[nfbwatlk] Job hunting
debby phillips
semisweetdebby at gmail.com
Thu Nov 6 06:52:09 UTC 2014
Well, I just spent the evening looking at jobs. I found a
company that I'm going to contact, though I think their call
center jobs are all temporary. The last one they posted was for
people to help folks with the Affordable Care Act. I wish I'd
known about this job last winter. I might have applied for it.
It would have only lasted four months, but it was a great call
center job.
So okay, I have questions. We talk about how blindness shouldn't
get in the way of living the life we want. So right now, I want
to get a job and I pretty much don't care what I do. My broad
goal is customer service. Boy, that includes everything from
truck driver to selling cars at Camp Chevrolet. Lol. So here
are a few jobs that I'm wondering if blind people have done, and
how; cashier at a store; there also is a job for a book seller at
Barnes and Noble. I love books, and wonder if you all know of
anyone who's done this kind of job. Also, what about selling or
working at an insurance company like State Farm? (They seem to be
hiring like crazy around here for whatever reason).
Okay, next question. I have to go to the Employment Service
Division Office for a three-hour class on Monday. (If I don't
go, I could be denied unemployment benefits). If I call them
tomorrow and tell them that I'm blind and will need assistance,
will I get it? I have a folder with my most current resume, and
applications that I've done, which I'll take. But Craig says
that he doesn't think he should go with me, that they should give
me stuff in an accessible format (which they won't). The purpose
of this class is to learn how to write resumes, I guess, and some
other stuff. Other then showing up to fulfill their requirement,
is this going to be a waste of time? (I don't really have that
many sighted friends here, so if Craig doesn't go with me and
they can't or won't help me, is this just going to be a three
hour time of frustration?
It irritates me that I already know that I'm going to walk in the
door and they will all freak out because they won't know what to
do about this blind lady who's going to come to their class. I
don't mean to sound whiny. I probably do. Sorry about that.
But any suggestions about how to approach this class and at least
get something out of it, would be appreciated.
I guess I'd best go to bed. After the elections, I'm afraid
we're all going to find ourselves falling backward about 20 or 30
years. Peace, Debby
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