Working on Base

It was very difficult to secure a job on base. After my job with Interac fell through based on a location disagreement, I worked on trying to find a job on base. There were so many openings. Government jobs, NAF jobs, AAFES jobs and it felt like no one would even look at me. The bosses like my resume and would call me up for an interview and HR would call them and explain why they can't take me. It was a constant war between HR and interviews.

I believed that the only way to get a job on base was to be married and that was something I wasn't prepared for yet. I had spent 2 months of my life looking for jobs that seemed unreachable and I only had one month left and nothing to give for it. I was getting desperate and weak-hearted. I was giving up.

Luckily someone who's opinion mattered finally cared. At AAFES, I had a man work with me after seeing my resume and said that I should work on continuing my career and not settle for any job. He was interviewing me for Pizza Hut. He refused to let me work there and encouraged me to find jobs that led me to better my career. He told me what to look for and where to look. He believed in me at that moment more than I believed in myself and I needed that push. I needed someone who knew what they were talking about in the system I was fighting against to show me where the walls were weak enough for me to push through unnoticed. From that moment I applied my heart out again.

I do work on base now. I have a INT job which guarantees me zero hours but up to 32. I sell books and rent out movies and retail my way with a smile on my face and a Barbie voice but a job is a job. And it got my visa updated to SOFA and allowed me to stay out here which is exactly what I wanted. With 2 weeks, I had 4 interviews. Within 4, I had 8. I got offered 4 jobs. Ironically, the one I wanted the most was one of the ones I got rejected on.

In the end it was the best choice for me. Allowing me to go back to my passion and do exactly what I live to do. Teach.