General update
I got a new-to-me laptop, so I can post here without feeling weird writing my words on a huge TV screen. :)
Work: Sometimes it's pretty awesome again. Sometimes it makes me miserable again. I've tied for my my maximum number of chats in a day twice in less than two weeks - 52. In comparison, a nice chill day is low 30s. Also for more information, our average chat handle time as a team is 12 minutes a chat. Often we're on two chats at a time.
But really, it isn't necessarily the chat volume. It's the people on the other end of the chat that can make or break a day. (The people we chat with are other company employees, not external customers.) Language barriers, people who aren't trained on their job properly, people who don't bother reading the information I give them, and people who are just plain rude.
I've been working near my max alloted overtime - 16 hours a two week pay period. (I don't take chats on my overtime unless there's some overflow and they're waiting in queue. Otherwise I'm neck deep in spreadsheets, which I enjoy as change of pace.) The overtime looks good, but more importantly, that extra money helps us meet our financial goals to get out of Texas.
This is the thing that takes up most of my idle headspace. We're trying to figure out our exact moving date. I received the flier from my apartment complex reminding me that my lease renewal is coming up. So a decision has to be made soon-ish. Saving for our goal isn't really the factor any more, as both of our yearly work bonuses have come in and have been squirreled away into our Adios Y'all fund. We're more than 3 months ahead of schedule. :) With the way we're going, we will meet our financial goal by August!
But the thing that we're weighing is next year's bonuses. Particularly's Demian's. His store is doing very well so far this year, and he's tracking how much he may bonus next year. It's currently looking like he could add another 4 to 6k to our funds! That's significant, considering out Adios fund goal is 10k.But the actual amount of his bonus is unknown, of course. Things could always take a significant downward turn with regards to how his store is doing. Additionally, when exactly that payout will be is approximated, too. It came end of January next year, but his paperwork says no later than the end of February. So we're leaning towards March.
But then of course, if we're staying til March, should we wait until I get my bonus, too? But I have no idea of even guessing what my bonus will be, and I need to call HR to see if I can find out when it might be. Last year it came in April, this year March.
But do we really want to stay here til May?? Uuugghhh.
I'm really just spinning my wheels until I can leave. I'm not miserable, but I'm not happy, either. I feel extremely isolated. The few weeks of wonderful weather this city ever has are already on their way out. I only have one friend out here that I see on a semi-regular basis.
But I'm in a pretty good headspace most of the time. My current favorite past time is putting on Next Gen and cross stiching. It's not an escapist kind of hobby for me - it doesn't nothingn to drown out the emotions I'm feeling - so I know that when I'm turning to that on a regular basis, I'm in a good place. :)
Work: Sometimes it's pretty awesome again. Sometimes it makes me miserable again. I've tied for my my maximum number of chats in a day twice in less than two weeks - 52. In comparison, a nice chill day is low 30s. Also for more information, our average chat handle time as a team is 12 minutes a chat. Often we're on two chats at a time.
But really, it isn't necessarily the chat volume. It's the people on the other end of the chat that can make or break a day. (The people we chat with are other company employees, not external customers.) Language barriers, people who aren't trained on their job properly, people who don't bother reading the information I give them, and people who are just plain rude.
I've been working near my max alloted overtime - 16 hours a two week pay period. (I don't take chats on my overtime unless there's some overflow and they're waiting in queue. Otherwise I'm neck deep in spreadsheets, which I enjoy as change of pace.) The overtime looks good, but more importantly, that extra money helps us meet our financial goals to get out of Texas.
This is the thing that takes up most of my idle headspace. We're trying to figure out our exact moving date. I received the flier from my apartment complex reminding me that my lease renewal is coming up. So a decision has to be made soon-ish. Saving for our goal isn't really the factor any more, as both of our yearly work bonuses have come in and have been squirreled away into our Adios Y'all fund. We're more than 3 months ahead of schedule. :) With the way we're going, we will meet our financial goal by August!
But the thing that we're weighing is next year's bonuses. Particularly's Demian's. His store is doing very well so far this year, and he's tracking how much he may bonus next year. It's currently looking like he could add another 4 to 6k to our funds! That's significant, considering out Adios fund goal is 10k.But the actual amount of his bonus is unknown, of course. Things could always take a significant downward turn with regards to how his store is doing. Additionally, when exactly that payout will be is approximated, too. It came end of January next year, but his paperwork says no later than the end of February. So we're leaning towards March.
But then of course, if we're staying til March, should we wait until I get my bonus, too? But I have no idea of even guessing what my bonus will be, and I need to call HR to see if I can find out when it might be. Last year it came in April, this year March.
But do we really want to stay here til May?? Uuugghhh.
I'm really just spinning my wheels until I can leave. I'm not miserable, but I'm not happy, either. I feel extremely isolated. The few weeks of wonderful weather this city ever has are already on their way out. I only have one friend out here that I see on a semi-regular basis.
But I'm in a pretty good headspace most of the time. My current favorite past time is putting on Next Gen and cross stiching. It's not an escapist kind of hobby for me - it doesn't nothingn to drown out the emotions I'm feeling - so I know that when I'm turning to that on a regular basis, I'm in a good place. :)