Re: what do you guys think? (trying to get old job back)

[Guest guest]

GO FOR IT BEL.. GREAT IDEA..... AS YOU SAID EVEN IF IT IS NON PAID WORK

FOR LITTLE WHILE TO GET THE EXPERIENCE AGAIN.. WHO KNOWS.. THEY MIGHT LOVE

JUST LIKE WE DO

NICOLE X

Hey, sorry to write here again...I used to work at k-mart, i worked there

> for about 2 1/2 years.. I got the job through the disability employment

> agency im still wih. in about 2001 they started giving me less shifts...

> they apparently gave a few people less shifts because the whole colesmyer

> wasnt going well, well there was change in management and stuff and i just

> got less and less shifts until i just apparently got written off the

> books. I had tried to contact the area manager for ages and she never got

> back to me and then told me i wasnt employd there anymore because there

> had been no contact. i went back to the employment place and they told

> me i should go talk to them but i was too embarressed,

>

> Anyway i was talking to my sister tonight, and she made a comment like why

> dont i go try kmart again, the employment agency had said this before but

> i was too embarressed/shy. my sister works there, she has for year and a

> half, and she was telling me how the main managers have changed 2 times

> since i left and theres not that many of the same people there anymore,

> and the people i do know who still work there are really nice... she was

> saying maybe i shoudl go try to apply again.

>

> so im thinking.. maybe i shoudl.. maybe i should see if my case manger

> thinks i should go talk to the manager or something, maybe i could even

> offer to do some non paid work, i dont know.. it was unfair dismissal in

> the first place.. maybe i am just all i want a job i dont know..

>

> sorry ..if i could ring my case manager now and crap on to her right now i

> would lol

>

> Belinda

>

>

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yeah probly tolate is it right now a quater past ten on friday ring her mon

though and sear at her lol hugs ellen

>

> Hey, sorry to write here again...I used to work at k-mart, i worked there

> for about 2 1/2 years.. I got the job through the disability employment

> agency im still wih. in about 2001 they started giving me less shifts...

> they apparently gave a few people less shifts because the whole colesmyer

> wasnt going well, well there was change in management and stuff and i just

> got less and less shifts until i just apparently got written off the books.

> I had tried to contact the area manager for ages and she never got back to

> me and then told me i wasnt employd there anymore because there had been no

> contact. i went back to the employment place and they told me i should go

> talk to them but i was too embarressed,

>

> Anyway i was talking to my sister tonight, and she made a comment like why

> dont i go try kmart again, the employment agency had said this before but i

> was too embarressed/shy. my sister works there, she has for year and a half,

> and she was telling me how the main managers have changed 2 times since i

> left and theres not that many of the same people there anymore, and the

> people i do know who still work there are really nice... she was saying

> maybe i shoudl go try to apply again.

>

> so im thinking.. maybe i shoudl.. maybe i should see if my case manger

> thinks i should go talk to the manager or something, maybe i could even

> offer to do some non paid work, i dont know.. it was unfair dismissal in the

> first place.. maybe i am just all i want a job i dont know..

>

> sorry ..if i could ring my case manager now and crap on to her right now i

> would lol

>

> Belinda

>

>

[Guest guest]

Belinda-

It sounds to me like you should call and try to get on at Kmart again. But

gather your thoughts and get your resentment under control. You don't want to

bring that onto new management. Start fresh and positive. And don't offer to

work without pay. No one else would expect to do that and you shouldn't either.

You should be paid from Day One. What most people do is a paid trial period

after which you can be let go or kept on. You shouldn't have to work for no pay

to prove yourself. Besides, you've worked there before so they should know you

can be successful.

Good luck. I can imagine how embarrassed you are feeling. But you didn't do

anything wrong. You shouldn't be embarrassed to be you. You are wonderful and

you will be an asset to any employer! The old management should be embarrassed

for treating you poorly. It sounds extremely unfair. A person without

disabilities would not have accepted being let go in that manner -- and you

shouldn't either.

Get your chin up and go back in there fresh, positive, and confident.

