Categories: convent
Tags: w*rk, convent life, SCM
Date: 20 March 2004 23:30:54
I must have no sense. The sisters give me one complete day off each week, no obligation to eat with them or go to office, no work inside the house or out, and I've given it up to go and help at a local church group. I'm mad. I get tired easily and I'm giving up my precious spare time to help. I know it's good, but it does feel a little daft. I enjoy it while I'm there tho.
I've finally finished one of the two application forms I've got at the moment. As I mentioned before I'm trying to get a job where most vacancies are for graduates and that's a problem. In the paper over the last few weeks there have been four adverts for the kind of jobs I'm looking for. One is for graduates so that's ruled out, two I've got application forms for - one of which I REALLY want - and then there's the final one.
The jobs are all in a large city, and one that I'm not that sure I really want to go to, but if that's where the jobs are, that's where the jobs are. I have been in email contact with each of the organisations and had very productive responses, at least initially. One sent me all the relevant information by snail mail, and another by email.
The last one tho was interesting. The jobs are all in church situations and so I emailed for details and instructions on how to apply. I got a reply the next day with information about what the job would involve but no instructions on how to apply.
I sent back, 'thanks, have looked at the website, please could you tell me how to apply and more information about the work you do, and whether you have an equal opportunities applications procedure?'
They sent back, 'all you should want to know is on the website'
I sent back something along the lines of, 'thanks again for getting back to me. I'm obviously having problems here as I CAN'T FIND THE ANSWERS TO MY QUESTIONS (without the capitals tho). Please can you either answer my questions directly or give me the direct link to the correct area of the site?'
I'm guessing they don't want me. I'm guessing I don't really want them either. Is it 'cos I's female...? Oh well, at least the other two jobs are equal opportunities.
I'm getting to the point of really wanting one of the jobs and that's bad. I don't want to get too attached to the idea of getting the job, as in all probability I won't ever hear from them again. I'm being realistic as opposed to pesimistic. Honest. It doesn't bother me that much atm so I'm sure I'll be fine. I've applied for lots of jobs since arriving here and haven't heard from many of them. It hasn't bothered me really so I'll be fine.
I don't think it's that wild an idea as I've spoken to a bunch of folks lately who reckon I'd be really good at the job and it's just what they could imagine me doing. It's nice to know, but I still haven't submitted the forms yet, I've just finished filling one in.
Speaking of jobs, I'm sure I'm going to miss the big deadline at work. I've realised how much work it is now, and I think it's more than anyone actually visualised. Oh well, I'll have to find out how important this deadline is. Hopefully not *that* important.
I've got to chair a meeting next week and I'm really struggling with the agenda. It will be interesting chairing a meeting without one tho. Oh well, I'm sure I'll have one by the time we get to the meeting. It should be an interesting meeting tho - lots of good things happening hopefully. We'll have NEW folk too. That will be nice. :-)
I went to a theological college the other day to have a look round. Why am I looking around theological colleges? I have no intention of going. Honest. I don't. It's a bad plan. It was a nice place although the service went all wrong. Apparently time checks are something of a luxury. The real reason I was going was to see a friend but it's very strange seeing her there. I usually meet her here, because that's where I first got to know her.
I've also had the opportunity to catch up with some friends and family this week. A and I talked for ages - it was really nice and she'll be coming in this direction in a few weeks so I'll get to see her again. Mum and I caught up too. The phone at home is broken so we can't talk. While this has been really nice it also means we had a bit of news to catch up on. It was also good because I'm a lousy daughter and haven't sent anything for mother's day. Oops. One of the many D's and I had a good chat too. Again over an hour. My poor phone bill. Oh well. I've been trying to get in touch with yet another friend, R, but I can't seem to find him. Should probably try email but haven't got round to it. He's normally quite hard to get hold of on the phone tho.
I saw my spiritual director again this week. Our one hour session over ran a little. Well, a little more than a little really. We talked about so many things that I came out feeling completely addled. I'm sure it was good and it will probably take me until the next meeting to recover.
After recounting all that I'm feeling somewhat knackered so I should probably get some sleep. *Yawn*