| axumblade said: Seasonal depression. SO out of town until after Christmas. Roommate going out of town for 3 days. Isolating from friends due to the virus...what could possibly go wrong? |
Something that worked for me in a time when I needed it was gaming. That can be a good way to keep your mind busy and focused on something that's not real life for a few hours each day.
| COKTOE said: It must be in your head, because you present yourself well here, which shows you have the capability... I get it though. EVERYONE wants grandiose answers, even ****ing McDonalds. I think people with half a brain can be off-put by the banality of job interview questions. |
Writing and speaking are two entirely different worlds to me. The first has marked my whole life, it was my calling since I was a teen, so with time I've become skilled in writing in Spanish and, thanks to my (rusted) studies in Translation, I have the possibility to try to extrapolate that to English as best as I can.
But, when it comes to speaking (even in my own language), it's like I was trying to communicate in Elvish. It's hard for me to answer accordingly, especially because sometimes I'm not sure about the intentions of the other person. That applies to almost every social interaction, but it's even worse when there's something at stake.
Also, you aren't too far off... My brain actually disconnected for a couple of seconds at some point (which didn't help much) and the interview was for a part-time job at Burger King. I know it's a crappy job, but I want to be independent again no matter what, while also self-publishing one of my books, saving enough money to do the same with other books in the future and keeping up with my projects as a writer and a wannabe indie game developer (I have studies of that too). If this or any other crappy job gave me all that, I'd be happy enough, at least for the time being.
| curl-6 said: I think we all feel that way, I'm sure you did better than it feels like you did. |
I hope so, but on my way home I was thinking that I should've given different answers and, on top of that, I realized too late that I forgot to give the interviewer the documents they asked. They weren't necessary, but I bet they took that omission into account. I tried to contact them several times later, but I had no luck. All in all, I'm not feeling positive about this interview, but the only thing I can do now is waiting, so that's what I'll do. Waiting, while thinking ahead.
I'm mostly a lurker now.
