David's Tangled Thoughts

I learned today that I will not be offered the lead position that I applied for. It has been offered to someone outside the company. That concludes this round of job hunting. My former supervisor broke the news shortly before my shift concluded. He wanted me to hear about it before the new guy starts on Monday. He knows how much I want to get out of where I am at and move on and he told me that I shouldn't be discouraged. It is hard to take that in when I am already there. The company is considering putting in a third shift. If and when that happens, I will be putting in some more applications.

I haven't been paying as much attention to politics lately as I normally do. I have pretty much written off the chances of voting for any of the republican contenders. Yesterday's death of US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has kick-started my attention. Not long after the announcement of Scalia's demise, republicans have said that President Obama shouldn't be allowed to put a replacement on the bench. They say that the next president should make that choice. The arrogance from Cruz, McConnell, and the like is astounding. As if they have the presidency in the bag. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has already said that the Senate will obstruct any nominee that President Obama sends to them. More obstruction from congressional republicans. What else is new? I get that they have a political goal of not allowing another liberal onto the court and that they will use whatever powers that they possess. McConnells claims that the American people should decide. We

For the past couple of weeks I have been on the job hunt. It has not been going well. I've applied to a local medically related company for a supervisor for a data entry department. No response. I've applied to a shipping company for a logistics position. Position filled (seemingly before the ad was placed?) One of my brighter hopes was for a sales job down south that was recommended by a friend. Interviewed but no word yet if I'll get through to a second round. Not looking hopeful. Out of desperation, I've even applied for a position within the same company that I currently work for. It's not something I would look forward to doing but there is a slight pay increase and more importantly, I can get out from under the boss I currently work under. Looking for employment is difficult and makes me question my own self-worth. When I keep failing like this I just give up. It's what happened when I graduated and the few other spurts of job-seeking I've done throu