Being selfish

Since moving to Maryland, I am still actively looking for a job.  It's been a roller coaster, but I'm trying to be hopeful that something will come up soon.

But I've noticed something kinda weird, and honestly, annoying.  The two of the three times I've been in contact with someone at Marriott, via interview or phone call screening, they seem to be way too interested in what Wolfgang's career.  Um..what the heck?!  Somehow he comes up in the interview, and the questions start coming,
"What does he do/what is his job title?"
"Interesting, now tell me EVERY DETAILS OF HIS DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES" (Ok, maybe I tweaked that one, just a little.)
"Where does he work?"
"Oh, I didn't know they did that at Headquarters"
"Who does he work for?"
"What hotels is he over?"
etc.

The first time it happened, I obviously wasn't giving satisfying answers cause the questions just kept coming. Unfortunately that was very soon after we had moved here, and quite frankly I was still figuring out exactly what my husband was doing for work.  In my head I was thinking, "Isn't this interview about me?" I was slightly annoyed and later just laughed it off when I told Wolfgang about it.

Well, today it happened again. I called someone today pertaining to a potential job that I may be interviewing for in the near future, and somehow my husband came up.  Some of the questions mentioned came up, and I just played along and answered as best I could. 

I know we are taught not to be selfish, but What the heck?!  I really don't get it. Can someone explain?  The stubborn woman in me is really put off by this, but, what do you do? I need a job and can't be picky.  Maybe it's just a weird man thing.  In the meantime I'm just going to get over it, and heaven forbid it happens again, I might not play nice again.

FINALLY.

Yesterday I had a job interview, and I was hired on the spot!

I am finally employed!!

It's been a long almost 8 months. I lost track of how many applications I have submitted, but the last time I counted was 75, and that was a couple of months ago.

Unemployment is stressful, frustrating, and among other obnoxious and very unhealthy things. The job isn't a career or anything of what I want to see myself doing in the future, but a job is a job right now, and I'm very happy.

I have been humbled by unemployment, and I now have a new understanding and a heck of a lot of compassion for those who are also struggling in this awful economy. For anyone else that is going through what I had to, all I have to say is...NETWORKING! I was annoyed when people would tell me this, especially when I didn't know anyone to network with. But in the end, I'm fully convinced this is the only reason I got this job, thanks to my husband and his connections.

Oh, and I will be working for the lovely Marriott International. Sound familiar? Just maybe...

Looking for a job can be so...interesting.

???

Hm, can't say I have.

Next job posting, please...

unemployed and bored.

Being unemployed (playing the waiting and rejected game), not a student, and no children, means that you have a lot of time on your hands. I've gotten a little too much into blogging, and enjoy finding random blogs. I've been sharing funny things I've found via facebook with a friend from high school, and in return another friend suggested another blog to look at.

With the powers combined of the blog from my last post and this new blog, I have been lol'ing at my computer, a lot. I think in the last 24 hours, I have laughed more than I have in the last several weeks combined.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. I would be genuinely surprised if you did not find at least one of the posts funny.

Me?

I may or may not relate to some of the posts on this blog {or maybe too many of them?}. Should I laugh or should I cry?

I'm choosing to laugh.