Ok... so...
I'm a little all kinds of flummoxed right now.
As most of you know, I went in last week in a total mess and quit my job because I Could Not Take it Anymore. I wrote a very well thought out, but very open and blunt letter about my issues with my job and the company and my health and why I was leaving and unhappy.
And... they promoted me to keep me. O_o
Considering that they last time I had issues with a job, they basically told me I didn't even need to put in my two weeks and would I please not let the door hit me on the way out, this was completely unexpected. I hadn't even considered it as a remote possibility, that they would read my letter and do anything but shake their head and think I was idealistic for wanting a job in this state that's sitting down and had, you know, actual BREAKS during the day at all, and paid more than nothing.
But instead, starting on Wednesday, I start my training to move over to the Correspondence Dept.
This means: I will not be on the phones anymore for more than a few calls a day. If I need to take a break to stretch/walk around/destress I can, and I don't really have to account for it as long as I get my work done. I can snack at my desk so I'm not FUCKING STARVING every day by the time I get to lunch and dizzy and stomach-achey. If I need to call out for my hives (until May, when I actually get insurance) I can, and it's not as big of a deal because there's no call volume for me to consider. Oh, and did I mention that even though there are a ton of form e-mails, some e-mails there aren't ones for and I will be responsible for writing those? It's not exactly storybuilding, but my job duties now include WRITING. ... *WRITING*. For MONEY. As part of my JOB. Baby steps.
Also, I know the two other main girls in the Correspondence Dept and they are both pleasant and fun to be around. The job isn't technically a promotion, just a side-grade from where I am, currently-- no raise and no new underlings/change in the chain of command-- but I'll probably end up with a bigger desk and my own extension, and it's considered within the dept to be VERY prestigious to not be tied to the phones anymore.
I'm actually kind of glad I don't have to leave. I HATED THAT JOB SO MUCH, but the people in the reservations department and that staff the building are so awesome. I was already missing people and I wasn't even gone yet, and they are people that I don't have much in common with to stay in contact with, but are just good people, and I was mourning that. It's kind of hard to find a job where you like nearly everyone you talk to from the time you walk in to the time you walk out. And now I (hopefully-- I'm still not above quitting again if the correspondence thing isn't the answer I'm hoping it is) I don't have to.
Still kind of in a state of shock though.
They like me enough to promote me to keep me, even with my issues.
I just...
O_o
As most of you know, I went in last week in a total mess and quit my job because I Could Not Take it Anymore. I wrote a very well thought out, but very open and blunt letter about my issues with my job and the company and my health and why I was leaving and unhappy.
And... they promoted me to keep me. O_o
Considering that they last time I had issues with a job, they basically told me I didn't even need to put in my two weeks and would I please not let the door hit me on the way out, this was completely unexpected. I hadn't even considered it as a remote possibility, that they would read my letter and do anything but shake their head and think I was idealistic for wanting a job in this state that's sitting down and had, you know, actual BREAKS during the day at all, and paid more than nothing.
But instead, starting on Wednesday, I start my training to move over to the Correspondence Dept.
This means: I will not be on the phones anymore for more than a few calls a day. If I need to take a break to stretch/walk around/destress I can, and I don't really have to account for it as long as I get my work done. I can snack at my desk so I'm not FUCKING STARVING every day by the time I get to lunch and dizzy and stomach-achey. If I need to call out for my hives (until May, when I actually get insurance) I can, and it's not as big of a deal because there's no call volume for me to consider. Oh, and did I mention that even though there are a ton of form e-mails, some e-mails there aren't ones for and I will be responsible for writing those? It's not exactly storybuilding, but my job duties now include WRITING. ... *WRITING*. For MONEY. As part of my JOB. Baby steps.
Also, I know the two other main girls in the Correspondence Dept and they are both pleasant and fun to be around. The job isn't technically a promotion, just a side-grade from where I am, currently-- no raise and no new underlings/change in the chain of command-- but I'll probably end up with a bigger desk and my own extension, and it's considered within the dept to be VERY prestigious to not be tied to the phones anymore.
I'm actually kind of glad I don't have to leave. I HATED THAT JOB SO MUCH, but the people in the reservations department and that staff the building are so awesome. I was already missing people and I wasn't even gone yet, and they are people that I don't have much in common with to stay in contact with, but are just good people, and I was mourning that. It's kind of hard to find a job where you like nearly everyone you talk to from the time you walk in to the time you walk out. And now I (hopefully-- I'm still not above quitting again if the correspondence thing isn't the answer I'm hoping it is) I don't have to.
Still kind of in a state of shock though.
They like me enough to promote me to keep me, even with my issues.
I just...
O_o