January 1, 2009
I spent last night at my friend’s house bringing in the new year’s via cooking. Her clock is five minutes fast so we were “Happy New Year!”ing too early and then exchanged an awkward pause when cheers erupted from the neighbors. We cheered in the new year with champagne and a rather unsettling anime.
On a more upbeat news I filled out the paperwork today stating that I’ve officially been promoted! I start on the 17th. The list of responsabilites is very, very long which surprised me. I’m excited because this will double my monthly income. I intend on putting a large portion of it into savings. It also means my diabetic cat can get this month’s blood test done now.
The other exciting thing for today was my high school Latin teacher came through my line. We chattered away like birds until other customers came along. I’ve missed her though it doesn’t seem like time has passed at all.
December 31, 2008
My store manager herself called to set up a job interview for today. I even have to go to work an hour early. If I get the job in question, I’ll be moving from the front of the store where I maintain the customer service desk to the back to process returns. The job will no doubt be stressful till I got the hang of it, but my friend used to do it and she’s rooting for me, so I feel more confident.
The best parts would be a raise in pay and I’d get to put my skills to use in an area that seriously needs help. I’ve trained several new people on the service desk, so I feel that I’ve run the extent of my usefulness there and need to move onwards to more challenges.
December 20, 2008
Work is being difficult right now. Someone went into the computer and changed my availability so that the computer would not automatically generate me a work schedule. Over the last couple of weeks, I tried getting it straightened out but was put off repeatedly by management. So I had to call higher up the chain and spoke to the district manager about it who looked into it and said that the computer availability does not say that its been changed like my immediate manager informed me.
With the situation being as it is, I’m off for at least the next week. This is a devastating financial blow which my employers are unable to comprehend. It must be very nice to be in a situation where a little thing like this would not matter to one’s finances. I’m hurt that someone in a management position thought it’d be okay to mess with my livelihood like this. While I wait for a resolution to come down and hopefully an investigation into who broke corporate policy, I hope to…I’m not sure. Finish handmaking my Christmas cards perhaps?
October 20, 2008
Found this suggestion on CNN.com, suggesting that you can determine your ideal job by their zodiac sign. I’m a Taurus and it’s written that I’m more likely to make loooots of money. :D That’d be nice, but I don’t know how to get there.
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October 17, 2008
I contacted my high school alma mater, TC Roberson, in regards to coming in to job shadow in the library. After a flurry of emails, it was decided I would come in for a couple hours.
I stayed for two hours and got to sit behind the counter which surprised me. Why, I can’t articulate besides maybe a feeling of nostaglia and forbiddeness to be behind the counter of the almighty library desk? The media coordinator, Shelley Mitchell, was extremely welcoming and talkative. She was also much younger than I expected, but from her words, I reasoned that she’s probably several years older than she looks. She kept her hands on her belly with generous pats as her daughter stirred within.
The biggest surprise was that besides the aggreviation I felt towards the attitude of the high school students (really guys? I had a bright orange “Visitor” sticker on. Why are you demanding I do things for you?), I found the position attractive for the following reason:
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October 14, 2008
Starting next week for five weeks, I’ll be helping assist the elderly as they learn basic computer skills. The job is twenty hours total at $10/hr, which isn’t bad. I’ve been trying to decide what to do with the money. After the trip to the orthodontist though, I am tempted that I should put the money towards getting the Hawley retainer for my bottom teeth. I did not go through two years of agnotizing pain for nothing, so I don’t need the teeth moving around, after all!
I’d like to buy a LCD monitor so I could do work more efficiently with the help of two screens, but that will have to wait. The most important things about this job is that I’ll get to work with the elderly which I enjoy, teach new skills to an older generation, and gain more expierence. I’m a little nervous about the prospects of working with strangers, but I know I’ll be just fine.
October 7, 2008
In my seemingly never ending quest to find myself and a job that I’ll love, I did the quiz in 50 Best Jobs for Your Personality. The book gave me some stuff to work with as I narrowed down my results to Artistic then Conventional, which mirrored my results that I had in the Strong Interest Inventory test. Unfortunately I got the same results with the only AC job being a librarian. I wrote down 13 jobs which I was curious about and narrowed it down to three: copy writer, librarian, and video editor. Great. I’m absolutely no closer to where I started.
I’ve pre-registered to take a practice GRE and have RSVPed for a campus tour at UNC Greensboro later this fall. I’ll also try to swing by Chapel Hill to check out their librarian program. The problem is that today I realized I’m not sure I want to spend the next 40 years answering questions behind a desk. I would rather do something more enriching for not only my own life, but for the community/world. They have a Master’s in Historic Preservation at UNC Greensboro. I may need to look into it.
September 22, 2008
I’ve spent the morning and afternoon talking with librarians across the globe about their jobs. Occasionally it is discouraging, but more often than not, the librarians stress what a rewarding job it is. One fine lady squashed any interest in working in book publishing as an editor after she pointed out how status driven the industry is. I will not lie here and say that I’ve been popular. More often than not, I’m seen as the quiet one and I would never be voted for any office despite my qualifications for the position.
I am not producing any quantifible freelance work at the moment, but am trying to carve out a future. The path ahead is covered in branches and bends out of sight, but I am hoping that any day now, someone will light the way and I can see where my footsteps are leading me.
September 21, 2008
I found the O*NET website which is to help one find their perfect job. So far no luck. I took the skill part and got that I should be a motor boat operator, lol!
Yesterday I was fantisizing a little about what I want to do in life. I had some image of exploring places in far-off European cities, notebook in hand, camera at the ready, pushing my glasses up my nose as I enter a building. I’m not sure what sort of job this would be! If you have any idea, let me know in the comments, please. Meanwhile, here are more ideas if you can piece something out of them, I’d really appreciate it:
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September 20, 2008
I took the Strong Interest Inventory and Myers-Briggs test for the career counselor at UNCA. My Myers-Briggs results lists me as an INFJ (Introverted iNution Feeling Judging).
What I took particular interest in were my potential strengths:
- Imagination
- Sense of Purpose
- Creativity
- Ability to get things organized
- Can develop human resources
I’m in awe of just how much this is me.
