A Pen, a Pique and a Plan - My New Job: Day One, Part Two

My New Job: Day One, Part Two

Apr. 30th, 2008 at 10:42 PM

I'm tired. Very tired. Didn't sleep well last night, and had a day where I was forced to be all alert and charming and stuff.

It was a really good day though. I've had more than my fair share of call center and customer service work, and I have to say that I have never, ever been in a place like this. People are ... happy. Seriously. It's WEIRD. There was none of the general malaise and silent resignation that hovers over such places. And to make it even weirder, I listened in on calls for a few hours, right? The customers were all really happy too.

What Twilight Zone be this?

I'm about all delighted babbled out for now, as I feel that's about all I've been doing for several hours between Mike and my mother. Oh, except to say that I just looked it up, and both my current dentist and optometrist are covered under my new plans. Hooray for not having to switch!

It looks good though. Really really good. And I have no disillusion that once the shiny veneer wears away (and it always does) it'll be just slogging through. But maybe it'll be slogging through bunnies rather than through shit for a change. That would be so nice.

Feelin' kinda: tired

Comments

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ross_teneyck wrote:

May. 1st, 2008 05:48 am (UTC)

"Slogging Through Bunnies" would be an excellent name for something, but I'm not quite sure what. Not a band, I think. But something.

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jetwolf wrote:

May. 1st, 2008 01:12 pm (UTC)

We'd just have to make sure it wouldn't be confused with "Snogging Through Bunnies", which creates quite a different image.

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lilgreenfairy wrote:

May. 1st, 2008 02:51 pm (UTC)

...A very brain breaking image at that.

Edited at 2008-05-01 02:52 pm (UTC)

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ross_teneyck wrote:

May. 1st, 2008 03:43 pm (UTC)

Or "Snogging Through Bullies." Wasn't that a video game recently?

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mimisgrotto wrote:

May. 1st, 2008 06:14 am (UTC)

Yes, workplaces that are pleasant DO exist. Congratulations on finally finding one ;)

Ah, but are you allowed toys in your cubicle?
All those Buffy figurines still in the boxes need to go SOMEWHERE...

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jetwolf wrote:

May. 1st, 2008 01:13 pm (UTC)

We CAN actually. Tech Support get big ol' desks and as you might imagine, there's fun stuff everywhere. Which reminds me, I'll need a new wallpaper ... ;)

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alessar wrote:

May. 1st, 2008 12:36 pm (UTC)

What alternate universe place are you working? Netflix?

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jetwolf wrote:

May. 1st, 2008 01:14 pm (UTC)

Yuppers.

And yesterday, I got a mug! :P

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alessar wrote:

May. 1st, 2008 01:22 pm (UTC)

Weird, I totally missed that post.

You have a City playing coworker! @psionique (lj: divinemissb) is there too.

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jetwolf wrote:

May. 1st, 2008 01:27 pm (UTC)

In the Hillsboro center? Hey, small world. I don't think I've ever spoken to her, but that's always cool. :)

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alessar wrote:

May. 1st, 2008 01:31 pm (UTC)

I don't know if that's her center but I know she's over there in the Pacific Northwest area.

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jetwolf wrote:

May. 1st, 2008 01:37 pm (UTC)

Unless she works in one of the shipping hubs, then she'd pretty much have to be in that one, yeah. I just checked her LJ, and she's definitely go that Portland skyline rockin', so sounds about right.

Nifty. :)

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