| Washington DC |
[Jul. 6th, 2009|07:18 pm] |
So i've been in washington dc for a month - i absolutely LOVE it here.
my job is great, i made some really cool friends, and who woulda thunk, I found me a man!
havent really been updating this thing since i've became a facebook whore.
www.facebook.com/chris.lech
Add me! :-)
Kisses & hugs. |
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| Pittsburgh bound. |
[Apr. 22nd, 2009|07:26 am] |
Yeah...........crazy day today.
laundry
haircut
pick up meds
drive 7 hours
oh boy.......
lol |
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[Apr. 7th, 2009|04:20 pm] |
I got offered the position at the lit support company in Harrison.
I declined the position for a myriad of reasons. One being the pay was about 40% less than what I was making, secondly, the manager played a yo-yo game with me on the phone saying he would call me back, three times in a row, and never did until today, three, no benefits for the first six months.
As desperate as I am with my job search, this was not the right choice for me at this point in my life. I am sure something will come along shortly.
Chris |
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| dont find this funny |
[Apr. 1st, 2009|05:57 pm] |
on my facebook, one of my friends has his status update as "I GOT FIRED""""""""""
I asked him what happened?
He goes, oh it's an April Fool's Joke...
what the hell?
That is not a joking matter, sorry. |
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[Apr. 1st, 2009|12:36 am] |
I am starting to regret voting for Barack Obama.
That is all. |
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[Mar. 31st, 2009|07:41 pm] |
tomorrow i found out if I get the litigation support project manager job - the president of the company was supposed to follow up with me tuesday, but i politely wrote him an email to followup and he said he would call me tomorrow, as it has been very busy there. I am not sure what that means....but we'll see.
i am also going to interview for a Help Desk job at Harris in Fort Monmouth....contract job but need a security clearance. I hope my credit doesn't get in the way of getting the job...I don't have a bankruptcy though and don't have any felonies...
Oy...trying to find work is work itself. :-/
Chris |
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[Feb. 26th, 2009|06:07 pm] |
if you haven't added me, add me!
diverrboy@yahoo.com =)
Chris |
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| Monday |
[Feb. 16th, 2009|04:53 am] |
Well....off to Philly I go for a job interview with a IT staffing firm named Brooksource...I hope they get me something ASAP, funds are running really low...the way it keeps up, I'm gonna be stuck on the street begging for change. =)
I have revamped my resume thanks to my friend Rob for his input - it did need a bit of work and finally have it on one page.
I'm also going to NYC later on this week to see what opps they have up there...even if I have to make the treacherous 90 mile commute...I just need a job.
Will work for Summation training lol
anyway...hope everybody has a good monday.
chris |
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| my life is on hold... |
[Jan. 21st, 2009|05:44 am] |
Sorry I haven't updated much lately. My mom is really sick and she's really not able to drive anymore, she's been having mini-strokes, and doctor urges her to stop smoking, but she won't...*sigh*
I have no choice but to move back down to Philly area and help me God find a job in this destitute job market...my last day in Jersey City is on the 31st, my landlord was nice about me paying the rent when I have it...I am just in a whirlwind right now and I can't seem to focus on anything anymore..breathe chris breathe... |
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| oh yeah baby |
[Jan. 2nd, 2009|02:17 pm] |
I am in Phoenix Arizona...and more than likely I will be moving here...
more later.
:)
hey Alli, if you're reading this, let me know ;-) Would love to finally meet you! :) |
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| Christmas cards! omg |
[Dec. 15th, 2008|05:12 pm] |
Late call on here, sorry guys, but if you want one, just let me know....tonya, spiffie, and a few others on my list, I wish I had your address, but I can't find them....oy.
Comments are screened so you can put your addy! They go out tomorrow. :)
Chris |
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| Nostalgia |
[Dec. 6th, 2008|11:24 pm] |
From the age 13-17 was a very difficult time in my life. Going to high school was a challenge. At the time, I was living in the projects with my mom, who had a heavy dependency on alcohol at the time, a very mean grandmother and myself - and I'm sure my aunt and cousin who stayed for months at a time. Being probably one of the only white kids in the projects was a challenge in itself. Going to a highschool that was deemed "for gifted and talented" students was a privilege in itself, but facing that school everyday - with kids who had it made - the fancy clothes, money for food, going on exquisite outings.
I was the kid that kids poked fun at. His clothes. School lunch. Lives in the projects. Probably gay. Kids who couldn't really point their fingers at.
I survived.
I survived the times when my mother would show up to school drunk and talk with my guidance counselor and discuss personal things, why is my son masturbating? why isn't he getting good grades? I survived the embarrassment when I would see my mother in the hallway sobbing and cursing me out for being such a horrible child. I know it wasn't her that was saying it, it was the drink.
