finding jobs to apply for.
And switching from listening to The Current on CBC Radio One to watching Ottawa City Hall's Environment and Climate Change Committee meeting scheduled for this morning!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYHOotGLeso
Yes, my job search continues as I watch this. I consider watching city council meetings part of my job search intel-gathering process.
About the provincial "Blue Box" programme in Ontario?
https://pub-ottawa.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=128210
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYHOotGLeso
Yes, my job search continues as I watch this. I consider watching city council meetings part of my job search intel-gathering process.
About the provincial "Blue Box" programme in Ontario?
https://pub-ottawa.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=128210
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May. 9th, 2023 08:58 pmTwo jobs applied for today.
Scheduled an interview for another previously applied for.
It's been a day.
Scheduled an interview for another previously applied for.
It's been a day.
May Day 2023
May. 1st, 2023 09:16 amThis is what Labour Day was created to distract us from in Anglophone "North America", right?
As of this year's edition, I'm still looking for steadier work, better work, honest or at least honourable work. My most recent contract was fun, good, mentally healthier, better-paying than I'd had before. Too bad it was only two months.
Pleased to see the tentative agreement between Treasury Board of Canada and four bargaining groups represented by the Public Service Alliance of Canada. Hoping it goes better for the Union of Taxation Employees and soon.
As of this year's edition, I'm still looking for steadier work, better work, honest or at least honourable work. My most recent contract was fun, good, mentally healthier, better-paying than I'd had before. Too bad it was only two months.
Pleased to see the tentative agreement between Treasury Board of Canada and four bargaining groups represented by the Public Service Alliance of Canada. Hoping it goes better for the Union of Taxation Employees and soon.
Not So Random News - 29 April 2023
Apr. 29th, 2023 08:20 am1. What striking federal workers actually do for a living.
2. The pursuit of truth about COVID-19's origins and how that pursuit affected one researcher.
3. Food supply chain concerns.
4. A proposal for automating tax-return filing for low-income Canadians. Might I qualify for this, and what information would I still have to have ready just in case they miss it?
5. Remote work: a perk or a right?
2. The pursuit of truth about COVID-19's origins and how that pursuit affected one researcher.
3. Food supply chain concerns.
4. A proposal for automating tax-return filing for low-income Canadians. Might I qualify for this, and what information would I still have to have ready just in case they miss it?
5. Remote work: a perk or a right?
Job Search: Another Question of Phrasing
Apr. 12th, 2023 05:47 amIs "Product verification" another phrase for things like "acceptance testing" or "quality assurance"?
Maps: Looking For Resources - April 2023
Apr. 9th, 2023 09:59 amOkay. Now I have QGIS on my new-ish Mac Mini, and I've started downloading Shapefile data because that seems to be a thing you do when you have GIS software that you intend to use. Some of you are on my friendlist because you've provided insights on map design over the years, and I am wondering what else I should be looking at and looking for. This is a hobby of mine that seems to have made me slightly more useful in my most recent day job, which I consider a good thing. I want to keep building on that.
Job Search: Resumed
Apr. 5th, 2023 02:07 pmI'm e-mailing out resumés and checking job boards again. Networking, too. Yes, attending to this account is something I include in my job search diary under "Networking/Research/Promotion". Yes, I have to maintain a job search diary. It may be the law re: (un)employment insurance, but it's also become a good idea in itself in order to maintain some degree of self-discipline or self-regulation.
The weather today is good cause as well to stick close to my desk in the basement. Freezing rain, thunder and lightning...and I don't envy anyone who has to be outside for any reason today in Ottawa and Gatineau. Tomorrow, Environment Canada tells me, will be somewhat better. I don't expect to be in much need of cleats by the time I go out for whatever the day's travels have to be.
The weather today is good cause as well to stick close to my desk in the basement. Freezing rain, thunder and lightning...and I don't envy anyone who has to be outside for any reason today in Ottawa and Gatineau. Tomorrow, Environment Canada tells me, will be somewhat better. I don't expect to be in much need of cleats by the time I go out for whatever the day's travels have to be.
Checking In - 31 March 2023
Mar. 31st, 2023 09:50 pmAnd that's another contract job finished. Client-side supervisors are happy with my output. We'll see what comes of that, and how soon. Meantime, I'm going to have to start scrambling again. Oh, and at some point over the weekend, I'll need to migrate files from my current computer to my next one.
More later.
More later.
I have an assignment from my job search coach: select three advertisements for jobs I'd like to apply for, and work up another two-page version of my resumé. Said revision should include as many "keywords" from the advertisement(s) as possible within the first half-page.
I feel as though I'm missing the point again here, because I am focusing on line- and word-editing instead.
I feel as though I'm missing the point again here, because I am focusing on line- and word-editing instead.
Job Search: A Question About an Employer
Jan. 23rd, 2023 08:52 pmWhat the heck is a "Fruit & Vegetable Dispute Resolution Corporation"?
Found this in the course of job-hunting tonight.
Found this in the course of job-hunting tonight.
Checking In - 17 January 2023
Jan. 17th, 2023 10:05 pmGot a surprise invite to a skills test online from one of those applications I filed a while back. Sorting skills stuff, the kind you need to really pay attention or you might miss a detail.
Also, looking into some possible activism.
More later, I hope.
Also, looking into some possible activism.
More later, I hope.
Checking In - 13 January 2023
Jan. 13th, 2023 10:15 amSo it looks like the client might want me despite my language skills issues.
We'll hopefully know more at some point next week, if/when the temp company sends the actual contract.
We'll hopefully know more at some point next week, if/when the temp company sends the actual contract.
