Yaaay!
I've got a new job! =D
In work for the last few months, I've been helping to test a new computer system for our department, not a major one, just something to work alongside the main system all of Argos Financial Services uses, just to make things a bit easier for our department. Off the back of that, I was told about a secondment that was posted on the intranet looking for people to test the proper new system they're bringing in next year. They're replacing the current system completely, so this is something that all of FS are going to be using (including Fraud, Card Services, Collections etc), and before they introduce it, they need to test it all. It would mean doing basically the same kinda stuff I've been doing anyway for the last five months (without any extra pay, like), so I applied for it, and had my interview two weeks ago. So today, when I still hadn't heard anything, the head of FS (who had put a recommendation in for me) went to chase it up for me, and found out I've got it!
There has been a problem, and the start date has been delayed from that start of June to mid-June, and I think that's why there's been a bit of a delay in letting me know. HR knew apparently, just hadn't bothered telling me!
It's Monday-Friday, which is good, except it means I won't get my Thursdays off with Michael =( It's been nice having the same days off, means I can stay over at his more, plus we can do stuff in the week when places are a bit less busy. But still, I definitely won't miss 8am starts on a Saturday!
Anyway, that was my bit of excitement for today. As usual, not much else happens with me, really. Me and Michael pretty much just stay in most of the time. Cinema most Wednesdays for Orange Wednesdays (everyone should go see In Bruges!). We do go on little trips out and stuff on our days off though. Were in Chester on Thursday, took the kids to Gulliver's World on Sunday, we're all going the Sandcastle in Blackpool soon! We went to the Splash World place (or whatever it was called) in Southport, took the kids to see the Gormley statues (been meaning to go for years, and we finally went), Walton Gardens for a wander another time. All very wholesome, innocent fun. Haha. And I've not even had any piercings in aaages! There was a time when every few weeks I'd be writing on here about some new bit of metal I'd picked up along the way, but now there's been nothing since I had my tongue pierced in September. And we've missed Pendulum twice since October, too. First it was by choice; we were going to go instead of going to my auntie's birthday party, but I had a big gay moment of sentimentality and changed my mind, so we went to the party instead (prompting a very quick dash into town to try and throw together some kind of costume for me and Michael), and then we got mixed up and missed them last week too, which was very annoying.
Oooh, but we are going V! Me and Sianne decided we were sick of people always being away at the festivals for our birthdays, so we're beating them to it! I've got my tent already. It's cow print and awesome! I seriously can't wait!
Anyway, that's enough blathering for now. Suppose it'll be another 6 months or whatever till I next write on here. I'll try harder, really.
xx
In work for the last few months, I've been helping to test a new computer system for our department, not a major one, just something to work alongside the main system all of Argos Financial Services uses, just to make things a bit easier for our department. Off the back of that, I was told about a secondment that was posted on the intranet looking for people to test the proper new system they're bringing in next year. They're replacing the current system completely, so this is something that all of FS are going to be using (including Fraud, Card Services, Collections etc), and before they introduce it, they need to test it all. It would mean doing basically the same kinda stuff I've been doing anyway for the last five months (without any extra pay, like), so I applied for it, and had my interview two weeks ago. So today, when I still hadn't heard anything, the head of FS (who had put a recommendation in for me) went to chase it up for me, and found out I've got it!
There has been a problem, and the start date has been delayed from that start of June to mid-June, and I think that's why there's been a bit of a delay in letting me know. HR knew apparently, just hadn't bothered telling me!
It's Monday-Friday, which is good, except it means I won't get my Thursdays off with Michael =( It's been nice having the same days off, means I can stay over at his more, plus we can do stuff in the week when places are a bit less busy. But still, I definitely won't miss 8am starts on a Saturday!
Anyway, that was my bit of excitement for today. As usual, not much else happens with me, really. Me and Michael pretty much just stay in most of the time. Cinema most Wednesdays for Orange Wednesdays (everyone should go see In Bruges!). We do go on little trips out and stuff on our days off though. Were in Chester on Thursday, took the kids to Gulliver's World on Sunday, we're all going the Sandcastle in Blackpool soon! We went to the Splash World place (or whatever it was called) in Southport, took the kids to see the Gormley statues (been meaning to go for years, and we finally went), Walton Gardens for a wander another time. All very wholesome, innocent fun. Haha. And I've not even had any piercings in aaages! There was a time when every few weeks I'd be writing on here about some new bit of metal I'd picked up along the way, but now there's been nothing since I had my tongue pierced in September. And we've missed Pendulum twice since October, too. First it was by choice; we were going to go instead of going to my auntie's birthday party, but I had a big gay moment of sentimentality and changed my mind, so we went to the party instead (prompting a very quick dash into town to try and throw together some kind of costume for me and Michael), and then we got mixed up and missed them last week too, which was very annoying.
Oooh, but we are going V! Me and Sianne decided we were sick of people always being away at the festivals for our birthdays, so we're beating them to it! I've got my tent already. It's cow print and awesome! I seriously can't wait!
Anyway, that's enough blathering for now. Suppose it'll be another 6 months or whatever till I next write on here. I'll try harder, really.
xx