New job and celebrity driving observations

It has been a little over a month after the Bumblefucked household made a cross country move and one of us is finally employed. I am not going to lie - I was worried. We managed to score a sweet deal on an apartment that was fairly new and still fairly empty - we got $600 off the first month and two months for free! We could have taken that two months free and pro-rated it over the length of the lease - but we chose to take it up front in case financial Armageddon hit us.

With the current state of the economy I was starting to get a little worried. Then I read an article someplace that stated how people with MBAs should expect to be out of work the longest. Eek! That’s me! So, I went on the offensive. I started applying to any and all jobs. I am talking call center jobs and the like. I just took my MBA off my resume for those. I also joined sites like Media Bistro and tried to get some freelance writing jobs. And I went to a few staffing agencies. One of the agencies told me that I would be lucky to get $20 an hour in this economy, which was less than my previous salary. Hearing that was a bummer, but I just wanted a job!

Fortunately, I landed a job through that same staffing agency two days later at a pay rate considerably higher than the original quote. I started on Monday. The job is with one of the major movie studios, which means that I get to see and hear about some interesting things.

Earlier this week, while I was waiting to cross the street to get to my car, I got to see David Arquette speed where there was not a lane and cut someone off. What a wanker, I thought to myself. Then yesterday I heard that he was on the lot playing basketball with some of my co-workers and that he was “super nice” even giving some socks to one of the guys from his trailer. And then today, I encountered him in his car again. He let me out in front of him, so I guess maybe he doesn’t drive like a wanker after all.

Yesterday I got word that I had been selected for a copywriter position that I had applied for through Media Bistro. The bummer was that there was a week of on-site training. I had been stoked about this position as it was work at home and paid $30 an hour. But, with my new job I could not take it. And I got the call for one of those call center jobs today. Thank god that did not come before this one! I would have taken it just to be employed! Another place also called me wanting to set up an interview. So, if you are unemployed someplace, come out to Los Angeles as there seem to be plenty of jobs here and only one of the ones that called me was a crappy call center job! I spent 3 months in the Midwest trying to find a job with no luck and I get out here and I get all these calls and offers! Insanity.