[Ohio-talk] I need some Advice for a job I'm applying for!

[Marianne Denning]

I don't think you could work without getting paid if that is your question.
Are you working with BSVI? If so, you could work with a job coach or there
used to be a two week job eval.

On Mon, Jul 2, 2018 at 6:32 AM, Vincent Fugate via Ohio-Talk <
ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> I just want to give everyone an update on what I have been up to since I
> last posted, and I have a question about a good job I'm going to apply for
> in my area.
>
>
>
> I have not been able to find an apartment at a reasonable price in a good
> location in the Cleveland area, and I renewed my lease for one more year,
> but I am not going to give up on finding a better place to live.
>
>
>
> I do have some good news, there is a restaurant in my area that is less
> than
> a block away from me, and the Kitchen Manager is willing to work with me.
> All I need to do is apply for the job with the General Manager, and I know
> both of these people.  The only concern I have is that in the past is that
> the previous owner would not higher me because of my blindness, but now
> this
> place has a new owner, and the Kitchen Manager told me to try to apply for
> the job again.
>
>
>
> My question is, when I apply for this job I want to tell the General
> Manager
> that I am willing to prove my abilities to do the job I am applying for.
> All I will be doing is cooking, food prep, and cleaning all of which is a
> no
> brainer for me
>
>
>
> I know I can do this job, and I know that I would be a be a better employee
> than my sighted counterparts, and the Kitchen Manager agrees, and he said
> he
> will back me up.  However, I think I need to show the General Manager I can
> do the job.
>
>
>
> So what do you think?  Is it ok for me to say I am willing to show you I
> can
> do the job before employing me?  I also want to show the management that I
> am not a liability if the higher me because that is what some people that
> work there think due to misconceptions about blindness.
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Vince fugate
>
> Email: vincentf2872 at gmail.com
>
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Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
(513) 607-6053