Oh the Woes of Sears

So I don't think I'll be working at Sears after all.

Once I'd gone on the interview at Walmart, I knew I wasn't going to work there. And they called back yesterday saying they'd had me fill out the wrong application, and could I come in to fill out the proper one. Um... if you put the wrong applications in the photography studio... I REALLY don't think I was to work for you... >.>;;;

So I told them sorry, I had found employment elsewhere and wouldn't be able to work for them. Didn't burn any bridges just incase I have to swallow my pride as a human being and work there to pay the bills. *gag gag*

But Sears is just jerking me around, so I don't actually have employment.

Beth, my interviewer, made it sound like she would be hiring a couple of people when she told me, I quote, "I never have enough people for the Christmas rush. I'll have more hours than I can give people."

But as soon as I knew about Walmart, that Thursday I called Sears... Beth wasn't in. Left a message.

Called again Friday... still no Beth, just missed her. No mention of my message. Try again Saturday between 10am and 5pm since she goes on vacation the day after.

Okay...

So I called back at 10:15am on Saturday. I gave her the little bit of time to get into the store and stuff, since I had been awake since 6:30am, which is when I've been waking lately.

Beth, by some miracle, answered the phone.

And when I told her I was still interested in the job if it were available?

"Well, we just hired someone else and she starts training today, so I'm really not sure. I can't really look right now either, since I am going on vacation tomorrow. Tell you what, call back on the 2nd all right, and I'll see what we can do."

......okay then...

I was very polite to her, so that I didn't burn my bridges, but dammit, I hate being jerked around. There was no mention that I called twice before, and that I had left a message for her. And I feel a little tricked by what she was telling me about the Christmas hours.

So I'm back on the job hunt today. I'm going to check out some other stores and see what I can find. Because you know what? I bet I can find employment elsewhere that won't give me the run-around.

But I'm not going to Lifetouch. They're hiring studio photographers right now, but I've heard some nasty horror stories so I don't think I want to get mixed up in it.

I think I'll take a non-photography job right about now. And do my own photography on the side. Sounds like a good idea to me.

So, at about 9:30 I'm gonna leave for the mall, and get there when it opens at 10am. Which means... I should go start to get ready now. lol