JenniferJJ
02-27-2006, 02:14 PM
I have been unemployed for almost a month. However, even before that I was in a job where I was unhappy and was contract. Two women from my previous company have been very helpful in helping me find jobs, and I'd really like to give them something as a token of my appreciation. (I met them through the women's networking group at the company, and they were impressed with my organizational skills for five projects I coordinated.)
One, even before I lost my job, has been a great encouragement. My job was changed from professional to just clerical, she sympathized with me and just agreed it was a waste of talent. (I have a master's and five years in the auto industry, but my supervisor thought you should just use your contract workers for leftover jobs and so I did data entry.) Then she (without me asking), made some phone calls to some of her colleagues and then asked for my resume. Then after I got laid off, she emailed some of her colleagues telling them some of my qualities that she had seen in me and asked them to please consider hiring me. Because of her, I have received an interview. She keeps telling me I have a great attitude. I was really depressed about my job situation last year. To be quite honest, her encouragement is one of the reasons I have really had a great attitude since the beginning of the year. (Beforehand, I just acted when I was in business situations.)
Another has offered to network for me and has really promoted me to people. She has sent me job descriptions from the internal website and told me to bcc her when I email the hiring managers and she'll write them a note.
I'd really like to give them something for thanks regardless of whether I got a job from their efforts or not. I don't want to give a gift certificate since that's so close to cash. I'm not worried about it being a little informal since we're already a little informal already. (They've given me hugs when I've seen them.) A plant? If so, what kind? Bake something? If so, what? I'm better cook/baker than most people I know IRL (but not than on the BB), but I'm no executive pastry chef. I've thought about figuring out how to make some nice truffles. (The one knows that I really like to cook/bake and we participate in a cooking/baking service project with the women's networking group, so I don't think it would appear too homemaker-ish.) Frango mints?
Nobody has ever helped me to this extent.
One, even before I lost my job, has been a great encouragement. My job was changed from professional to just clerical, she sympathized with me and just agreed it was a waste of talent. (I have a master's and five years in the auto industry, but my supervisor thought you should just use your contract workers for leftover jobs and so I did data entry.) Then she (without me asking), made some phone calls to some of her colleagues and then asked for my resume. Then after I got laid off, she emailed some of her colleagues telling them some of my qualities that she had seen in me and asked them to please consider hiring me. Because of her, I have received an interview. She keeps telling me I have a great attitude. I was really depressed about my job situation last year. To be quite honest, her encouragement is one of the reasons I have really had a great attitude since the beginning of the year. (Beforehand, I just acted when I was in business situations.)
Another has offered to network for me and has really promoted me to people. She has sent me job descriptions from the internal website and told me to bcc her when I email the hiring managers and she'll write them a note.
I'd really like to give them something for thanks regardless of whether I got a job from their efforts or not. I don't want to give a gift certificate since that's so close to cash. I'm not worried about it being a little informal since we're already a little informal already. (They've given me hugs when I've seen them.) A plant? If so, what kind? Bake something? If so, what? I'm better cook/baker than most people I know IRL (but not than on the BB), but I'm no executive pastry chef. I've thought about figuring out how to make some nice truffles. (The one knows that I really like to cook/bake and we participate in a cooking/baking service project with the women's networking group, so I don't think it would appear too homemaker-ish.) Frango mints?
Nobody has ever helped me to this extent.