Well, long story short, sicne i finished high school in 96, been furthering my education to get a job. I use to work in a chrysler shop and machine shop while in high school, but when my disability started toget worse I left those as I could not continue in my position and tried parts stores, etc. No luck. I did manage to help my folks deliver newspapers, but that was it. I then went to a rehab center where after 15 days of being there got a job running not one, but both computer labs. Finished, no job. Tried some telemarketing positions, parts stores, amusement park, etc. No luck. Lived with family for a year or so then tried another rehab center. I stayed there for half a year and got a part time job in the engineering section. I worked that till 911 and attended a community college and got two associate degrees soc science (which is worthless) and a bus admin one. It wasnt til I went to vcu that I got a job offer for telemarketing for a crane company. They even built a ramp for me to get into the office. I wasnt too thrilled over the job, but worked it and looked for another. After a few calls, interviews, I was still working at that crane company. 9 months later that program ended and of all the interviews, calls, etc, the college found me another telemarketing job with inbound calls at a call center.
I have to admit I am a bit confused. Ive met many folks in their fields who knew a fraction of what i know, yet they have that job. Ive met computer techs who do not know what windows explorer is, one guy who was unable to get past the kidy block when you view the windows folder and I am drive around the city by people on the paratransit service who cant read maps, street signs or for that matter names. Nothing like being asked directions to somewhere and being blind not knowing and when back tracking to give street names, corners intersections, they help none at all. Then there are the folks who take me to the last destination they took me too, like my former job than my new one or the community college instead of the university.
I may lack people skills, but I do a pretty good show for interviews, both behavior, problem solving and enjoy filling out those stupid quizzes some employers give. Like cut this shape so it gives you a square or how many feet of wire you can buy for 50 cents if it costs .0125 a foot.
Just wondering. Maybe I should bleach my hair and pretend my head is full of air and see how it goes. I bleached my hair once before and man, nothing like having folks come up to you in parking lots asking about jesus. Maybe with my beard and blond hair i looked like him?
I have to admit I am a bit confused. Ive met many folks in their fields who knew a fraction of what i know, yet they have that job. Ive met computer techs who do not know what windows explorer is, one guy who was unable to get past the kidy block when you view the windows folder and I am drive around the city by people on the paratransit service who cant read maps, street signs or for that matter names. Nothing like being asked directions to somewhere and being blind not knowing and when back tracking to give street names, corners intersections, they help none at all. Then there are the folks who take me to the last destination they took me too, like my former job than my new one or the community college instead of the university.
I may lack people skills, but I do a pretty good show for interviews, both behavior, problem solving and enjoy filling out those stupid quizzes some employers give. Like cut this shape so it gives you a square or how many feet of wire you can buy for 50 cents if it costs .0125 a foot.
Just wondering. Maybe I should bleach my hair and pretend my head is full of air and see how it goes. I bleached my hair once before and man, nothing like having folks come up to you in parking lots asking about jesus. Maybe with my beard and blond hair i looked like him?
