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dchenesYesterday's weather was definitely better than Tuesday's weather would have been for hiking around downtown for a couple of hours in a long silk skirt and a suit jacket. It was still hot, but at least I wasn't cursing the humidity constantly.
Today I have a sore ankle; I turned one slightly on an uneven sidewalk yesterday, but it didn't hurt at the time, so I don't really remember which ankle it was. It was more of a "right, you're wearing something like heels, be careful" moment than an "ow, dammit, so much for doing a lot more walking" moment.
If everything goes the way it ought to, I might have an actual interview tomorrow. (I hope.) Temp agencies seem to have changed tactics a bit since the last time I worked for one. I've never had to interview with a company before they hire me as a temp, even though it is a temp-to-permanent position. Last time, the company took me on as a temp sight unseen, and I proceeded to prove I was useful enough to hire permanently. I wonder if the whole "probationary period" thing has changed too? Is it easier (or cheaper) to keep a temp for three months and then hire them permanently, than it is to hire someone with an "employment may be terminated by either party for three months following the date of hire" clause? Probably, considering unemployment and all that.
When I wandered through the translation job board the other night, I turned on the option to send me new listings. I thought it meant new listings in my language pair, but apparently it means new listings in my specified fields, in any language pair that has one of my languages in it. Now I remember why I turned that option off in the first place. I got an interesting listing that wanted a translation of some dialect they speak in Ghana into English. Not that I'm qualified for that, of course, but it was interesting.
I wonder how much notice I'll get about the translation contract job? Will they even bother to tell me if they didn't get it?
Today I have a sore ankle; I turned one slightly on an uneven sidewalk yesterday, but it didn't hurt at the time, so I don't really remember which ankle it was. It was more of a "right, you're wearing something like heels, be careful" moment than an "ow, dammit, so much for doing a lot more walking" moment.
If everything goes the way it ought to, I might have an actual interview tomorrow. (I hope.) Temp agencies seem to have changed tactics a bit since the last time I worked for one. I've never had to interview with a company before they hire me as a temp, even though it is a temp-to-permanent position. Last time, the company took me on as a temp sight unseen, and I proceeded to prove I was useful enough to hire permanently. I wonder if the whole "probationary period" thing has changed too? Is it easier (or cheaper) to keep a temp for three months and then hire them permanently, than it is to hire someone with an "employment may be terminated by either party for three months following the date of hire" clause? Probably, considering unemployment and all that.
When I wandered through the translation job board the other night, I turned on the option to send me new listings. I thought it meant new listings in my language pair, but apparently it means new listings in my specified fields, in any language pair that has one of my languages in it. Now I remember why I turned that option off in the first place. I got an interesting listing that wanted a translation of some dialect they speak in Ghana into English. Not that I'm qualified for that, of course, but it was interesting.
I wonder how much notice I'll get about the translation contract job? Will they even bother to tell me if they didn't get it?
