Spam and Scam

Spam and scam. That is what you get, or perhaps I should clarify, what I get everyday in my email box. The spam from the people that can help me fine tune my resume and the scam from the bounds and bounds of people who want me to come to work for them, but then don't have a legitimate offer of employment for me.

I recently accepted a job, a sales job, with hesitation only because the U.S. Food Program (aka Food Stamps) doesn't cover a family of 4 living on unemployment, and also because unemployment doesn't cover a family of 4 either. So I accepted this job. Know what sucks? This job, a sales job, required me to pay a fee of $250 to receive the sales kit and to cover my training costs. It also calls me a "contract employee" which is a fancy term for "we don't think you'll stay with us once you really learn more about us and this will cover our costs until we find another sucker." Well hey, I'm feeling pretty smart now because I only made it through the 10 hour training CD before I said "I don't think so".

I'm required to purchase my advertising/marketing materials through Kinko's; I'm also required to purchase my own business cards. This company has no faith in their sales people. They set us up to fail. Especially when the training CD is 20 years old and I am told that it shouldn't been given to me. Ok, thanks!

Then there are the aimless insurance people that call and call and call. They want to know if I can start my own insurance franchise. Well if I could do that, then I guess I would have money, and I guess I wouldn't be looking for a job. What are they thinking? Hello, I am a broke mom of 2 with a husband in school full time. Where do I have money to buy a franchise??!!

Then there are the low of the low. The scammy financial advisor jobs. They are the worst. I only say that because they pissed me off beyond belief. They actually think you can take 8 weeks out of your time to pass 3 exams, over 10 hours combined, spend $3000 doing so and then work for $7 an hour while training another 6 weeks. What? Am I related to Donald Trump?? I don't have that kind of money or time?? HELLO! What the fuck are they thinking??

I have a saying that goes like this "don't burn bridges". What it essentially means is that don't be mean to anyone in hopes that you may need them later. So while thinking, ok repeating that mantra over and over, I am hoping I can stay calm enough that I don't yell and scream at these people at their interview.

Well with that said I have some interviews coming up. Well known companies that I hope will turn profitable for me. Let's hope anyway.

See ya

Auds