{"id":30900,"date":"2016-01-12T06:19:39","date_gmt":"2016-01-12T11:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/slacktivist\/?p=30900"},"modified":"2016-01-12T06:19:39","modified_gmt":"2016-01-12T11:19:39","slug":"i-did-not-get-the-job-a-fundraising-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/slacktivist\/2016\/01\/12\/i-did-not-get-the-job-a-fundraising-post\/","title":{"rendered":"I did not get the job: A fundraising post"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

I had a job interview on Thursday. It seemed to go well. It ended with their confirming my availability for training next month, and with a discussion of the final step in the hiring process \u2014 a typing and computer aptitude test I would need to take online with the link they would send me on Monday.<\/p>\n

But then Monday\u2019s email did not contain that link. It instead thanked me for applying and wished me the best of luck in my future endeavors.<\/p>\n

It seemed like a good fit \u2014 like something I would enjoy doing and that I\u2019d be good at. But I didn\u2019t get the job.<\/p>\n

And I really, really needed<\/em> that job. The Big Box almost, but not quite, pays the bills,. That\u2019s a small problem that compounds into a larger problem over time. This job would have meant that hole would stop getting deeper, and that we could even maybe begin to climb our way out of it. But, well, that\u2019s not going to happen.<\/p>\n

Plan C isn\u2019t going to work, so I\u2019ll be moving on to Plan D, just as soon as I can figure out what that is.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, I\u2019ll be running a January fundraiser here. Those who are able and inclined to do so can donate via PayPal at that friendly little yellow button there in the right-hand sidebar.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll also soon be launching a Patreon page, for those who would like to support this site in that way.<\/p>\n

Thanks in advance for all your help and support.<\/p>\n

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