Florida Life
I think Florida life suits me. Don’t get me wrong; I still don’t like the terrain, the radio stations, the cost of living, and the salaries here. I hate the fact that only one of my old friends are here and I had a bittersweet moment this week when I finally turned in my PA license and transferred my tags over to Florida.
But for the first time in years, I’ve made it through late winter/early spring without the intense seasonally affected depression/frustration that always hits me February-May. Yes, there’s still a month and a week left, but normally I would have called out of work every other week, just because I couldn’t make it out of bed. This is always the time that I left most of my jobs or screwed up my studies.
I guess the “As good as it gets?” post was one bad day, but perhaps the bright sun and warm weather are doing some good!!
In work news… I called out of PT job last Thursday and Friday, and finally quit this week. I don’t mind working more hours, but this ended up being more hassle than it was worth.
They hired too many people for this project so I and others in my training group sat in Max Capacity for 2, 3 and 4 hours before starting our shift. Max cap means that even though there are seats and computers available, they are rented and it costs less for the company to have us sitting around doing nothing than to work. Ordinarily this would be fine, but if I’m busting my butt getting over there after working 8 hours, the last thing I want to do is sit in the freezing lunch room until someone else is done. We also don’t have anything to do after 12am because it’s after 9pm in all US time zones. So again, nothing to do and we get fired if they catch us on the internet or chatting twice.
Max cap also means that all the overtime they promised us is no longer available.
The commissions they promised are an illusion. Yes, you’ll get 1.50 for an install you schedule, but our group doesn’t even have access to the customer until they have been contacted by another group three times. The best people in the group are only getting about 5 sales a day… and that’s on a good day.
I’m sick of having to clock out to take a break, go to the bathroom and go to lunch and be lectured daily on keeping your personal items to a minimum. Also there were a group of un-chic geeks (probably more accurately labeled “dorks”) who played dungeons and dragons for the last 2 hours of every night… This… was… much… too… much!!
Plus, now there is opportunity at FT job for overtime for at least another month! Working 6 hours a week there gives the same amount of money as two 25 hour weeks at the other… it was a hard decision!
New roommate “P” will be arriving at the end of the month. I’ll admit, I’m a little nervous because I know she’s a bit of a holy roller and she sounds like cheerleader on the phone, but I’m withholding judgment for now because that’s $550 a month that I’m saving and I’ve got bills to pay, baby!
I will also actually have a refund this year!!! I’m so excited!! $700!!! I could cry! :D
I think that’s all I have to say about that! More later!
Much Love!
But for the first time in years, I’ve made it through late winter/early spring without the intense seasonally affected depression/frustration that always hits me February-May. Yes, there’s still a month and a week left, but normally I would have called out of work every other week, just because I couldn’t make it out of bed. This is always the time that I left most of my jobs or screwed up my studies.
I guess the “As good as it gets?” post was one bad day, but perhaps the bright sun and warm weather are doing some good!!
In work news… I called out of PT job last Thursday and Friday, and finally quit this week. I don’t mind working more hours, but this ended up being more hassle than it was worth.
They hired too many people for this project so I and others in my training group sat in Max Capacity for 2, 3 and 4 hours before starting our shift. Max cap means that even though there are seats and computers available, they are rented and it costs less for the company to have us sitting around doing nothing than to work. Ordinarily this would be fine, but if I’m busting my butt getting over there after working 8 hours, the last thing I want to do is sit in the freezing lunch room until someone else is done. We also don’t have anything to do after 12am because it’s after 9pm in all US time zones. So again, nothing to do and we get fired if they catch us on the internet or chatting twice.
Max cap also means that all the overtime they promised us is no longer available.
The commissions they promised are an illusion. Yes, you’ll get 1.50 for an install you schedule, but our group doesn’t even have access to the customer until they have been contacted by another group three times. The best people in the group are only getting about 5 sales a day… and that’s on a good day.
I’m sick of having to clock out to take a break, go to the bathroom and go to lunch and be lectured daily on keeping your personal items to a minimum. Also there were a group of un-chic geeks (probably more accurately labeled “dorks”) who played dungeons and dragons for the last 2 hours of every night… This… was… much… too… much!!
Plus, now there is opportunity at FT job for overtime for at least another month! Working 6 hours a week there gives the same amount of money as two 25 hour weeks at the other… it was a hard decision!
New roommate “P” will be arriving at the end of the month. I’ll admit, I’m a little nervous because I know she’s a bit of a holy roller and she sounds like cheerleader on the phone, but I’m withholding judgment for now because that’s $550 a month that I’m saving and I’ve got bills to pay, baby!
I will also actually have a refund this year!!! I’m so excited!! $700!!! I could cry! :D
I think that’s all I have to say about that! More later!
Much Love!
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