My recent job hunt hasn't been going as well as I'd hoped. And today I ran into something ... how shall I say this? ..... Peculiar?
Some businesses require you to fill out an online application on site. This is the case with Sears department store. While I have no problem with this whatsoever ... I DO have a problem with the way this application went.
It started off routinely enough. Asking for Name, SS number, address, etc. so far so good .... right?
WRONG!!
After hitting enter to proceed to the next page, A screen popped up informing me that because of the nature of my termination, I was not eligible for rehire. So I thought to myself ... "Wow, what did I do that was so bad?" And then It dawned on me what the problem was.
I HAVE NEVER FUCKIN' WORKED FOR FUCKIN' SEARS IN MY ENTIRE FUCKIN' LIFE!!!!!
So I called the 1-888-searsisfuckedinthehead number, and talked to someone with such broken english that I wanted to punch every brown person that I saw at that moment. (and there are ALOT of them in AZ). She finally was able to pronounce the phrase "wuyou lok to speck to monnyja?"
YES please .... for the love of God .... YES!!
I almost came in my fuckin' pants when "monnyja" spoke FLUENT english to me after being on hold for 5 minutes. I explained to her that I have never worked for Sears and that it was a mistake. She asked me if I ever APPLIED to sears before. " I don't remember to be honest with you" I told her. "I may have at one point .... But I KNOW I never WORKED for Sears".
She informed me that "back in the day" Sears sometimes hired people and failed to inform them of their employment. Which would explain why it says "job abandonment" in my file.
"Can you fix this?" I asked her. "Absolutely" she said. "But wait a couple days before you re-apply, to make sure that it's confirmed in the system".
Will I be Reapplying for a job at Sears?
No
Will I call them and make a fuss that I want paid for the 8 days they claim I was employed there?
Hmmmmmmmmm