Monday, May 31, 2010

Three is the right number, One given in addition / Három a magyar igazság, Egy a ráadás

I can’t say that nothing happens on labour market with me.
Feeding with promises, false illusions that lead you to believe that you find your job. For the third time. I hardly believe. But I’m optimist and not disappointed at all. I just draw the conclusions of my negative experiences and know exactly since then:

 Don’t swallow everything.
 Be much more careful and sceptical. Act circumspectly.
 Feel the weight of the situation but stay cool.
 Don’t trust the employer’s word (even if he says that you’re the newly employed) until he puts into writing and you sign the contract of employment.

Reviewing

First Swindle: company A made me to give my employer’s notice to my previous workplace and by the end of the notice period they didn’t need me any more. Obscureness, unthoughtful HR strategy. The whole story was detailed earlier.
Second Swindle: the procedure of the choice was through a head hunter. It was a great honour to hear the words of the questioner: "In my opinion, you should stop looking for another job. You fit in our team well." Of course, I didn’t take this statement for granted learning from Swindle One, and I didn’t enter into the spirit of a winner. Thank God, because the following day they called me to announce the final decision according to which I was not the chosen person.
Third Swindle: trial day at company C, thrill of joy (in moderation), discussion of the scope of activities but frozen athmosphere. The girl, who quit her job and would had made place for me, had irrelevant, unfriendly behaviour and gave me the cold shoulder. By the end of the day she changed her mind about her notice. They didn’t need me any more.

Sunday, May 09, 2010

Mother's Day Twice

Anyukám, anyukám, találd ki,
Hogy az én nagy kincsem ugyan ki?
Ki más is lehetne, ha nem te.
Ültess hát, gyorsan az öledbe.


(Tordon Ákos - Anyák napi mondóka)













Mother’s Day is always one of the most joyful days of the year with warm feelings in heart. Celebration in the nursery (bölcsőde/bölcsi) made it more special this year. Anikó néni tought the children a cute interactive singing piece initiating the mothers in it. I’m grateful for that imperishable experience which I shall never forget it.
We registered Dominik to the nursery (óvoda/ovi) this week. I’d like him to attend the one I used to attend. Naturally, things and people changed since then but the reputation remained. We don’t belong to this nursery regionally, so we had to register the competent institution as well. Resolution will be in 2 weeks. As Dominik turn 3 in the middle of the summer, he can start in September.
When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.
~Sophia Loren, Women and Beauty