Where is aslan?

[Amyers]

I go on vacation for a week and he seems to have disappeared.

[got_a_300]

He may be pulling an iceman trick on us and disappearing
into thin air. LOL!!!!!!

[Aslan]

I've taken about 4 weeks off from bowling...my longest break since I started bowling in 2013.

I'm currently devoting most of my time to job search, writing, and general survival. If I can't land a gig soon, my league aspirations for Fall/Winter are going to be in serious jeopardy. I was planning on committing to two leagues by July 20th but I can't commit to a league until I have a job locked up...because I only have enough money left to last me another 2-3 months. Bowling is difficult because once you commit...you're locked in. And if I'm jobless when October rolls around...I'll be relocating back to Michigan and moving in with my parents. Good times.

I've taken "downward career mobility" to a new level. :( :cool:

[Amyers]

Sorry to hear that. Hopefully something will come along for you soon. It seems like it takes forever to find something and then forever to get hired once you do. Good luck

[got_a_300]

Aslan surely you'll find a halfway decent paying job up there
in corn country maybe not what you'd been able to earn out
there in Cali but there should be some good jobs up there.

I was just up there back in the first part of July and I thought
about looking you up to bowl a few games but never got around
to doing it because of family matters besides I'd have to drive
over to where you was and that would have been an extra 150+
miles away from where I was.

Hopefully you will find a job so you don't have to move back to
Michigan and have to move in with the parents hopefully you'll
still be in Iowa next year when I come up for vacation so we can
get together and bowl a few games I'd really enjoy that. :)

[Aslan]

It's hard to say. I've been trying to stay positive...I mean, I can't control whether I land something or not...I can just keep applying and making an effort. No sense sweating what I can't control.

It's been challenging...because I spent the first two months picking out a league and center...doing a bunch of research...and now I can't commit to a league. And this isn't like California where everybody knew me and would grab me to sub for them as soon as walked in the alley. If I try to sub...I'll have to start from scratch and just go to the center and then probably nor get picked up. That wasn't a big deal when I lived 1.5 minutes walk from the center. But to drive 35 minutes one way...then 35 minutes home...not as ideal.

But...just when things look hopeless...I got an e-mail about a job in North Carolina and an e-mail about a job in St. Louis and found a job that looks like a real good fit in Ohio. I don't "want" to move....I JUST got done unpacking...but these are 6-figure positions in upper management. I left a 6-figure job in Cali to move to Iowa...but that was in a really high cost of living area and it wasn't upper management.

But the POINT...is that this whole process is seriously screwing with my bowling aspirations...and that is NOT acceptable!!

[got_a_300]

I wish you the best of luck in whichever job you decide to take
and yeah that would be a pain to have to repack everything again
for another move.

[Aslan]

Aslan surely you'll find a halfway decent paying job up there
in corn country
Well, today I got a reply from a local warehouse where I applied to be a warehouse supervisor and apparently I don't have the qualifications...despite 14 years experience working in and around warehousing and working at a level 1-3 levels higher than the supervisor level.

I even applied for a job that was pretty much the exact job I had in 1998-99...where I met and in most cases EXCEEDED their requirements...nothing. I'm willing to accept less money than what I made in Michigan 6 years ago...which was very little...but it seems like I'm "overqualified" for everything. Crazy stuff.

[JasonNJ]

It's hard to say. I've been trying to stay positive...I mean, I can't control whether I land something or not...I can just keep applying and making an effort. No sense sweating what I can't control.

It's been challenging...because I spent the first two months picking out a league and center...doing a bunch of research...and now I can't commit to a league. And this isn't like California where everybody knew me and would grab me to sub for them as soon as walked in the alley. If I try to sub...I'll have to start from scratch and just go to the center and then probably nor get picked up. That wasn't a big deal when I lived 1.5 minutes walk from the center. But to drive 35 minutes one way...then 35 minutes home...not as ideal.

