The last week (or two) of my life
First things first. I may have a new job. I got offered a position of Health Advisor at NHS Direct but they want me to start in August and my work will not let me leave without completing 6 weeks notice which would put me free at mid August. I am awaiting to see if my recruitment agency can get in in a later training date, because at least they do hold regular training.
One of my closest friends already works there so that's good, and one of the ladies I interviewed with came in la senza to see if I got the job, that's so sweet, she must have remembered me saying I worked there. I don't know the girls name somehow that never came up (my work colleges can not understand this, is it only me that just gets talking to someone next to you ending up knowing a lot of stuff but never a name?) but I remember getting on well with her.
I do have major concerns over this job though. Everyone including my mum seems to think this will be perfect for me, while I'm left wondering if I'm the only one that recalls I left nursing because I couldn't hack the stress, and that I very nearly had a nervous breakdown over it.
I'm scared I'll have similar issues. I don't deal well with stress and this is a 100+ sick people ringing non stop for 10 hr shifts. Also its a 24/7 line so that plan of having a nice Mon- Friday 9-5 job is out the window; I could end up working Christmas day. Still my biggest fear is that I won't notice how sick someone really is.
This is an unqualified position and a computer system guides you though what questions to ask and what advice to give but still I have my concerns. Also I suck at multi tasking and this job requires listening, and typing at the same time. This leads back to my biggest fear of missing how sick someone is, sure the computer will tell me what advice to give, but only if I input the correct data. If I put a age of 49 instead of 94 that can make a vast difference as to weather medical treatment is needed or not.
In other news aside from the whole notice and reference thing La Senza head office is making as difficult as possible. Life at that place has been verging on tolerable, the best that could be hoped for. Two whole weeks without being called up to the office over my mood. I think this is in part because of a fantastic plan of mine to invite all the staff out for a 'summer shindig' basically dinner and drinks at the pub. I'm not looking forward to it, but it was a political move to show how I'm part of the team and not a bad influence on team dynamics. Nothing says I'm happy like a party; well to these people anyway, they don't want happy me, they want a fake happy me that doesn't require effort worrying about.
In more other news I've got back into the Andromeda fandom and seen signs of life. This makes me very happy. I've made 2 batches of icons and a wall this makes me feel productive. I've joined a new icon community for Benedict Cumberbatch. I'm trying to make Sherlock icons too even if that project isn't going well.
I also passed my first assignment for my NVQ in Customer Service. That's good, but I'm now way, way behind and i've let to start the next assignment which was due two weeks ago still my tutor hasn't mentioned that so I guess its okay for now.
I've also taken some good photo's this month. I feel I've made an improvement and also that I can now delete the 100's of photo's that are just okay shapshots from each trip/project and keep just 50 or less. Ideally I only want to keep the very best 10 or 20 and no more but its a vast improvement from having 200-400 shots from each project and wanting to keep them all. My hard drive is full mostly just with photos.
I really want to go to London again (multiple times) to walk around finding pictures and just enjoying London because I love it. But I can never find the time. Despite working part time i'm still in 5 days a week. Or the spare two I'm buying food and doing house work or interviewing or writing assignment or making icons. I really need to make better use of my time. This week its assignment, icons, photo's and a walk in the sun plus housework and my summer shindig. Maybe next week. Even if its grey skys,and an over due assignment next week.
One of my closest friends already works there so that's good, and one of the ladies I interviewed with came in la senza to see if I got the job, that's so sweet, she must have remembered me saying I worked there. I don't know the girls name somehow that never came up (my work colleges can not understand this, is it only me that just gets talking to someone next to you ending up knowing a lot of stuff but never a name?) but I remember getting on well with her.
I do have major concerns over this job though. Everyone including my mum seems to think this will be perfect for me, while I'm left wondering if I'm the only one that recalls I left nursing because I couldn't hack the stress, and that I very nearly had a nervous breakdown over it.
I'm scared I'll have similar issues. I don't deal well with stress and this is a 100+ sick people ringing non stop for 10 hr shifts. Also its a 24/7 line so that plan of having a nice Mon- Friday 9-5 job is out the window; I could end up working Christmas day. Still my biggest fear is that I won't notice how sick someone really is.
This is an unqualified position and a computer system guides you though what questions to ask and what advice to give but still I have my concerns. Also I suck at multi tasking and this job requires listening, and typing at the same time. This leads back to my biggest fear of missing how sick someone is, sure the computer will tell me what advice to give, but only if I input the correct data. If I put a age of 49 instead of 94 that can make a vast difference as to weather medical treatment is needed or not.
In other news aside from the whole notice and reference thing La Senza head office is making as difficult as possible. Life at that place has been verging on tolerable, the best that could be hoped for. Two whole weeks without being called up to the office over my mood. I think this is in part because of a fantastic plan of mine to invite all the staff out for a 'summer shindig' basically dinner and drinks at the pub. I'm not looking forward to it, but it was a political move to show how I'm part of the team and not a bad influence on team dynamics. Nothing says I'm happy like a party; well to these people anyway, they don't want happy me, they want a fake happy me that doesn't require effort worrying about.
In more other news I've got back into the Andromeda fandom and seen signs of life. This makes me very happy. I've made 2 batches of icons and a wall this makes me feel productive. I've joined a new icon community for Benedict Cumberbatch. I'm trying to make Sherlock icons too even if that project isn't going well.
I also passed my first assignment for my NVQ in Customer Service. That's good, but I'm now way, way behind and i've let to start the next assignment which was due two weeks ago still my tutor hasn't mentioned that so I guess its okay for now.
I've also taken some good photo's this month. I feel I've made an improvement and also that I can now delete the 100's of photo's that are just okay shapshots from each trip/project and keep just 50 or less. Ideally I only want to keep the very best 10 or 20 and no more but its a vast improvement from having 200-400 shots from each project and wanting to keep them all. My hard drive is full mostly just with photos.
I really want to go to London again (multiple times) to walk around finding pictures and just enjoying London because I love it. But I can never find the time. Despite working part time i'm still in 5 days a week. Or the spare two I'm buying food and doing house work or interviewing or writing assignment or making icons. I really need to make better use of my time. This week its assignment, icons, photo's and a walk in the sun plus housework and my summer shindig. Maybe next week. Even if its grey skys,and an over due assignment next week.