Originally Posted by
Blackhawk
I actually saw this at a hiring fair. I’m in good shape, height weight proportional, look pretty good in a dark suit if I don’t say so myself. But I’m obviously not in my 30’s.
I was able to narrow down who I would see to about 3 based upon the flow and the numbers. The one who saw me was spending 5-10 minutes with people. As soon as she saw me it was obvious she wanted to move on. She barely looked at my resume after noting my hours (over 10,000). I got maybe 2 minutes out of her. I shouldn’t have been surprised but I was.
Blackhawk, everytime I read your posts it's a kick in the box. I feel for ya. I admire your desire to avoid a lateral, which is actually a backward move in every metric. The story of my life has maybe set me up to not really try as hard as you to turn this into an upgrade. There's always that thought in the back of my mind that me doing anything other than flipping burgers is a freakin miracle.
I was in your shoes and the path I chose is not yours-I get that. I hope something happens for you and those in your shoes. I know it's depressing when I ride a big 3 jumpseat and one of the guys up there is a blithering idiot. It's a huge facepalm of "You people hired this guy, but you won't even call me?" That may not be your thought, but it sure as sheet is mine.
Right now I'm just not looking at my paystub. I have rediscovered the joy of watching lightbulbs over the heads of new guys. I have a feeling churn at my regional is gonna let me enjoy new-guy lightbulbs for quite some time.
So to Blackhawk and all his friend's still hanging on at XJT-trying to turn that sheetshow into a step up, I say hang in there and keep trying.