But...just when things look hopeless...I got an e-mail about a job in North Carolina and an e-mail about a job in St. Louis and found a job that looks like a real good fit in Ohio. I don't "want" to move....I JUST got done unpacking...but these are 6-figure positions in upper management. I left a 6-figure job in Cali to move to Iowa...but that was in a really high cost of living area and it wasn't upper management.

But the POINT...is that this whole process is seriously screwing with my bowling aspirations...and that is NOT acceptable!!


Maybe I missed something in an earlier post, but why did you move to Iowa? I would have thought you were moving to Iowa because you had a job lined up already.

[bubba809]

Ok, we get all the job hunting and bowling research, but do you get to see/spend time with your daughter?

That would be my main priority here.

[Tony]

But the POINT...is that this whole process is seriously screwing with my bowling aspirations...and that is NOT acceptable!!

You can bowl in a league almost anywhere in the country you want to, what exactly kind of bowling aspirations are you envisioning ?

[Tony]

Like Bubba, I thought the whole intention of moving to Iowa was to be closer to your daughter, if you can't find a good job in your area right away what about the possibility of taking something lesser to get by, and stay in the area until you find the right one.....just a thought.....hope it works out!

[Aslan]

Like Bubba, I thought the whole intention of moving to Iowa was to be closer to your daughter, if you can't find a good job in your area right away what about the possibility of taking something lesser to get by, and stay in the area until you find the right one.....just a thought.....hope it works out!
I've been applying to numerous jobs well below my qualifications just to "get by". Like I said, those jobs I'm apparently "over-qualified" for.


You can bowl in a league almost anywhere in the country you want to, what exactly kind of bowling aspirations are you envisioning ?
I can't bowl league anywhere if I don't know where I'll be living in 3 months. Once you're in the league, you have a responsibility to pay the dues.


Ok, we get all the job hunting and bowling research, but do you get to see/spend time with your daughter?

That would be my main priority here.
Yup. Lots of time.


Maybe I missed something in an earlier post, but why did you move to Iowa? I would have thought you were moving to Iowa because you had a job lined up already.
Nope. I tried to line something up before moving, but it never happened. I finally had to make the move because staying in California my money would have ran out in 1-6 months and I wouldn't have had any money to actually move.

[Tony]

I've been applying to numerous jobs well below my qualifications just to "get by". Like I said, those jobs I'm apparently "over-qualified" for.


I can't bowl league anywhere if I don't know where I'll be living in 3 months. Once you're in the league, you have a responsibility to pay the dues.


Yup. Lots of time.


Nope. I tried to line something up before moving, but it never happened. I finally had to make the move because staying in California my money would have ran out in 1-6 months and I wouldn't have had any money to actually move.

All perfectly understandable, glad to hear that you are getting to spend time with your daughter. You've probably already looked up some of the strategies, and how to answer questions, convince the people hiring that you're not really overqualified or that the job is actually perfect for you, and them.....but if not there is some helpful information out there.
I had a buddy who decided to change his career and had all sorts of trouble with that until he studied a few strategies, and revised his resume so he deemphasized some of the items that made him look so overqualified, then a couple of weeks later, he found what he was looking for.
Good luck !

The one good thing about St. Louis other than it's a great place, is you would be close to Ice, the beautiful town of Podunk, and the warped wooden lanes he loves ....
I'm sure he would be willing to give you a few pointers ! lol

[Aslan]

and revised his resume so he deemphasized some of the items that made him look so overqualified, then a couple of weeks later, he found what he was looking for.
Yeah. I did that. I have two versions of my resume...one for high level stuff in my field and one for low level lab, production, warehousing jobs.


The one good thing about St. Louis other than it's a great place, is you would be close to Ice, the beautiful town of Podunk, and the warped wooden lanes he loves ....
I can only imagine how annoyed the site would be if both Ice and myself were rolling an 800-series every week.

[got_a_300]

I can only imagine how annoyed the site would be if both Ice and myself were rolling an 800-series every week.

oh no :eek: :eek: the site couldn't that. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!