So - last Friday I had my interview for the job I have been covering since June, and it was pretty nerve-wracking. The three interviewers were Mark and Alex (by current manager and my future line-manager, and both people I am close with) and Jane, the head of school administration who is lovely but a tad intimidating. Being interviewed by people ( Read more... )

Today's XKCD strip has slightly concerned everyone in my office. We're all feeling quite old now. How can people 8 years old not remember 9/11? Surely it wasn't that long ago? The Toy Story thing is really weird. It's not just that the film came out fifteen years ago, it's that 1994, when the film came out, feels as though it was about five ( Read more... )

Woo, four day weekend! I appreciate the Easter bank holidays so much more now I'm a grown up with a full time job rather than a student who gets three weeks off anyway. It's actually better this way - this is the first time I've not had any studying to do over Easter for many many years, and I'm liking it ( Read more... )

Well, it's been a tiring week, and it's not over yet!  Working full time is so exhausting - can I go back to being unemployed and lazy now please?

Despite the tiredness, I'm really enjoying my new job so far.  It's a very simple and easy job - I'm the receptionist in the office, so I answer a lot of phone calls and talk to a lot of visitors.  I'm ( Read more... )