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Jul. 4th, 2007 01:58 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lbd_nytetraynThis time off of work would be GREAT, except for the fact that 1) it was involuntary, 2) I don't know what the end result is going to be, and 3) I've already got stuff booked for time off later this month anyway, even if the bulk of the happenings are on weekends which I have off anyway.
Still, I should hear something today. Key word: should. I'm supposed to receive a phone call from my boss to clear things up. Hasn't happened. I'll be making my own call in a couple of hours if I don't hear something.
And supposedly, I was to hear something yesterday, which I really didn't. I'd spoken to one of them, but it sort of got pushed off onto today.
I really hope I don't lose this. Because that would go above and beyond "pain in the ass." I at least like to think my experience here might prove to be an asset in getting other work, should push come to shove, but I know nothing is guaranteed. But I'm also kind of worried just about the hassle of a new job. The location for this is pretty good, I'm settled in pretty well, things are laid back to a modest degree, the pay is good, I'm friendly with people... I really don't want to uproot.
Oh, and then there would be the issue of having yet ANOTHER short-term job on my resume'. "And what happened with THIS one?" they might ask. Yeah, nothing that's in any way my fault, but still. I could see the hassle of going over it all and clarifying being of displeasure to a potential employer.
Again, location of this place is really good. It's near my brother-in-law's, only about a 30-40 minute commute from home (it used to be a lot more, until a coworker advised me of a seperate route), it's on Yonge, which is nice to walk down now and again. Nice green tea place near work (that we've only eaten at once), some other good conveniences like easy subway access, a Future Shop, grocery, library, etc.
...and the damn phone went off. Ironically, a telemarketer. Pass. Don't want to take up the line.
If worse comes to worse, I guess I can try the other side of the room, hocking Rogers deals. Except I'm really not big into selling by phone. Fact is, I'm a terrible salesman. I could have a rich man dying of thirst turn me down for a glass of water in the desert. So it's not really territory I want to venture into.
I dunno, I don't really feel quite as hopeless about the idea of finding a new job as I have in the past. Who knows, I could possibly wind up with a better one, but really, I don't care. I'd be happy just to have some security in a job for a while, even if it pays a little less.
And yes, I realize that this job hardly seems secure, but my reasoning is that they've been doing this gig for quite a while, and I imagine that if the online surveying turns out to be a flop and they keep us on, it'll probably be around for awhile more, perhaps long enough to suit my needs, anyway. I hope.
--LBD "Nytetrayn"
Still, I should hear something today. Key word: should. I'm supposed to receive a phone call from my boss to clear things up. Hasn't happened. I'll be making my own call in a couple of hours if I don't hear something.
And supposedly, I was to hear something yesterday, which I really didn't. I'd spoken to one of them, but it sort of got pushed off onto today.
I really hope I don't lose this. Because that would go above and beyond "pain in the ass." I at least like to think my experience here might prove to be an asset in getting other work, should push come to shove, but I know nothing is guaranteed. But I'm also kind of worried just about the hassle of a new job. The location for this is pretty good, I'm settled in pretty well, things are laid back to a modest degree, the pay is good, I'm friendly with people... I really don't want to uproot.
Oh, and then there would be the issue of having yet ANOTHER short-term job on my resume'. "And what happened with THIS one?" they might ask. Yeah, nothing that's in any way my fault, but still. I could see the hassle of going over it all and clarifying being of displeasure to a potential employer.
Again, location of this place is really good. It's near my brother-in-law's, only about a 30-40 minute commute from home (it used to be a lot more, until a coworker advised me of a seperate route), it's on Yonge, which is nice to walk down now and again. Nice green tea place near work (that we've only eaten at once), some other good conveniences like easy subway access, a Future Shop, grocery, library, etc.
...and the damn phone went off. Ironically, a telemarketer. Pass. Don't want to take up the line.
If worse comes to worse, I guess I can try the other side of the room, hocking Rogers deals. Except I'm really not big into selling by phone. Fact is, I'm a terrible salesman. I could have a rich man dying of thirst turn me down for a glass of water in the desert. So it's not really territory I want to venture into.
I dunno, I don't really feel quite as hopeless about the idea of finding a new job as I have in the past. Who knows, I could possibly wind up with a better one, but really, I don't care. I'd be happy just to have some security in a job for a while, even if it pays a little less.
And yes, I realize that this job hardly seems secure, but my reasoning is that they've been doing this gig for quite a while, and I imagine that if the online surveying turns out to be a flop and they keep us on, it'll probably be around for awhile more, perhaps long enough to suit my needs, anyway. I hope.
--LBD "Nytetrayn"
