In which my job hunt runs smack into my paranoia
October 15, 2008emily 1 Comment »So, yeah, looking for a job. As well you know. As well everyone knows, if they’ve come into contact with me lately. I pretty much check for new jobs every day, and I add any to my list if they’re a good fit (ie, in my area of expertise, somewhere in the midwest, etc). If they’re not a stellar fit, but they seem like they might just work, I consult my advisor. I found one such job the other day. It was at [Random Midwestern School]. And I was pretty excited to find it, as I am any job that I can potentially add to my list of jobbie jobs. I started poking around their website and saw something about their mascot, The Mastodon (no, I’m not kidding. The Mastodon.). So I clicked on the link. And OH HOLY JESUS THEY HAVE A HUGE STATUE OF A MASTODON RIGHT OUTSIDE THE LIBRARY. You know, right? I’ve talked about this before. If you google “fear of statues,” there I am, fifth one down. So an enormous mastodon, plunked in the middle of campus, meant that the job was a long shot for me. I talked to my advisor about it (the job, that is, not the mastodon– not everyone needs to see the crazy, remember that). And she said it wasn’t worth applying for, since it was a teensy bit out of my area. Whew! Crisis averted.
Posted on October 15th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
There are millions of dead cavemen rolling their eyes in heaven and calling you a wussy.
You crack me up!