So today I get a call from a rectruiter in Philadelphia. At first I figured she was gonna try to get me to commute to Philly to work (not gona work on what I'm making, and the fact that my car has about 115,000 miles on it (ven thought its not old!)), but i asnwered her call and she said she found my resume on [Well known Job Site] and wanted to submit me to a receptionist job in NY.Knowing what receptionists get paid, I was cautious, but asked the salary anyway. It was $10=15/hr. I told her $10 is out of the question, as my commute will cost $488 a month without a metrocard. Even $15 may not be enough, since thats pretty much the bare minimum I can live on, but once you add hte almost $500 commute to NYC, plus an 80 something dollar monthly metrocard, it'd be stupid to go up there to work. I did say if it were a higher level job, along the lines of what I used to do - Mortgages, Finance and Marketing that paid sig. higher, I'd consider it. But I think its a no go. Too bad. Another friend asked me the same thing today but I'm waiting to hear details from her. Spending 3h commuting to NYC everyday, although drastic, would be a reality if I was really gonna make money that I just couldn't make here. Unfortunatelyl, noone wants to pay any kind of good salary. I'm better off as a temp here doing my tedious, back intensive work. Well see what happens.
I don't want to be a receptionist but.. I have a feeling if I EVER get a job again, it's gonna be smething along those lines, since mid level jobs and 40K plus salaries are now a thing of the past.
In the meantime, I am enjoying some Chicken teriyaki I got from Osaka. Mmmmmm. Then rest time. i'm going to Carnegie Hall on Sat to see Sir James Galway (famous flute virtuoso). Should be exciting.
I'll have to try to write a blog about my first time in Carnegie Hall.
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