Michele Westmaas

mom to Aubrie 7 yrs CHaRgE and 13 yrs, wife to DJ

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I agree with everything Michele says, especially don't offer to work without

pay. That undervalues yourself. You deserve to be paid as much as anyone

else. And go in to get hired now, with a contract rather than trying to

make them hire you, because the old management was wrong to let you go.

You can do this! If you need moral support, have your sister go with you.

Kim

> Belinda-

> It sounds to me like you should call and try to get on at Kmart again. But

> gather your thoughts and get your resentment under control. You don't want to

> bring that onto new management. Start fresh and positive. And don't offer to

> work without pay. No one else would expect to do that and you shouldn't

> either. You should be paid from Day One. What most people do is a paid trial

> period after which you can be let go or kept on. You shouldn't have to work

> for no pay to prove yourself. Besides, you've worked there before so they

> should know you can be successful.

>

> Good luck. I can imagine how embarrassed you are feeling. But you didn't do

> anything wrong. You shouldn't be embarrassed to be you. You are wonderful

> and you will be an asset to any employer! The old management should be

> embarrassed for treating you poorly. It sounds extremely unfair. A person

> without disabilities would not have accepted being let go in that manner --

> and you shouldn't either.

>

> Get your chin up and go back in there fresh, positive, and confident.

>

>

>

>

> Michele Westmaas

> mom to Aubrie 7 yrs CHaRgE and 13 yrs, wife to DJ

>

>

[Guest guest]

Belinda,

doesn't sound to me like you have anything to be embarrassed about--seems they

are the ones who let this drop. If you liked it there and your sister is

encouraging you to try again, sounds like a plan. I don't think your sister

would encourage you to apply if she did not think it would work for you (and

her, too). Good luck.

pam

>

>

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Bel,

If you liked the work there, it might be worth a try and you'll have the bonus

of being with your sister!

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Belinda,

Oh it is always nice to hear from you even though your topic isn't a happy

one. I miss you.

I agree with your sister. I vote you go back and talk with the manager

there. I know you are nervous, embarrassed and/or shy. That's understood. I

get

that way too. I think everyone does. But you are one of the bravest

individuals I have ever met. When you get ready to go in again, remember all

you have

done in your life, all you have accomplished, and keep that in your heart

when you talk.

The other part of this is what happens if you don't try? You'll just be

right where you are now. And what happens if you do? You might not be hired

and

you'll still be where you are now,or you might possibly be hired again.

There's no harm in trying.

Belinda, you are in the same boat that Patty is in. Things stink. Patty's

case manager only does what we tell her to do. It should be the other way

around. Patty is the one investigating things, applying for things.... But it

shouldn't have to be that way for anyone. There are a few people/places I think

should be taken down a notch or two. Hey, just an idea, want me to call your

case manager? I'm serious.

Bonnie, mom to a 23, Patty CHARGE 21, and wife to

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bonnie youl be interest to know the ;lady we r going with now witht eh

servixe shes great shes like well they just have to take you so what you are

blind and deaf so what you cant walk y cant they just try you out at least

they just have to her positive atitude made us decide we are going witht her

hugs ellen

>

> Belinda,

>

> Oh it is always nice to hear from you even though your topic isn't a happy

> one. I miss you.

>

> I agree with your sister. I vote you go back and talk with the manager

> there. I know you are nervous, embarrassed and/or shy. That's understood.

> I get

> that way too. I think everyone does. But you are one of the bravest

> individuals I have ever met. When you get ready to go in again, remember

> all you have

> done in your life, all you have accomplished, and keep that in your heart

> when you talk.

>

> The other part of this is what happens if you don't try? You'll just be

> right where you are now. And what happens if you do? You might not be

> hired and

> you'll still be where you are now,or you might possibly be hired again.

> There's no harm in trying.

>

> Belinda, you are in the same boat that Patty is in. Things stink. Patty's

> case manager only does what we tell her to do. It should be the other way

> around. Patty is the one investigating things, applying for things.... But

> it

> shouldn't have to be that way for anyone. There are a few people/places I

> think

> should be taken down a notch or two. Hey, just an idea, want me to call

> your

> case manager? I'm serious.

>

> Bonnie, mom to a 23, Patty CHARGE 21, and wife to

>

>

>

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thanks for your replies...only glt home from being away all weekend..but

yeah thanks

Belinda