This Is Unreal! @_@
It all started with a call at 9:00 this morning. At first, I didn't answer it, since I was still sleeping, and I don't appreciate being woken up in such a manner. So, I just let it ring, and though that if it was important, they'd leave a message. After I got up, I checked the number and thought it looked familiar, but no one left a message. Whenever that happens, I like to do a little background check online, to see where the call originated from. Turns out it was from Firehouse Subs. Right after I checked, I got a voice mail from the GM, asking me to call him back. (I'm beginning to wonder if it's time for me to replace my phone. It seems that it's slowing down, or something. -_-')
So, I called back, and it turns out that they were doing a second wave of hiring. He asked if I could come in at 2:00, this afternoon, to talk with him, and I agreed. I was kind of surprised, because I thought that I completely bombed that interview, last time. But if he wanted to see me again, I must have done something right.
Anyway, I just got back from the "interview", and it turns out that it wasn't what I expected at all. He called me in, specifically to tell me that I was hired! He said that I'd work part time, about 15 to 20 hours a week. It would mostly be for daytime, but I'll probably work two nights a week. Store hours are from 10:30 AM to 9:00 PM, so I wouldn't have to work ungodly hours of the night. It sounded like a good deal, so I took it.
I'm still in a state of shock. I've spent 3.5 years looking for work. Now, suddenly, I've been working a crappy corporate retail job for two weeks, and I just got hired to work at a sandwich shop. I am more than a little concerned that it won't look good on my resume, as people will start thinking that I'm a job-hopper, and I know that's not a good thing. Plus, I'm waiting to see if I get called in to interview for, at least, one library position. If that happens, I'll probably take that and work there for a really long time.
I did tell him that I probably won't be able to work there, right away, since I'll have to put in my two week's notice. I just finished typing it up, but I can't decide whether to just go ahead and give it to them now, or wait until my shift tonight. Either way, I'm severing my ties with them. I'm kind of sad, because I already formed some bonds with my co-workers, and I wanted to be able to prove my worth to my superiors. But then I remember how badly my customers have treated me. And I did say that, if I either got axed or resigned, I would want a new job lined up first. It's not the job I wanted, but I think I'll feel a lot better there. And, while I know that I'll still have to deal with customer interaction, I'll have a lot of other stuff to do, as well. If I can deal more with food prep, then I'm good.
On the other hand, I'm starting to get the feeling that people aren't too happy with my decision to take this job. I'm all set to turn in my notice tomorrow, but I'm supposed to think pretty hard about this tonight. Yeah, put more pressure on me, will ya? I want to believe that I made the right decision. If I stay with Target, I'm just going to keep suffering, and I said, going in, that I only took the job because they offered it to me. Now that I've been hired somewhere else, people seem to forget that. Well, we'll see who was right, very soon.
So, I called back, and it turns out that they were doing a second wave of hiring. He asked if I could come in at 2:00, this afternoon, to talk with him, and I agreed. I was kind of surprised, because I thought that I completely bombed that interview, last time. But if he wanted to see me again, I must have done something right.
Anyway, I just got back from the "interview", and it turns out that it wasn't what I expected at all. He called me in, specifically to tell me that I was hired! He said that I'd work part time, about 15 to 20 hours a week. It would mostly be for daytime, but I'll probably work two nights a week. Store hours are from 10:30 AM to 9:00 PM, so I wouldn't have to work ungodly hours of the night. It sounded like a good deal, so I took it.
I'm still in a state of shock. I've spent 3.5 years looking for work. Now, suddenly, I've been working a crappy corporate retail job for two weeks, and I just got hired to work at a sandwich shop. I am more than a little concerned that it won't look good on my resume, as people will start thinking that I'm a job-hopper, and I know that's not a good thing. Plus, I'm waiting to see if I get called in to interview for, at least, one library position. If that happens, I'll probably take that and work there for a really long time.
I did tell him that I probably won't be able to work there, right away, since I'll have to put in my two week's notice. I just finished typing it up, but I can't decide whether to just go ahead and give it to them now, or wait until my shift tonight. Either way, I'm severing my ties with them. I'm kind of sad, because I already formed some bonds with my co-workers, and I wanted to be able to prove my worth to my superiors. But then I remember how badly my customers have treated me. And I did say that, if I either got axed or resigned, I would want a new job lined up first. It's not the job I wanted, but I think I'll feel a lot better there. And, while I know that I'll still have to deal with customer interaction, I'll have a lot of other stuff to do, as well. If I can deal more with food prep, then I'm good.
On the other hand, I'm starting to get the feeling that people aren't too happy with my decision to take this job. I'm all set to turn in my notice tomorrow, but I'm supposed to think pretty hard about this tonight. Yeah, put more pressure on me, will ya? I want to believe that I made the right decision. If I stay with Target, I'm just going to keep suffering, and I said, going in, that I only took the job because they offered it to me. Now that I've been hired somewhere else, people seem to forget that. Well, we'll see who was right, very soon.