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I didn't get the job. But, I am not really that surprised or even upset about it. They didn't even interview me, and I doubt my resume made it beyond HR. No one there knows what kind of employee I am, so I can't take it personally. All they saw was that I've only been here for 3 months. All my coworkers and immediate supervisors are incredibly encouraging, so I am confident that once I've been around a little longer, I will find a permanent place here. It's all good.
In other work-related news, the schedule here will be changing starting next week, since we will be closing an hour earlier for the winter months since it is slow as hell. How slow, you ask? In 5 hours on the clock, I have taken 9 calls. I am bored out of my mind. That coupled with the fact that it is mildly chilly in here, I am getting really drowsy. 3 more hours til nap time though. I hope I can make it. Anyway, point being that my schedule is going to change from 11am-8pm to 10am-7pm. So I have to wake up and hour earlier, but I will be home an hour earlier, which will be nice.
My mom wants us to have Christmas dinner at her house. She has never really cared about whether I spent the holidays with her in the past, so it's a little strange that she is so adament about it. We requested to work morning shifts at BHV for Xmas, and tried to get it off completely, but they instead decided to schedule us noon-9pm. Which, I know they were doing thinking we would appreciate it since we typically prefer longer shifts on the holidays b/c of the time-and-a-half pay, but we specifically requested an earlier shift so it baffles me that they didn't catch on that that wasn't a priority for us in this case. I was a little annoyed, but when I told my mom about it she reacted pretty stubbornly - "just tell them you're not going to work it, what are they gonna do? No. You aren't working Christmas." It's so bizarre. If you don't know my mom then you probably aren't aware of her usual total apathy regarding all things maternal, but take my word - this is not at all like her and it's weirding me out. So the lovely Jacquie graciously offered to cover my shift, but Brian is still working which sucks. Hopefully it will work out.
My mom has been really nice lately, which is good but a little disconcerting. She has always had mood fluctuations, so I figured she was just on the upper crust of the wave for a while, but it has persisted much longer than usual. She is really helpful and nice and does a lot of sweet things for us that are completely out of character for her, and she is very rational even when she's still being nutty. For instance, when she is having a moment and I tell her that she is just being forgetful or whatever, she'll say "oh, yeah, I do that" rather than getting hostile and defensive. I think a lot of it is Nick's influence, since he is such a calm guy. It's really nice. I actually like my mom now and don't mind being around her. Although I am skeptical that it's a permanent change.
Merial's holiday party is Saturday, which I am really looking forward to (apparently there are really pimp door prizes, ie: plasma tvs and digital video cameras.) We may try to visit Donna B and Uncle Joe on Sunday if the weather doesn't suck, which it looks like it may. But yeah, this weekend should be really nice =)
Brian talked to Brooks about us having Saturdays off from now on, so I actually get a day off every week. The lovely Marissa is planning on moving in with us at the end of the month, so we should be able to afford the pay cut associated with that. But it will be nice to actually have some time to breathe. And I might actually get to catch up with some folks instead of just musing about when we'll ever have time to hang out! Whee!
That's all for now I s'pose. <3
In other work-related news, the schedule here will be changing starting next week, since we will be closing an hour earlier for the winter months since it is slow as hell. How slow, you ask? In 5 hours on the clock, I have taken 9 calls. I am bored out of my mind. That coupled with the fact that it is mildly chilly in here, I am getting really drowsy. 3 more hours til nap time though. I hope I can make it. Anyway, point being that my schedule is going to change from 11am-8pm to 10am-7pm. So I have to wake up and hour earlier, but I will be home an hour earlier, which will be nice.
My mom wants us to have Christmas dinner at her house. She has never really cared about whether I spent the holidays with her in the past, so it's a little strange that she is so adament about it. We requested to work morning shifts at BHV for Xmas, and tried to get it off completely, but they instead decided to schedule us noon-9pm. Which, I know they were doing thinking we would appreciate it since we typically prefer longer shifts on the holidays b/c of the time-and-a-half pay, but we specifically requested an earlier shift so it baffles me that they didn't catch on that that wasn't a priority for us in this case. I was a little annoyed, but when I told my mom about it she reacted pretty stubbornly - "just tell them you're not going to work it, what are they gonna do? No. You aren't working Christmas." It's so bizarre. If you don't know my mom then you probably aren't aware of her usual total apathy regarding all things maternal, but take my word - this is not at all like her and it's weirding me out. So the lovely Jacquie graciously offered to cover my shift, but Brian is still working which sucks. Hopefully it will work out.
My mom has been really nice lately, which is good but a little disconcerting. She has always had mood fluctuations, so I figured she was just on the upper crust of the wave for a while, but it has persisted much longer than usual. She is really helpful and nice and does a lot of sweet things for us that are completely out of character for her, and she is very rational even when she's still being nutty. For instance, when she is having a moment and I tell her that she is just being forgetful or whatever, she'll say "oh, yeah, I do that" rather than getting hostile and defensive. I think a lot of it is Nick's influence, since he is such a calm guy. It's really nice. I actually like my mom now and don't mind being around her. Although I am skeptical that it's a permanent change.
Merial's holiday party is Saturday, which I am really looking forward to (apparently there are really pimp door prizes, ie: plasma tvs and digital video cameras.) We may try to visit Donna B and Uncle Joe on Sunday if the weather doesn't suck, which it looks like it may. But yeah, this weekend should be really nice =)
Brian talked to Brooks about us having Saturdays off from now on, so I actually get a day off every week. The lovely Marissa is planning on moving in with us at the end of the month, so we should be able to afford the pay cut associated with that. But it will be nice to actually have some time to breathe. And I might actually get to catch up with some folks instead of just musing about when we'll ever have time to hang out! Whee!
That's all for now I s'pose. <3