I got a Census job!

[proteus_lives]

:woohoo:

It will provide some much-needed income and it should be an interesting experience!

[bigwillq]

1. YAY!

Congrats! :toast:

[proteus_lives]

5. Thank you!

[Catshrink]

2. Congratulations!

Please be careful out there!

[proteus_lives]

9. Thanks.

Yeah, the guy from the center gave me a non-warning, warning. "You will visit all matter of residences and units and met all matter of people during your rounds."

Which I assume means I could run into anything from a nice old lady who gives me a cool class of lemonade to an angry teabagger chasing me off the porch with a baseball bat. ;-)

[Omaha Steve]

3. Somebody else did here last week too

Great news!

[rocktivity]

4. How long will it last?

:headbang:
rocktivity

[proteus_lives]

10. 8 weeks at 13.25 per hour. Plus 50 cents for each gas mile.

It will help out a lot! I'm hoping to get at least 20 hours a week.

[walldude]

6. I promise not to shoot you if you come to my door!

But watch out for that Eric Ericson guy...

[proteus_lives]

12. I won't draw if you don't.

;-)

[aikoaiko]

14. Out of curiosity -- are there rules about concealed carry for census takers?

:shrug:

I would if I could.

[proteus_lives]

30. I intend to ask.

I realize it can be dangerous.

[muffin1]

7. Be careful!

I hope you get to spend some of that extra money on something fun.:hi:

[flyarm]

8. Congradulations!! good deal!! eom

[sandnsea]

11. I'm waiting for a rehire

I did the first round where we delivered to rural homes. Now I'm waiting to hear on the next round. I know I already missed the first training because we were working. I hope it doesn't get screwed up.

Congratulations, it is the BEST JOB! And it pays 50 cents a mile too, so volunteer to go to rural areas.

[Warpy]

13. Get some pepper spray if you go door to door

You never know who is listening to radio lunatics.

[Historic NY]

26. not so much for them but those little ankle biters....I did the Census in 1980.

[Kind of Blue]

15. YAY! Congratulations!

So good to hear good news going into the weekend :)

[ebbie15644]

16. Congrats!!

my niece got one too!!!

[XOKCowboy]

17. I'm a little put off by some of the questions...

Like getting fired/quitting my last job and I have a couple of misdemeanors in the last 10 yrs on my record. I've passed background checks to work at events like the G8 Conference and the DNC. Still might give it a shot.

[marybourg]

22. You're applying for a job that requires people to open their doors

to you when you show a government ID. I think you'd want the same protection for your family.

[izquierdista]

24. Hey, it's interesting reading people's "explanations"

When the tests come in, we have to check and see if they have explained those firings/quittings/arrests/etc/ in their past. Apparently, submission to authority, no matter how loony :crazy: and harebrained :silly: it is, is a thing to be valued in the American employee.

[XOKCowboy]

32. Oh I have good explanations.

I might send it in anyway with my "explanations". Like I said I had all access at last year's DNC after a Secret Service background check. I'm just worried that they'll find out I post on DU!

[XemaSab]

44. Here's the deal:

Lie on your application. If you don't pass the BG check, that's their problem, not yours.

You've never been fired, you don't owe the feds any money, and you have no criminal record. :P

[EFerrari]

18. Good going!

I took the census in the late 70s and thought it was a lot of fun.

[proteus_lives]

33. I think it will be too.

It was one my prime motivations. Make a little coin and get to know my community better.

[virgogal]

19. Good for you,but be careful out there.

[lib2DaBone]

20. I don't think the Census Questions are that invasive....

however, the right wing is freaked out about it.

You Name?
Your Age?
Do you LIve there?
Are you a citizen?


Not what I would call invasive questions?

[Peacetrain]

21. CONGRATULATIONS!!

Let me join you ...

:bounce:

[wellstone dem]

23. Congratulations!

Yeah! I hope it carries you through to something even better!

[Kat45]

25. Congrats! I just started my Census job last week.

I'm doing group living quarters. It will be another month before they start going to people's homes.

[Cali_Democrat]

27. Happy dance!

[ThoughtCriminal]

28. I've been working for the Census for a little over a year

Main difference is that I have been working in the office all that time. It pays less than the field work, but has been a lot more steady.

Positives:
- Really great co-workers! I love them!
- Knowing that your work matters and will be used for generations
- Pretty good pay (it varies depending on where you live)

Negatives:
- Shortages of critical materials, poor and often late training materials, buggy software, inadequate office space and equipment.
- HQ is obsessed with production goals at the expense of accuracy and completeness. The regional managers literally compete with each other to complete operations early and apply a great deal of pressure on the local offices. This has lead to over-hiring and much shorter work for those hired - especially for field enumerators. It also adds quite a bit of stress for the middle management.
- Depending on where you work, you may find some hostile respondents and even a few that seem dangerous.

[proteus_lives]

34. Apparently I'm going to be in the field.

Thanks for the info!

[Ohio Joe]

29. Congrats!

I also got a job with them, I start this Tuesday.

[proteus_lives]

35. Good for you!

I start in late April.

:thumbsup:

[Nikki Stone1]

31. You jackbooted thug!! ;)

Seriously, be careful. There are a lot of people who think the census is the second coming of Joseph Stalin. Do you have a taser?

[proteus_lives]

36. Thanks.

I intend to ask about the self-defense options. Even if I can't CCW, I intend to keep a weapon in my car.

[ThoughtCriminal]

37. Not allowed

But DADT.

[Maru Kitteh]

38. So did I! Assistant supervisor :-)

I think it's going to be fun.

We're FEDS. :-)

[proteus_lives]

39. LOL! I hope we get dark sunglasses and earbuds!

;-)

[Maru Kitteh]

45. Hey. We make this suit look GOOD!

:rofl:

[TheKentuckian]

40. Grrr...I'm getting the high hat! I got 24/28 which I thought would be more than good enough

since passing was like 11 and arrogantly didn't re-test. Still, I tend to doubt that wouldn't do.

Congratulations to you though!!!

[Ms. Toad]

41. I worked the 1990 census.

I was pregnant, had moved to a new city, and didn't want to try for a long term job when I planned to be a stay-at-home mom. It was perfect for me, and interesting.

[ChicagoSuz219]

42. :-) n/t

[krispos42]

43. Hey, me too!

Although your hourly rate is higher than mine.

:toast: