Settling In - Bit by Bit
February 9th 2007 06:39
It's been a strange week. The after-effects of the interview stayed with me for the last couple of days, making me feel very unconfident about getting the job. I rang them today to see if they could tell me when I'd hear something: early next week apparently. And there have been other people interviewed, which I wasn't previously sure about. That's a pity!
Meanwhile on the full-time temporary job front, things have improved a lot. I'm a lot more confident about the actual job, have found out a lot more about how to get things done right (always difficult when you're picking up a reasonably complex situation after a few days of training), have found the people to ask when problems arise, and...today, was asked - if I didn't have other work - whether I'd be interested in staying on for another six weeks or so because one of the women working beside me is going into hospital for an operation.
I have to say I've somewhat misjudged things there, in terms of the women. I still think things are unnecessarily negative at times, but not only do we have a woman who is quite unwell struggling along trying to be over-the-top cheerful, the other woman's mother-in-law is very unwell too. No doubt that's affecting, in part, how things are in terms of the atmosphere of the place.
But the boss-that-was isn't nearly as distant as it first appeared. (Even though she's no longer the boss she's still working there). I've found her very approachable and friendly, and helpful. Her assistant has increased in friendliness over the last few days, and even the other two women have been more approachable than at first. Maybe my expectations were just too high, or I arrived on a not so good day, or misread some of the signals. Anyway, it's not as bad as it first appeared.
As for working there another six weeks: well, I could do with the money, and if nothing else turns up, then it's work that I can do, and it's full-time. Worth considering. Maybe it would lead to something else there in due course. It wouldn't be the worse place in the world to work, though perhaps not quite what I envisaged when I left my old job. I've got to know quite a few of the people there, and most of the blokes are friendly and inclusive.
Meanwhile on the full-time temporary job front, things have improved a lot. I'm a lot more confident about the actual job, have found out a lot more about how to get things done right (always difficult when you're picking up a reasonably complex situation after a few days of training), have found the people to ask when problems arise, and...today, was asked - if I didn't have other work - whether I'd be interested in staying on for another six weeks or so because one of the women working beside me is going into hospital for an operation.
I have to say I've somewhat misjudged things there, in terms of the women. I still think things are unnecessarily negative at times, but not only do we have a woman who is quite unwell struggling along trying to be over-the-top cheerful, the other woman's mother-in-law is very unwell too. No doubt that's affecting, in part, how things are in terms of the atmosphere of the place.
But the boss-that-was isn't nearly as distant as it first appeared. (Even though she's no longer the boss she's still working there). I've found her very approachable and friendly, and helpful. Her assistant has increased in friendliness over the last few days, and even the other two women have been more approachable than at first. Maybe my expectations were just too high, or I arrived on a not so good day, or misread some of the signals. Anyway, it's not as bad as it first appeared.
As for working there another six weeks: well, I could do with the money, and if nothing else turns up, then it's work that I can do, and it's full-time. Worth considering. Maybe it would lead to something else there in due course. It wouldn't be the worse place in the world to work, though perhaps not quite what I envisaged when I left my old job. I've got to know quite a few of the people there, and most of the blokes are friendly and inclusive.
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