...and then the wait

My friend, it turned out, wanted me to do what I used to do, but for mobile phones. And to do it 12 hours a day, 5 days a week. She was very honest about the job requirements. I was equally honest in explaining that wasn't the job I wanted, but thanks for the offer.
The other interview appeared to go well, and I was told I would be contacted in a couple of days. In a couple of days I was told to hang on a couple of weeks.....

So now I'm trying to find something closer to home, in case he does come back and offer me a job on the other side of the big city. I've sent off some speculative letters and CVs to local companies I'd like to work for. And I'm in the midst of a couple of "online" application processes. The advantage of the old CV in Word is that you add stuff throughout the years, take other stuff off, and tailor your experience to each job application. Online applications require you to type everything in from scratch, every time. For each 'O' and 'A' level the district council website requires 5 mouse movements and 4 clicks in addition to typing in subject and grade. That's 52 clicks and 65 mouse movements just to add in my education up to the age of 18! Perhaps I could sell them some consultancy on how to reduce the chances of job applicants suffering from RSI...

This fortnight: one on-line application started, another one finished; three speculative letters sent out (good); two emails from employment agencies. Averaging 2.5 mugs of coffee a day.