Feeling Somewhat Better

Whew.

The upside of having a rough period of time is that at some point things do get better. Yesterday (yeah, Happy Birthday to me and all that rot...whoop-de-doo) after being rejected by a janitorial company (quote: "You really don't want to clean houses for a living. You should go get a master's degree or something."), I walked into a local temporary employment agency (Humanix) and asked if they could help me out. Now, the reason I had not gone that route earlier is because the only experience I had prior to this was when I ended up as a contractor for Boeing...a job that I completely hated.

This time, however, looks to be a little more promising. While I am not working yet, they did sit me down and ran me through a battery of tests that took about 3 hours to complete. Because of that, I am confident that they have a good grasp of my abilities and strengths. Also, after talking with one of their employment specialists, who didn't pre-judge me in any way (a tremendous breath of fresh air to this whole crappy experience), I am confident in their ability/desire to find me something that I can do...and they do not charge me any money for this! Their fees are paid by the companies that hire them to pre-screen temporary and/or full time candidates. Looks like a win/win situation to me.

No matter what happens, it was a nice birthday present and has helped get me out of the funk I've been in lately (somewhat). I guess I just needed to get really pissed off first in order for me to go in there.