Mixed bag of news today.
I've got a recruiter who's been trying to set me up with a phone interview for an insurance company in NYC, but three times in a row now the interviewer has failed to call. I'm starting to find it annoying.
Several of my active leads have dropped off the board, leaving with me with five (including the insurance company). But I just had a very good phone interview with a business process outsourcing outfit in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, and I'm looking forward to hearing more about that soon.
On the worst side, though, yesterday I learned that I've no more unemployment left (although I can appeal this, which I will). Once the tax refund money gets used up, we start eating away at Peg's savings. I'm worried enough about this to consider finding out how much I'd get per month if I started taking money out of my IRA now instead of when I hit retirement age. (I'm allowed to do that, but the process is irreversible -- I can't stop the payments when I get another job -- I've basically "retired" 15-20 years early as far as the plan is concerned.)
Oh, and today's humorous typo in a job listing: an employer who is looking for someone who knows, among other things, Microsoft "Powerpoing". Which makes me think of a cyborg Kiki from Sluggy Freelance.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
I've got a recruiter who's been trying to set me up with a phone interview for an insurance company in NYC, but three times in a row now the interviewer has failed to call. I'm starting to find it annoying.
Several of my active leads have dropped off the board, leaving with me with five (including the insurance company). But I just had a very good phone interview with a business process outsourcing outfit in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, and I'm looking forward to hearing more about that soon.
On the worst side, though, yesterday I learned that I've no more unemployment left (although I can appeal this, which I will). Once the tax refund money gets used up, we start eating away at Peg's savings. I'm worried enough about this to consider finding out how much I'd get per month if I started taking money out of my IRA now instead of when I hit retirement age. (I'm allowed to do that, but the process is irreversible -- I can't stop the payments when I get another job -- I've basically "retired" 15-20 years early as far as the plan is concerned.)
Oh, and today's humorous typo in a job listing: an employer who is looking for someone who knows, among other things, Microsoft "Powerpoing". Which makes me think of a cyborg Kiki from Sluggy Freelance.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.