New Job!

[nepenthe]

Happenings: I’ve experienced them.

I haven’t be updating regularly, at all, but changes are up ahead for me.

I have a new job! Today’s my last day at the cruise company. Next Monday I will begin anew at a furniture company order processing. They do business furniture. Doesn’t sound like it will involve a lot of phone crap. Better yet, the orders come from businesses, not the general public. Farewell, customer service. I will not miss you. Hello, salaried position with benefits at a small office. It’ll be 35,000 a year, so not a lot of money, but my supervisors [at the cruise company] are acting as though it’s making a shitton of money, as though I wasn’t making about that much the first year at this company. Let’s all agree that it’s only enough to keep one person with a wage that’s above just-getting-by.

Guys, I’m going to be able to pay down my debts. Save money. It’ll take a few years, I know. But this is insane.  

I'm doing okay with my word count, but only about 450/day, which I plan to hike up over the next four days I'm not working.

Comments

[finch]

YAY NEW JOB! May it be a huge improvement and stay that way!

[nepenthe]

The atmosphere at the interviews felt better than what was at the cruise place, far different than a few of the other places I've done interviews. Far less corporate-y. No arrogant assholes whose egos need to be stroked. It's hard to describe. It also doesn't hurt that it means a bigger paycheck, almost double what I've been getting. That is a huge part of it.

And NO CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

[effex]

Oh, fuck yes, I am so fucking glad for you.

[nepenthe]

I showed up and they were all, "We're having gelato. Would you like gelato?" and I was all, "Fuck yes, I love gelato." So we ate gelato and I described the pina colata gelato I had at this desert/bar in San Diego, made with real rum and pineapple and they were all, "Sometimes, we close down early and go to the bar across the street. You need to come out drinking with us!" and I was all, "Fuck yeah, I'll totes drink w/ you cats" and they were all, "Beer's in the fridge!" which was when I was certain I had the job, when they were offering me beer.