Skip to main content

Working for the Man

July 4th seemed like an appropriate day to log onto USAJOBS.gov "the Federal Government’s official one-stop source for federal jobs and employment information*" in order to see whether I'm qualified for or interested in any available positions.  As the air rumbles with the sound of fireworks I can not see, I see that the USAJOBS.gov web masters wisely decided not to allow unfiltered searches, so I can't determine the total number of openings listed, but here are a few statistics that will have changed by next week.

  • There are currently 13 openings with the Executive Office of the President - 10 of them unpaid internships. The other 3 require Top Secret security clearance.  All 13 are in Washington, D.C.
  • As are the 15 positions open with the Library of Congress.  (Disappointing for me!)  In this context, the Library of Congress is considered part of the Legislative Branch.
  • There are 927 jobs listed within a 20 mile radius of Washington, D.C., but job openings are not limited to the United States; there are 215 openings in foreign countries.  
  • However, the US government will not help you relocate to be a Laundry Machine Operator in Italy or a Bartender in Belgium or Honduras.  Local applicants only.
  • There are currently no openings for Able Seamen, but there is an open position for an Animal Keeper (Birds).
  • Cold weather enthusiasts might consider putting in an application to be Antarctic Research Facilities and Special Projects Program Manager (Program Director).
  • If you want to be a pilot but don't like heights, or if you excelled at flight sim video games you could be interested in Aerospace Engineer, AST Research Pilot: "This position involves piloting and test flying Uninhabited Air Vehicles (UAVs)."
  • Less stressful  than Director of Counterintelligence/Counterterrorism for Protective Services but still above the bottom run of the organizational ladder, is an opportunity in Hawaii for a Bowling Equipment Repairer Leader.
Maybe these aren't serious possibilities for me, but, hey! it's a national day of celebration and pyrotechnics.  Happy 4th of July!

Comments

  1. AnonymousSaturday, July 05, 2014

    you have avian experience so apply for bird keeper!!!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Tea4USaturday, July 05, 2014

    I vote for the Animal Keeper position [is this in the US?], knowing how much you love animals - Love you, Mom

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

A Sudden Change of Direction: an Analogy of Dog and Life

There are times when you and Life are walking along, like good friends, and you think you know where you are going.  You think that you and Life have agreed on a direction; that there is a plan; that you understand each other. And then Life decides that despite all the trees you have already visited, you really must see this new one.  This tree is different from all the other trees and if you don't see it, you simply won't be the person you might be if you DO see it. And so Life changes direction. Except you don't notice.  Because you talked about it.  And there was this plan . And then you trip over Life.  And Life LOOKS very indignant because you weren't paying attention and kneed her in the ribs.  And you ARE very indignant because this is a stupid tree that you had no interest in ever seeing and you would chop it down and burn it if you could. Stupid tree.  Stupid Life.  Stupid little bits of gravel stuck in your palms. But eventually, you thin
2 comments
Read more

Snow Tires, Snow Tired

Dear Reader, LandLady likes to encourage me by saying "I hope you're writing about this." At least, I'm pretty sure it's meant as encouragement.  It might be private hopes that if I write the story well enough, I can sell the movie rights and she can demand a cut. After all, the whole plan to buy a house in Bangor and move Dog in with my friends and their three boys (7 and younger) was hatched under her roof. However, as yet, the whole situation seems very unreal.  It took 3 months from offer to closing.  I signed a lot of papers and took possession of a lot of keys. And then the plumber showed up and there was a lot of banging.  And I extended my lease at LandLady's in hopes that plumbing and heating issues could be resolved before I moved in. And this house is in Maine where it has finally snowed.  And the driveway has been plowed in.  Dog doesn't want to go outside to run or pee and when she is forced to, she holds each foot off the icy ground
1 comment
Read more

Je reviens.

My red soft-sided suitcase is somewhere in France, and that's the most I can tell you.  When I handed the suitcase to the nice man at Tulsa Int'l Airport, I naturally expected it to touch down in Montpellier at the same time I did.  Life did not meet my expectations. In fact, this entire trip is somewhat unexpected. At the time that I resigned my position in the UK, I struggled to picture myself returning to an office, staring at a screen for hours on end.  I had the idea that I would make a complete career change - to baking or event planning or film production.  But in the end, I met some people who were particularly interested in all the things I used to know and who were willing to pay for that knowledge.  They were also interested in sending me straight to France to work with my former colleagues.  And given a job description which could not have been filled by anyone but me, I agreed to take the position. As I was eating dinner (and trying not to spill on my onl
2 comments
Read more