I encountered a slight bit of the, "Why don't you know all of this stuff only seasoned professionals know, new hire?" but I doubt it was anything like what you have had to deal with. The mentality bugs the heck out of me though.
I hope you're already applying for jobs. I found out from a customer the other day that the Red Apple market in Silverdale is closing down for good this time, so I imagine the local market will be flooded with unemployed people from there alone.
Have you thought about going to work at any of the local bases? I know they do an apprenticeship program for potential employees, and it's going to be one of the better paying jobs out here.
Apparently the Barnes & Noble cafe usually only hires people with Barista or customer service experience, but luckily I got the job because Diane put in a good word for me. :P Luckily, I'm a quick learner when it's hands-on training. Still, some of my co-workers were annoyed with me for a while until I learned everything.
Yeah, it makes sense. That's why I was surprised I never heard anything when I applied there, since I have both, but oh well. At least my new job makes use of the customer service skills! My boss told me recently to use my Disney customer service, so I have been. It's nice. ;)
Yeah, I'm quitting in the morning. Life's too short too short to deal with their bull.
The place is so tightly monitored it makes Big Brother blush.
I like stat tracking, as a scientist, but I feel like if someone so much as breaths in too many milliliters of the air in that place, the agency will fire them. I'm likely under the gun anyways. I've failed all of the QA checks, talked poorly of their systems, but I'm actually one of the better ones in my training class!
Riddle me this: If a substantial amount of your workload was 20 things of a possible 13,000; 1) Why wouldn't your systems be set up to handle those 10 things very easily and 2) Why would the training program have little to no focus on those 10 things? 3) Why would following protocol trump helping a customer? (that's right the numbers are more important than the customer's time, sanity and money)
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Just hang in there and keep your eyes peeled for that worth while job that falls into the skill set you're looking for.
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I hope you're already applying for jobs. I found out from a customer the other day that the Red Apple market in Silverdale is closing down for good this time, so I imagine the local market will be flooded with unemployed people from there alone.
Have you thought about going to work at any of the local bases? I know they do an apprenticeship program for potential employees, and it's going to be one of the better paying jobs out here.
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The place is so tightly monitored it makes Big Brother blush.
I like stat tracking, as a scientist, but I feel like if someone so much as breaths in too many milliliters of the air in that place, the agency will fire them. I'm likely under the gun anyways. I've failed all of the QA checks, talked poorly of their systems, but I'm actually one of the better ones in my training class!
Riddle me this:
If a substantial amount of your workload was 20 things of a possible 13,000; 1) Why wouldn't your systems be set up to handle those 10 things very easily and 2) Why would the training program have little to no focus on those 10 things? 3) Why would following protocol trump helping a customer? (that's right the numbers are more important than the customer's time, sanity and money)
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