Thursday, May 7, 2009

I got a job at...

Lexington Law Firm

I've been desperatly looking for a job. I give plasma twice a week which gives me 50 dollars each week. Subtract tithing and I have 45 dollars for gas, food, dating, and anything else I might need. Larry helped me out a little bit by setting it up so I can answer his emails even though I'm in Idaho. That gives me about 2o minutes a day which equals out to roughly $3 a day. So...15 a week minus tithing I'm looking at 58.50 a week. When I figured this all out, I was stoked. I was a rich man. I'm making 58.50 a week!

Turns out that 58.50 a week isn't very much. :-/ That is what began my search for a job. I've been looking and talking to people and trying to get refered but to no avail (I hope I used that word correctly) About a month ago I turned in an application for Lexington Law Firm. They never called me back. So last week I called back and the reception told me to call yesterday. I called yesterday about 10 times and the manager was in meetings all day. So i decided to go down and see him. I just got out of the temple with Erica and so I dropped her off and printed off a resume and went down there. They just got out of an interview and walked over to me and this is how the conversation went.

Derek: Hi, my name is Derek Young, I turned in an application about a month ago and would like to check up on it, blah blah blah.

Manager: Well we just got done with interviews, you're a little too late.

Regional Director: But you're all dressed up and I have fifteen minutes, step into our office.

So I was interviewed and it went well and they liked me and told me they'd know by 5pm on Friday if I got the job. They called me today and said I got it. :-)

People call into lexington law firm when they have bad credit and lexington helps them improve it. I'm going into financial economics and figure a year and a half or more of working at a law firm dealing with credit and money while I'm in college will look great on a resume when I graduate college

Wow, that was a long post.

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Lets see how long it takes

my family to realize that I have added a post to my blog. I figure since I'm not going to be on facebook I'll be able to write in this blog every once in awhile.

Lets see...what's new in my life. Since my last post I finished one semester at BYU - Idaho and got all A's and a B-. This semester is a little tougher and a whole lot funner. The weather is starting to be sunny on some days and all the snow is melted. I am currently looking for second job. My first job, plasma, doesn't offer any pay raises and I'm going to need to start saving some more money. Erica and I are having alot of fun together. We ride bikes everywhere and go on lots of dates.

I miss my nephews and neices. I saw Taken last night at the 2 dollar theatre and it was way good. Kinda intense. That gave me a good excuse to hold Erica's hand real tight.

I'm going to look for a random picture to post since my last entry to make my blog a little more attractive.

This is my beautiful girlfriend, Erica :-)