I lost my job and am still upset about it.  I used to work at a law firm.  This one law firm liked me so I had a 1st interview and they invited me back for a 2nd interview.  I interviewed my potential supervisor, one of the better lawyers at this big firm.  I asked, "Why are you seeking a new paralegal?  Would I be replacing someone or is your department growing and this is a new position?"

He wasn't upset at first.  But he explained he is going to fire the current paralegal.  He started talking about what this paralegal did wrong.  He got angry.  He was even angrier when he said, "You know, I blame myself because I let this situation go on too long!!!" 

When he was really pissed off, he said, "If you are hired, you are going to walking into a .....pardon my French....SHITSTORM!!!!!"

The HR director was with us.  The lawyer left the room, and the HR director said that the current paralegal to be fired surfed the Internet, took too long on his lunch breaks, & came in late.  

I don't know if I want that job or not.  It would pay real well.  & I know how to do personal injury cases really well (I have spent over 15 yrs. reading medical records as a paralegal), so I think I would have a good chance winding up with a really good paying job!  &HOW MANY GOOD PAYING jobs are there in this economy??????????????

I found some other things to make money at.  One is online tutoring with Chegg.  Any frustrated high school or college students out there? Join Chegg & if it's History, Civics, Math, Sociology, Psych., or EVEN Economics, I can help.  I make $20 an hour but I don't get too many opportunities.  

I also give plasma.  There's lots of plasma centers around the country.  Here's the process: 

They stick you with a pretty big needle in the opposite point from your elbow.

You bleed and the blood goes into a hi-tech machine

The blood is separated, this wonderful machine separates the plasma from your red blood cells.  You get your red blood cells back (also in the form of blood).   When I donate twice in a week, I make $100 a week.  When I become a regular, I will get $55 (so that's still $220/month)

Plasma is used for many uses at hospitals: it's given to people with severe infections, people getting skin grafts, & making plasma into medicine are just a few of the uses.  

They ask you 30 questions.  I got one of them wrong today, so the nurse had to ask me the 1 wrong question in person and it delayed me an hour.  I had to go grocery shopping.  

I planned to be home at about 4:30, but after I got the wrong ? right, donated blood, did grocery shopping I got home at 6:30. 

The peak time for tutoring is when kids get home about 2:30 to 7:30.  Screwed out of at least an hour........pissed off again.