New Job...

[Patrick Hand]

hey... guess who's going to be a Ski-lift Operator?

The Mascot Business gets really.....really slow in Winter, so I went out and got another job.

It's kinda weird, I applied for a job a Jo Ann's, but I guess they only wanted little old ladies that can very slowly cut fabric...with 32 years of working with fabric making Mascots, and my art experience they weren't interested in what I could do to help their customers...

As I was applying for a bunch of different jobs, I quickly realized just how important a job cover letter is... since 1976, I've only had three Jobs.... 4 years U.S. Army (Infantry) ...2 years at R. Cali Feed Store (working in the warehouse) and 32 years as a Costume Designer...So my resume only hints at all of the skills that I possess. When I applied for the Ski lift job, I was a little more creative with my cover letter, and it caught their attention.

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[silas thatcher]

lol, typical !!

[Mission]

From my experience, most of the customers at Joann are women and you are one tall, slightly forbidding-looking guy, Patrick. Plus, just on general principles I suspect the sort of women who sew tend to be introverts (although this is certainly not entirely true) and would rather deal with other women. It's psychology.

[Red-Handed Jill]

Good on ya, Patt!

You were probably over-qualified for the Joann Fabrics job and your mad skills would have made the other employees there feel inadequate.

[Guest]

You were probably over-qualified for the Joann Fabrics job and your mad skills would have made the other employees there feel inadequate.

I've been in Jo-Ann's, and helped customers find what they wanted when the employee just kinda sorta knew where that stuff was.....and didn't know anything about it... (art and craft supplies)

Dang... I can cut fabric (and I told the women there how to fix their scissors so they could cut fabric....it has to do with the scissors "springing...or getting bent....)

I guess what Mission said about the women going to Jo-Ann's being introverts and being frightened by a tall scary guy kinda makes sense....

Like I said/typed in the first post... I've learned how important the cover letter is on a job application....Martie doesn't think I'd have fun working there, but I though I'd be an asset being able to help people with their projects......

Oh yeah... not a lot of creative job opportunities up here in Sonora.... so Jo-Ann's was the best around....

But being a Ski Lift Operator will look so dang good on my next resume......And I'm looking forward to the job.

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[Jib]

Figured all those ladies at JoAnn's would want a big dude to do all the heavy lifting...

[Capt. Bo of the WTF co.]

_{Don't feel too bad Patrick. I got my BSE and Teaching Cert., but I'm working at a nursing home surrounded by death, dementia, and incompetence of alarming proportions, doing maintenance and housekeeping duties.}

_Bo

Edited November 7, 2014 by Capt. Bo of the WTF co.

[Coastie04]

Congrats on the job! It should be fun, if nothing else. That's one of the many reasons I'm currently (well, in the summer months) captaining a whaling ship (well, whale watching, but that's not as much fun to say). Ironically, I just saw a guy working in our local Jo-Ann's today...of course Alaskan can't be scared of gruff looking men or we'd die out within a couple of generations.

[Guest]

Just finished my second day on th' Job.... Dang... I'm not use-to standing for eight hours.... my legs are killing me (but Martie says she has something "special" to fix that,...)

I gotta bring sunglasses and sunscreen tomorrow....I'm getting a tan (In Winter!)

So far, I've been working the bunny hill, but I really enjoy watching as people improve so quickly... (Both the kids and the adults)

It's fun, but with Winter Driving conditions, it takes me and hour and a half (on icy roads) to get to work.... 12 hour days at close to minimum wage... but it should look good on my resume..... 8)

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[Animal]

Good on ya, mate!!! Worked at Snoqualmie Pass ski area as a instructor and racing coach/trainer for 5 seasons. It worked into off season position later on.