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Job InterviewsOk, I'm having a wee bit of a mental crisis. Today I had a job interview in the big city, and I am NOT a good driver, and especially when it comes to city/interstate driving. For some reason, if I get anywhere near a big city or anything like that, I get totally freaked out, I panic, I sweat, I get white knuckles. No matter where I am, this happens. Don't get me wrong, locally I can drive just fine, no problems. But this interview was over an hours drive from where I live. The only reason I went is because I really need the money right now, and they're the only ones that called me back after the hundreds of applications I've sent in everywhere I can think of. I left really early today to make sure I had plenty of margin for error, which was good, because I got very lost, and very frightened, among people honking, flipping the bird, and stuff like that. I don't know the city, never driven it before. Even with directions I messed up. By the time I got there I was a complete emotional wreck. My problem is, if I get this job, do I take it until I can find one closer to home and suffer the anxiety attacks, or wait until one closer becomes available even though bills are due and I can't pay them. All advice is welcome!!!!!! Added November 4th, 2008 by AliciaTags
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Oh I am so sorry, A.T.!! That is such a tough one.... Is there any public transit whatsoever where you live? Or, if the company is large enough, maybe there's someone you could carpool with? Once you get the route down in your mind, the driving might become easier.
I used to be petrified of San Francisco driving. You can be going along no problem, then boom, you hit a monster hill at a 60-degree angle. And when I first moved here, I drove a truck with a clutch!! :-o
I totally know what you mean, though, about figuring out new cities. I have a mental block about driving in New York City. I have family there, and there is no way, no how, that I'd ever drive there.
My biggest driving issue, though, is directional. I have ZERO sense of direction!!!! It's like I have some sort of gene missing. It's really impossible for me to place myself in space...I go purely by narrative directions. Like, I know where I am because that's the burrito place I went to last year when....you get the picture.
Sigh. Good luck! And keep us posted.
— veronica Thu, 11/06/2008 - 6:19pm
Alicia, I am with Veronica on this one. Go Public transportation if you can. I live in Southern Jersey but commute to Philly. I am not afraid to drive in Philly at all since I am originally from Philly but Philly is not New York or San Fran. If I had to go to New York I would be a big old bundle of nerves.
One of the things you have to ask yourself is this: Is is worth it? I know you need the money but will you be an emotional wreck traveling each day to this job that you end up hating the job? And in turn this forces you to look for another job again.
I have always looked for a job in this manner:
1. is it the right fit for me.
2. if it is the right fit is it convenient for me.
3. if it is the right fit and is convenient for me how for will I go to get that job?
I have learned that my limit is no more than 10-15 miles. Driving further than that limit I am not comfortable with because I tend to work late hours at my job. So I don't want to be so far from home on a dark road late at night.
Weigh your options and good luck to you!
— bttrfly29 Sun, 11/16/2008 - 5:00pm
After reading that, it makes me thankful for my small town living where you have to pass slowly around the Amish horse and buggy riding on the road. My High School here has about a total of 550 kids, give or take a few.
As for that directional gene Veronica is missing, I also do not have it. That is why I married a trucker. That man couldn't get lost if he was blind folded and let loose in a blizard. :)
~Sarah~
There are two things we can do in the mornings. Go back to sleep and dream or get out of bed and chase those dreams!
— Sarah Hoss Mon, 02/09/2009 - 7:59am
oh, Sarah! Small-town living sounds lovely... The image of your husband made me laugh. Mine is the same way. Whenever he's lost, the first thing he does is figure out N-S-E-W. I couldn't point myself North if my life depended on it!
— veronica Mon, 02/09/2009 - 5:32pm
I think those little green street signs go by too quickly. I need something larger to look for, like an oak tree with a yellow ribbon tied around it and a white whicker bench sititng beside it. Too bad not every where I go has such things. WHich makes me very happy I did not choose a life at sea. I would be floating around aimlesly.
~Sarah~
There are two things we can do in the mornings. Go back to sleep and dream or get out of bed and chase those dreams!
— Sarah Hoss Wed, 02/11/2009 - 10:07am
I hope everything works out. I know how you feel, I'm a terrible driver and I have absolutely no sense of direction.
— PeridotSaphira Wed, 02/11/2009 - 7:05pm
I'm with everyone on this too, I get lost in a paper bag let alone following a map or street signs. LOL Gayle
— Gayle Lee Tue, 11/24/2009 - 2:17am