More military-style jackets. With pink buttons

[cupcake_goth]

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What is it about today? I woke up feeling fairly well-rested and in a good mood, but now the demons of insecurity are slithering around. Mostly related to my submitting my resume for the full-time position that just opened up on the team that I am currently contracting for; I have the worry that submitting my resume through the external career site doesn't actually DO anything, and that my application will vanish away into some digital basement, never to be seen again.

Add to that the fact that I'm (still!) waiting on replies to some other things, and it all equals one easily-distracted and fretful gothy cupcake. Augh!

Comments

[staxxy.livejournal.com]

can you talk to your boss-type person and let them know you submitted your resume for the full time spot?

(also, yeah.. the last 4 days have been full of insecurity demons every time I turn around. I need a stick to beat them with)

[rikibeth.livejournal.com]

I know the feeling. I've been following up all my electronic submissions to the staffing agencies with phone calls, to make sure I get a human being.

You are fretful gothy cupcake with RICKRACK, though! That's got to make things better.

[ladymoira.livejournal.com]

hugs, loves, and happy stuff going your way!

Uniforms

[aisb23.livejournal.com]

You need to find and modify some WW2 German panzertruppen uniforms. Why? Because they were in fact black with pink highlights!

Re: Uniforms

[blutsauger.livejournal.com]

And why on earth would someone in their right mind want to wear a Nazi uniform?! Because of the happy memory of millions of innocent people getting murdered just because one single maniac had issues with Jews?!

Godwin would be proud

[aisb23.livejournal.com]

Wow, that has got to be a record. Just so there are no more misunderstandings, please allow me to clarify a few points:

1) I AM Jewish. I have relatives who survived the camps. And more importantly, relatives who didn't.

2) I have a rather dark sense of humor (a Goth prerequisite) and a keen sense of irony. These were combined with the Lady of the Manners fashion sense and my own knowledge of obscure bits of uniformology* to make my comment.

3) My sense of humor and irony can also think of no better way to denigrate the Nazis than to repurpose their uniforms. Please note I said "modify" to me that implied removing explicitly Nazi symbology like swastikas and death's heads. Perhaps I should have been more explicit.

Therefore please allow me to offer a wholehearted and unreserved apology to you, the Lady of the Manners and anyone else who was offended. I truly did not mean to open this particular can of worms and I am sorry.

This is the last I am publically going to say on the issue. If anyone wants to continue discussing it with me, please send me a private message.

*Incidentally the black & pink color scheme was used only by the tank soldiers of the Wehrmacht</> (the German regular army) and not the SS. Despite Hollywood portrayals most SS were in fact uniformed in regular field grey. The Waffen-SS armor used a black & white color scheme.

[phoenixfire12.livejournal.com]

I get a kick out of that camera phone of yours. Who would have though that pink could look so adorably evil? LOL.

[ms-tate.livejournal.com]

Don't fear. They have to see how amazingly talented you are and how fantastic it would be to have your wonderful, gothy self in their group permanently. (however, I totally understand the grip the monsters of insecurity seem to wield with such authority)

[larystienli.livejournal.com]

I should get one of these nifty military jackets someday - I just can't find one my size :( (and I'm not really big though).

Good luck with your application :) I hate applying by mail or online. Actually, I prefer to go and see the HR manager in person. It's hard but it works - well, it's worked for me so far.