Help Wanted

I'm in the process of filling out a job application. I don't think there's anything I find more annoying than that -- that's probably why I stay at jobs for too long, it's such a pain to find a new one. But this one is getting old and pointless so it's time to move on.

One problem I have is the fact that places disappear soon after I leave them. Richland Community College is still there, and at least one of the people I worked for is still around, so that's good -- but it was 20 years ago. my first, big, real job was for a greeting card company. I was there just over 8 years when they began to jettison employees. They downsized to a marketing company about 10 years ago, and completely ceased to exist about 5 years ago. Gateway is still around, but they closed up the Country Stores about 6 months after I left to take a job at Officemax. Officemax is still around, but the store I worked in closed 6 months after they fired me. WDZ/WDZQ changed owners about 5 times. Bloomington Computer Service Company -- their sign disappeared several years ago, along with most of their customer base in this area. Performance Planners -- never amounted to a lot of money for me, or the owner, so he sold it off and moved to Michigan. Where I'm at now has closed one store since I've been here, and they've cut the hours at this one -- which is why I'm looking to move.

Before this place disappears too...