So, in January I got offered a pretty cool job. Sorry to most of you for not telling you, but apparently I can see the future and I knew that something was going to go horribly, horribly wrong, so I kept it to myself and my family. So...yah, sorry about that. This job was in a place that requires its employees to do a crap load of paperwork before they can start. It requires foreign employees to do EVEN MORE paperwork than that.
Yesterday, after TWO MONTHS of chasing people and banks and institutions for all the pieces of paper I needed, I was told that I can't be hired because I don't have a residential address.
Wait...what?
Yup. And they didn't even have the courtesy to phone me. They sent me an email. Last line? "I wish you every success in finding employment very soon and I hope you enjoy your time in this country." Yah. Thanks. I bet you do.
What kills me is that THEY KNEW when they initially offered me the job that I'd be living in a hostel in London until I started working full time and that my permanent address was the company that sponsored my Visa. They KNEW this, and yet they didn't think to mention to me TWO MONTHS ago that I'd need a residential address in order to pass security clearance. Had I known this information, I maybe would have continued looking for jobs instead of just pissing around London while I waited for my job to start.
So, it's back to the drawing board. At least I have work in the hostel I'm staying at, so I don't have to pay for my accommodations any more. And I didn't even have to Google accommodation to make sure that I was spelling it correctly. Apparently lots of people get that one wrong. Look at all these employable skills I've got!
At any rate, I'll likely blog more now. I've got to have something to do to help me procrastinate from filling out job applications.
Oh man, job applications SUCK.
Oh my goodness, that is AWFUL. My sympathies, on being jerked around and on having to dive back into applications; I have recent personal experience with the suckage of both situations.
ReplyDeleteLyn! I am officially one of your disciples! I say Boooooo. Like the old gross lady who boos Buttercup from the Princess Bride type of boo. Stay positive! You probably wouldn't want to work for people who make you fill out two months worth of paperwork anyways....otherwise one day you would have been one of those jerks who fool unknowing foreign applicants.~m
ReplyDeleteThey are jerkfaces. You're too good for them.
ReplyDeleteI'll hop on the boo bandwagon. I don't know what else to say BUT boo!
ReplyDeleteWell, here's to the job you end up with making this one look like poo!
Boo-urns! Darn RED TAPE! Hugs, and hope you find something even more awesome soon!
ReplyDeleteSorry buddy! That did suck! I hope you find something soon!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the support, everybody. Sorry you're in the same boat, Kate. This looking for work business is for the birds. Except for pigeons. Those little buggers are unemployable.
ReplyDeleteAlso, Madelaine, I totally just KNEW that you were booing like the old lady from the Princess Bride. It's the best way to boo.