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My own job hunt, meanwhile
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Meanwhile, having found a place to live I'm off to the next step. Find work.
It takes roughly 20 minutes to canvas all the potential restaurants in town. It's not a big town. And - State of the Nation, the Pandemic, the World, none of them are hiring. Most are just trying not to lay off staff. But they'll keep my info on file.
This 2 weeks before Christmas, the busiest time of the year.
One of them has a curious question: "You have a place to live?"
Fortunately I do, and I imagine the question is prompted by the vast number of people that think they can get a job first, then find a place to live later, like it's done anywhere else in the world, only - like most things - it's just not that straightforward out here.
This is it, I expected no less - really - and while CERB will have me covered for a bit - in theory until next spring when the restaurant reopens - I better start searching around in different industries. Restaurants are going to be done for a while, and I need work - if not for the money then for the social interaction; the idyll of writing all winter loses it's luster without interaction with others, the impetus to have something to write about.
So on to the next steps of finding a couple of Volunteer positions and maybe work in another field. Or maybe just stop procrastinating and finish off a few other lucrative projects that seem to have fallen by the wayside.
The daughter
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, taking advantage of the remote learning opportunities afforded by her university, moved to Vancouver in the summer, since when she's tried to find some jobs.
And, one particularly ill-starred weekend a few weeks ago she reported that she had not 1 - but 3 jobs lined up.
The first - hostessing at a fine Italian restaurant. Which didn't work out because she described the manager as an ass-hole. Been there, done that, way too often.
So on to the next job - working in a warehouse. I warn her about this - mind-numbing work. But she does the orientation, then, on her first day she discovers just how mind-numbing it is. This, compounded with her supervisor telling her that as she's the only woman working there she can expect to be sexually assaulted, and that these are the people she should contact when it happens. Not "if" - but "When...".
Still one last job to try - a door-to-door soliciting position, commission, fundraising for various charities. And this is the interesting one, she likes it, not because of the job itself - she's well aware it's a scam, but because of the high-pressure sales tactics, and the obvious differences between those who are good at it and those who aren't.
This is the state of the economy...
Calgary Police Department Issued Coin
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You can't make this stuff up. Link: Former police chief approved coin with bullet hole in skull: emails | Calgary Herald
Note the "Saving Lives" motif above the handgun. WTF?
A Fine Italian Micro-Mosaic Brooch
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And, the one treasure I did find in Toronto, a fine Italian double sided micro-mosaic brooch. Circa (approx) 1860-1880. Note the detail - the entire brooch measures perhaps an inch and a half in width; double sided (a rarity), found in a bag for $3.99 at National Thrift:
For a value comparison look here: https://www.1stdibs.com/buy/mosaic-brooch/
Sooo...perhaps next trip to TO will need to rent a car and do a little exploring...
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