I survived the times when I walked home which was the projects - and kids would point their fingers and say, 'ha ha, he lives in the projects'. The humiliation of not fitting in probably hurt the most. I could have fit in if I had the right click of friends, the money to do things with them, the expensive clothes.
Instead, during those times, I would hook up with older men to make sure I had some money to sruvive. Money to eat. I didn't know better at the time, but I did what I had to do to survive. It's even painful to sit here and write this, but it needed to come out of my chest.
There was no food at home hardly. Or the time where my mother caught me pouring brandy down the drain, I almost got stabbed. Or the time she would hit me so hard I would have marks on my back for days and when my physed teacher saw them, I would tell her that I fell. She never believed it, but she kept quiet. Or the times when the teachers would give me some money so I wouldn't starve. I'll never forget that. My mom would say, we have food at home. I distinctly remember seeing old vegetables that haven't been touched and rotting, all the condiments to use on food that wasn't in the refrigerator.
The times I would have to steal from her pocketbook to make sure I had a haircut. Or a new shirt as my body was getting bigger and the clothes would not fit me correctly. The times I have had to lie to teachers to tell them the reason my report was late was because my mother was sick - when in fact she was and I didn't have the money at the time to buy the paper and pen necessary.
Friends helped here and there when they could. I thought if I continued to live this lifestyle I will end up like the teenage boy I see on TV where he got raped and left for dead on the street.
I finally managed to get a job at a law firm just copying and typing - that was my solace, to get out of home for a few hours to make sure there was food in the fridge, and at the time, I started to smoke -- so my cigarette habit was starting to cost me too.
I'm sure there's more I want to write about, but this is all the courage I have about now.
Maybe one day when I'm feeling down again - I can continue writing and see how much I've changed for the better and am blessed I have a good life. My mother is better. I only wish sometimes I could have that perfect family on TV.
if only... |
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| yes, i'm alive |
[Dec. 5th, 2008|10:20 am] |
and i'm doing well.
NO CRAP so far.
i like my boss. i like my coworkers.
everybody is cool. |
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[Dec. 1st, 2008|12:15 am] |
i'm excited and nervous about my first day at work tomorrow...
I have to start all over again, but I hope I will never ever have to step foot into a law firm as long as I live. I'm done. This last experience was unpleasant to say the least...
at least I know with this new job I'll have a kick ass supervisor and a former co-worker I worked with that rocks. |
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[Nov. 24th, 2008|12:38 pm] |
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Just got this email from a co-worker, probably the closest person I am with in this office:
The best thing that ever happened here to me was getting the chance to meet and know you. Thanks, Chris.
...*tear*
at least I made a friend. |
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| Three more days.... |
[Nov. 21st, 2008|10:16 am] |
Three more days. It's Friday. They asked to have an "exit interview" next week - seems like I have to be nice and not say what I want to say...oh well. Better not to burn bridges because I may wanna come back here, NOT.
I just thank God I have been always lucky to get a job and not struggle to find one...I guess it's my charming personality ;-) |
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| i truly despise this job. |
[Nov. 19th, 2008|04:07 pm] |
I hate, hate, hate this job. I am so sick and tired of this bitch that sits next to me who turns her back on me everytime I ask her a question, yet when the team lead has a question, she jumps right on it.
I'm also sick of the fact that she brings stinky food into this department and eats like 50x a day...it's sickening.
I can't wait to get the fuck out of here. |
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| yeah |
[Nov. 13th, 2008|02:30 pm] |
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My supervisor wished me well in my future position and going to leave here on good terms with a good recommendation if necessary. |
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| today |
[Nov. 13th, 2008|12:45 pm] |
I will be giving my resignation in today.
Help Desk is not for me. Or maybe a bad experience with a bad team...but yeah, I'm taking a breather.
I start December 1st at a CPA firm. I've accepted the job offer.
Happy early Christmas to me! |
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| A good one. |
[Nov. 7th, 2008|03:04 pm] |
So, I get a call from a secretary today. She wasn't able to login, so she gives me her IP Address to check her pc. I told her that I didn't need her IP address as I was going to reset her session using my servers I see online.
She then goes to tell me, "How old are you?" I say 28. Why? "Because you have an attitude." "You're very sassy on the phone and I'm not the only person who feels this way". I promptly told her that I don't feel that I am having an attitude, but if she has an issue to contact my supervisor. She says, "Again, you're having an attitude and I'm not the only one."
I told her that I was glad that I am part of her gossip group and if there's anything else I can help her with?
Bitch. |
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