Trying not to get my hopes up...
So yesterday morning I had my job interview at NIEFS... It was intimidating... as nice as the ladies were, it was a round table- the 3 of them taking turns asking questions and all making notes throughout... it only took 1/2 hour... don't know if that's good or bad... I got the impression that they were impressed at my answers- a lot of scenerios... even without knowing their policies, I seem to have done well. I left feeling pretty good about the whole thing... they asked me if they could call my references... and said one way or another they'd contact me by the end of the week...
But the last couple days have been... interesting...
After I got back to work, later in the afternoon, my boss came up and asked me how much notice would I be able to give... um, strange... but he knew I had the interview... but still...
And then today, T came up and mentioned that my boss (at the staff meeting last night) commented to "not expect K to be around much longer"... well, REALLY weird!!! I mean, WHY would he say that???
The WORST part of the whole thing is that I KNOW T is quitting... she's going on medical EI and will be giving her notice in 2 days once she goes to her doctor and gets the proper documents signed... so I could potentially have a promotion within the company... IF I don't get the job at NIEFS... part of me is afraid, though, that my boss won't promote me if he knows I'm looking for other work... but as it stands, why should I not attempt to get this job that pays MINIMUM $20/hr when I'm currently making $8.5/hr??? Hell, even going from $12/hr to $20/hr is HUGE... it's nothing against the job, or my boss, or the work, or the place or hours or ANYTHING... it's about finding something I WANT to do that pays a GOOD wage with good benifits that maybe we can actually get ahead!!! We'd be able to go to Mac's sisters wedding next year in Mexico! ANd saving for Europe in 2012? Not to mention the gear for the motorcycles!
This job at NIEFS could be HUGE for us... if we can live off my wage at $8.5/hr... then over doubling it???
Hence why I'm trying not to get overly excited... or read too much into the comments my boss made...
Not to mention, I still have another phase of testing to make it through!!!
It would just be nice to get out of there. I really don't mind the work, but with winter time fast approaching... we've already had a couple days of unpleasant weather and it's NOT fun being wet and cold... and it really wasn't that bad... I'm really not looking forward to when it DOES get shitty!!!
And I'd really like to dress like a girl again. At work I wear pants, steel toed boots, and grubby jackets and t-shirts... I'd love to wear heals, skirts, blouses... not to mention perfume, jewelry, and lipstick...
And, as much as I like everyone, my one direct coworker is wearing on me... it's difficult to deal with him day in and day out... where every other word is a curse word. There's ALWAYS a story about everything. I'm tired of the staughter house talk (I'm glad I'm vegan to begin with, cause, WOW, I wouldn't be eating meat now!!!). And for anyone who's read "A new Earth", he has one of the biggest ego's I've ever seen!!! I recognize it and understand where the talk is coming from, but I'm tired of his "$135 bottles of cologne" and "$1000 watch" and the "$35k Mustang he's buying in the spring"... and how "he can never understand why the super hawt women always go for the guys who look like homeless bums and treat them like shit and how he should tone it down as obviously women don't like guys who take care of themselves and wear expensive cologne and nice clothes"... it gets nausiating all the talk... the CONSTANT talk... I'd say something, but it's obviously a personality thing, and he won't change. The worst part is when I pick people up who he's driven home... they've commented to me about the "stories" he's told them... the hunting stories he's told them.... I mean, COME ON!!! Ask the customer about their day and their lives. People like talking about themselves... so if you ask about them and their lives, they'll talk and they feel like you're taking a genuine interest in them!!!
Anyhow... just a few more days til I find out if I get called back... *crosses fingers*...
But the last couple days have been... interesting...
After I got back to work, later in the afternoon, my boss came up and asked me how much notice would I be able to give... um, strange... but he knew I had the interview... but still...
And then today, T came up and mentioned that my boss (at the staff meeting last night) commented to "not expect K to be around much longer"... well, REALLY weird!!! I mean, WHY would he say that???
The WORST part of the whole thing is that I KNOW T is quitting... she's going on medical EI and will be giving her notice in 2 days once she goes to her doctor and gets the proper documents signed... so I could potentially have a promotion within the company... IF I don't get the job at NIEFS... part of me is afraid, though, that my boss won't promote me if he knows I'm looking for other work... but as it stands, why should I not attempt to get this job that pays MINIMUM $20/hr when I'm currently making $8.5/hr??? Hell, even going from $12/hr to $20/hr is HUGE... it's nothing against the job, or my boss, or the work, or the place or hours or ANYTHING... it's about finding something I WANT to do that pays a GOOD wage with good benifits that maybe we can actually get ahead!!! We'd be able to go to Mac's sisters wedding next year in Mexico! ANd saving for Europe in 2012? Not to mention the gear for the motorcycles!
This job at NIEFS could be HUGE for us... if we can live off my wage at $8.5/hr... then over doubling it???
Hence why I'm trying not to get overly excited... or read too much into the comments my boss made...
Not to mention, I still have another phase of testing to make it through!!!
It would just be nice to get out of there. I really don't mind the work, but with winter time fast approaching... we've already had a couple days of unpleasant weather and it's NOT fun being wet and cold... and it really wasn't that bad... I'm really not looking forward to when it DOES get shitty!!!
And I'd really like to dress like a girl again. At work I wear pants, steel toed boots, and grubby jackets and t-shirts... I'd love to wear heals, skirts, blouses... not to mention perfume, jewelry, and lipstick...
And, as much as I like everyone, my one direct coworker is wearing on me... it's difficult to deal with him day in and day out... where every other word is a curse word. There's ALWAYS a story about everything. I'm tired of the staughter house talk (I'm glad I'm vegan to begin with, cause, WOW, I wouldn't be eating meat now!!!). And for anyone who's read "A new Earth", he has one of the biggest ego's I've ever seen!!! I recognize it and understand where the talk is coming from, but I'm tired of his "$135 bottles of cologne" and "$1000 watch" and the "$35k Mustang he's buying in the spring"... and how "he can never understand why the super hawt women always go for the guys who look like homeless bums and treat them like shit and how he should tone it down as obviously women don't like guys who take care of themselves and wear expensive cologne and nice clothes"... it gets nausiating all the talk... the CONSTANT talk... I'd say something, but it's obviously a personality thing, and he won't change. The worst part is when I pick people up who he's driven home... they've commented to me about the "stories" he's told them... the hunting stories he's told them.... I mean, COME ON!!! Ask the customer about their day and their lives. People like talking about themselves... so if you ask about them and their lives, they'll talk and they feel like you're taking a genuine interest in them!!!
Anyhow... just a few more days til I find out if I get called back... *crosses fingers*...