First three days
Nov. 1st, 2006 10:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
vanillafluffyOkay---a quick update on The Job, for those of you who may have been wondering how that was going.
Monday---Orientation, boring as shit. Customer Service for Dummies, basically. Found out that there's a Chinese buffet just down from us; if it's any good, I can see snagging dinner on the way in when I start working my regular shift after training (3:30 til 12 midnite).
Tuesday---Intro to software. DOS-based---THE HORROR. Seriously. DOS is anathema, I want to lie up whoever writes these stupid fucking programs and systematically beat them to a bright red tar. By the end of the day, I was quite convinced that I had lost brain cells during unemployment, I'd never make it through training, and that I was going to wind up a bag lady.
Today---Went in and did refresher on yesterday's bullshit, took quiz, romped through it somehow. Either I was taken over by a benevolent Pod Person, or my nerves calmed down overnight. Anyway, it's the back-up system that won't be used as often as the Windows-based system we started on *after* that. The main system isn't perfect, but compared to that godawful DOS nightmare, it's prime rib and cheesecake. I romped through it, no problem. (Even when I oopsed, I managed to fix the problem quietly without having to broadcast it.)
We have a few people in there who I don't think have *ever* used a computer before, and I can't imagine what it's all like for them. On the other hand, the twit next to me got caught playing solitaire---no, no, no! They are VERY strict about use of computers for business only. Can't even check e-mail on lunch or break. But, I discovered, we ARE allowed to load our own desktops, so I need to create a collage I can display that won't be raunchy, but will put a smile on my face....
The commute---let's just say I'll be really glad to get on my normal shift, where I can avoid rush hour (coming and going). However, I haven't had any panic attacks over it, which is a Good Thing, and other than concern for the wear and tear on my car, I'm actually enjoying an excuse to DRIVE. (Believe me, My Next Car is the second major purchase on my agenda, but first, I have property taxes to pay.) I need to burn some new CDs, I'm getting tired of the same old tunes....
So far, so good!
Monday---Orientation, boring as shit. Customer Service for Dummies, basically. Found out that there's a Chinese buffet just down from us; if it's any good, I can see snagging dinner on the way in when I start working my regular shift after training (3:30 til 12 midnite).
Tuesday---Intro to software. DOS-based---THE HORROR. Seriously. DOS is anathema, I want to lie up whoever writes these stupid fucking programs and systematically beat them to a bright red tar. By the end of the day, I was quite convinced that I had lost brain cells during unemployment, I'd never make it through training, and that I was going to wind up a bag lady.
Today---Went in and did refresher on yesterday's bullshit, took quiz, romped through it somehow. Either I was taken over by a benevolent Pod Person, or my nerves calmed down overnight. Anyway, it's the back-up system that won't be used as often as the Windows-based system we started on *after* that. The main system isn't perfect, but compared to that godawful DOS nightmare, it's prime rib and cheesecake. I romped through it, no problem. (Even when I oopsed, I managed to fix the problem quietly without having to broadcast it.)
We have a few people in there who I don't think have *ever* used a computer before, and I can't imagine what it's all like for them. On the other hand, the twit next to me got caught playing solitaire---no, no, no! They are VERY strict about use of computers for business only. Can't even check e-mail on lunch or break. But, I discovered, we ARE allowed to load our own desktops, so I need to create a collage I can display that won't be raunchy, but will put a smile on my face....
The commute---let's just say I'll be really glad to get on my normal shift, where I can avoid rush hour (coming and going). However, I haven't had any panic attacks over it, which is a Good Thing, and other than concern for the wear and tear on my car, I'm actually enjoying an excuse to DRIVE. (Believe me, My Next Car is the second major purchase on my agenda, but first, I have property taxes to pay.) I need to burn some new CDs, I'm getting tired of the same old tunes....
So far, so good!