i submitted a job application
2021-Mar-10, Wednesday 08:30 amI saw this job posting for my North Minneapolis area. It's work that I could do. It's work that I care about. It's here in NOMI (North Minneapolis), where I desperately want to actually do something that helps. Yes, I applied for the job. :)
The job application asked this question in a required text field:
I wrote the following:
That's weird, right? I mean every single word of it passionately. I've written about all of these incidents on this blog over the years. I've never applied for a job with that emotional content tied to it.
The job application asked this question in a required text field:
In your own words how would you describe North Minneapolis?
I wrote the following:
I've lived here over 5 years. I care about helping the people who are already here (not replacing them with other people). I converted my front yard to strawberries and raspberries for everyone to eat and enjoy. The young kids easily learn what plants to look for and when. I sweep up broken glass in the street and throw away crack paraphernalia from the house next door. I report bullet casings in my alley to the police. I believe NOMI could be a nice place to live, if everyone actually believed they each had a personal stake in its future.
That's weird, right? I mean every single word of it passionately. I've written about all of these incidents on this blog over the years. I've never applied for a job with that emotional content tied to it.