The Reason
How did I get here. Simple, I lost my job. I had been self employed working from home, commission only based, no set wage for 8 years. I had been under constant stress, not knowing what I was going to earn from month to month. However, despite advice from my Mum that I would be better off working for someone, & have company, I ignored here. I liked to be in charge of my own destiny, having been laid off 4 times. I also loved the freedom, I could work whatever hours I wanted, Take time off whenever I wanted, which was vital, as my health wasn't to good (I never had any sick leave though when working for myself). Every day was different, running my own Print Management company, & also working for Getty Images. Each job was very intensive & required a great deal of thought. That was the problem, when I lost my job at Getty Images in November, I did not look for another one. I was given 2 months wages, so decided to take a rest, as I needed one, after all of the stress of the last 8 years. The problem was, & still is, I couldn't change from working for myself in an interesting job, to a mundane 9 to 5 job, or even part time, such as cleaning, stacking shelves, shop assistant etc. The thought filled me with dread, so much, it is a phobia, it's that bad. I found a job, in February, again working commission only, home based, selling video advertising for a large TV scree, at the Tour de Yorkshire. Again very interesting job, researching companies & finding suitable advertisers. This ended in April. Then found another commission only job, home based as a Specialist Recruiter. That was awful, so soul destroying, & I got nowhere. I applied for several jobs, & was accepted by Halo Leisure as an inbound telephone center operative I was due to start at the end of June. However, they could not offer the shift I needed due to certain flexi hours.That was probably the best chance I had of rescuing myself. I've had a coupe of interviews since, Hereford Racecouse Marketing Executive, just before I went on Holiday to South Africa, on August 19th.
I even had an interview on 12th August for Telsales operator at e Printing. Felt confident at both jobs, but no joy.
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