Okay, I am thinking, just THINKING, about it.

[Bertha Venation]

recent stress http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x9608072

There's a law firm that I've wanted to work at ever since I became aware of it. I sent them a resume years ago and never heard from them. I'm thinking of sending it to them again.

I am not ready for a full-blown job search. The mere thought of it threatens to bring on an anxiety attack. But I think I could handle sending out one resume to one firm.

I realize that leaving a job may mean just trading one kind of stress for another. But it could also mean finding a lower-stress job.

I dunno. I feel the need to leave this job, but the thought of job hunting is paralyzing.

[david13]

1. I think you need to think of your job as more valuable than you think.

You did not hear back from this firm before. They did not offer a job to you.
As far as I know, law firms have been hit by the situation with the economy as much as any other industry.
It has long been known that (even lawyers) in the law firms were being laid off in wholesale numbers, and that, for many years, many large firms were not replacing retiring lawyers.
You may waltz in a get a job. They may well push others aside and put you on the job.
But you might also find this job market a little tough.
Any job has stress. They call it work, and you get paid to do it.
At this time, those few of us who do have work have to be thankful we have it, stress and all.
Many don't have it and can't get it.
dc

[Bertha Venation]

2. Good perspective, David. Thank you.

I must let it be known, and I hope everyone will understand that I mean this, that I am grateful to have a job. Quite grateful.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Go ahead, send them a resume.

The fact that they didn't hire you the first time doesn't necessarily mean they won't be interested in you this time. I've been hired for jobs on the second try. Also, you could look at it as "practice" for when you decide to take on a serious job hunt.

And don't feel guilty about hating your job just because you have one when a lot of people don't. Having to work at a bad job with horrible people can be just as stressful as being unemployed. I know this: I've been unemployed and I've had bad jobs, and both situations suck -- they just create different kinds of stress. When you have a bad job, even though you have an income you're miserable every minute (and probably worrying about getting fired because you hate the job, and if you hate it you can't do it well).

No question, job hunting is unpleasant. But your current job is making you miserable. So update your resume for just this one law firm and send it in. Maybe nothing will happen, but at least you've taken that one step, and it might inspire you to keep hunting.

[Heidi]

4. I tend to think that having choices is empowering.

I'd send the resume. :hug:

[old mark]

5. BV, it never hurts to shop around.....you never know unless you ask...

He who hesitates is lost.

.....
Sorry...Really, why not?


Good luck.

mark

[Curmudgeoness]

6. Go for it. For us workers who are totally miserable with our jobs,

but are so grateful to be working at all, are being taken advantage of----our bosses know how we feel, worrying about our jobs.

I want to send resumes out, but the place that I work often use several blind post office boxes for ads, and I never would know if my boss would be the one getting my resume. And that would be a disaster. You know where you are sending the resume, and hopefully you know that no one there would let your boss know.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

7. Do you know anyone there?

The best way is to have an insider working for you. Failing that, conjure up a way to 'meet' whomever is in charge of employment decision making. The best thing you can do is take action. It will help relieve the feeling of powerlessness. So send that resume and rack your brain for anyone you know that works there, and is not an enemy that might mention what a great employee you'd be. This is not my strategy, it comes from "What Color is Your Parachute". Go here and be LIBERATED! :bounce:
http://www.jobhuntersbible.com/

[RandomThoughts]

8. That was a wrong part of the movie point break.

Why would Neo worry about hitting the ground, he already did and bounced, so why would he drop the gun?

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

9. Say what?

:shrug:

[Flaxbee]

10. Nothing ventured, nothing gained

You don't have to start a full scale job search, you can just send in your resume. But do a little research on them now ... see what they're doing these days (if you haven't already). Then send it. All it costs you is the stamp (or the online submission).

Small steps, Bertha. Small steps.

(PS - Is it a DC firm? If so, if you want to, send me the name - I might know someone there).