OH MY GOD!
I can't believe it, but I graduated yesterday from the University of Hawaii at Manoa! I was a little excited about it yesterday, but more excited at this moment. "Why?" might you ask. Well, I just found out today that I passed all my classes that I needed to pass. Since last week Tuesday, I've been shitting bricks, cause I thought that I totally bombed my Finance final. So, I wrote an e-mail to my professor... He didn't reply back to me, so I got a little scared/worried.
I found out that grades should be up today, and decided to check them. While checking grades a little earlier this evening, I made my brothers look away until I said it was okay. I took in a deep breath and when I saw my grades, I swear I was going to cry! Out of relief of course. An A for band (of course), a B for TIM 302 (Info tech class), a B for TIM 431 (which actually counts for an A considering how hard that damn class is!), a C for TIM 321 (Socio-cultural tourism), and a D- for TIM 305 (Finance--the one class I was struggling with throughout the WHOLE semester!) *sigh* And I already know that I passed my Accounting class, so all I have to do is transfer over my credits to UH.
My grad party... was okay. It wasn't what I had hoped. Maybe we really should've had it at a chinese restaurant. Everybody was too busy cooking their own food to really "socialize"... Or was that just me? Half the money I got for graduation went to help paying for the party. Which makes me upset, because I wouldn't actually have minded doing something a little... cheaper. Like maybe have something at church again--? Okay, I dunno... maybe that's a little too high-maintenance. But, then again... I was the one who offered to give my parents some of my money... but I wasn't expecting my dad to tell me half. I was thinking maybe a quarter. Oh well. Gotta pay the mortgage somehow, right? ... Never really got a grad/birthday gift from the rents, tho. Oh well. That's what most birthdays are like, anyway.
So, I still haven't heard from Mauna Lani Bay Hotel yet... It's a bit frustrating. I mean, when I originally talked to the HR Manager, Valerie, she told me that I practically have the job, and all she needed to do was get a couple of signatures... and that was like almost a month ago? Here's the scoops:
A week after I had my interview at the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel, I had a phone interview with one of the Hotel Assistant Managers, and the next day, I got a phone call from the Human Resources Manager. She told me that I pretty much have the position, but all they needed to do was some paper work and have it go through the Executive office. And then she starts telling me about this temporary position over the holidays. They supposedly needed my help from right after graduation for about two weeks. I told her that I needed to talk to my manager about it to see what he needed me to do in order for me to say "yes" to them. She said it was fine and that I could talk to her in person, cause she'd be in Oahu (staying at our hotel, nonetheless).
So, I had a long talk with our Front Office Manager (more than 30 minutes) about everything. He started asking me these questions, that I really didn't have answers to. So, he told me, "no offense Alicia, but I really believe that you are being extremely naive about all of
this." And I didn't realize it until then that it was true. He asked me if I had gotten something in writing, which I didn't. He asked me if I knew how much they were going to be paying me--that was all ballpark figures. He asked me if my decision to work with them during the holidays sway them from making a decision on the management position they were going to offer me. I'm very glad that I had that talk with him, because I would've gone in totally blind.
The next day I sat down and talked with the HR Manager of Mauna Lani Bay Hotel about the meeting I had with my boss. She was very helpful in answering all my questions and said that she'd try and get me something on Wednesday (I spoke with her on a Saturday). Well, Wednesday came and went, and I decided to call her. She told me that she was still going through reference checks and there were still some paperwork going through the executive office.
Another week and a half passed, and I decided that I'd e-mail her to tell her that if she wanted me to work during the holidays that they needed to me soon, so I could put in my two weeks. She replied back to me that they found some managers from other hotels to help with the Bunaglows. And then she wrote, "As I mentioned in our previous conversation I still needed to complete the refererence checks and route for approvals from the executives before I can take any hiring action. This may or may not result in an offer for employment." Okay, that last part, she never told me. So, I'm kind of upset about that. She said that she'd contact me if she received anything more.
So, that e-mail was from last week Monday and haven't heard a word since then. I really don't know what to do. Almost all my friends have gotten job offers already! And some of their (second) inteviews were AFTER mine! It's so fricken frustrating! So, I'm totally stressed out about this whole job thing. I'm going nuts! I'm so sorry to vent on you, but I really don't know what to do with myself. Everyone at work thinks that I'm leaving soon, but truthfully, I dunno what's gonna happen to me. *sigh*
Well, I better get off to bed. Going to Jen and Shaun's place for Christmas lunch. Then I have to drive out to work for meeting/secret santa exchange/potluck. Too much food tomorrow. Sore ja, oyasumi!
I found out that grades should be up today, and decided to check them. While checking grades a little earlier this evening, I made my brothers look away until I said it was okay. I took in a deep breath and when I saw my grades, I swear I was going to cry! Out of relief of course. An A for band (of course), a B for TIM 302 (Info tech class), a B for TIM 431 (which actually counts for an A considering how hard that damn class is!), a C for TIM 321 (Socio-cultural tourism), and a D- for TIM 305 (Finance--the one class I was struggling with throughout the WHOLE semester!) *sigh* And I already know that I passed my Accounting class, so all I have to do is transfer over my credits to UH.
My grad party... was okay. It wasn't what I had hoped. Maybe we really should've had it at a chinese restaurant. Everybody was too busy cooking their own food to really "socialize"... Or was that just me? Half the money I got for graduation went to help paying for the party. Which makes me upset, because I wouldn't actually have minded doing something a little... cheaper. Like maybe have something at church again--? Okay, I dunno... maybe that's a little too high-maintenance. But, then again... I was the one who offered to give my parents some of my money... but I wasn't expecting my dad to tell me half. I was thinking maybe a quarter. Oh well. Gotta pay the mortgage somehow, right? ... Never really got a grad/birthday gift from the rents, tho. Oh well. That's what most birthdays are like, anyway.
So, I still haven't heard from Mauna Lani Bay Hotel yet... It's a bit frustrating. I mean, when I originally talked to the HR Manager, Valerie, she told me that I practically have the job, and all she needed to do was get a couple of signatures... and that was like almost a month ago? Here's the scoops:
A week after I had my interview at the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel, I had a phone interview with one of the Hotel Assistant Managers, and the next day, I got a phone call from the Human Resources Manager. She told me that I pretty much have the position, but all they needed to do was some paper work and have it go through the Executive office. And then she starts telling me about this temporary position over the holidays. They supposedly needed my help from right after graduation for about two weeks. I told her that I needed to talk to my manager about it to see what he needed me to do in order for me to say "yes" to them. She said it was fine and that I could talk to her in person, cause she'd be in Oahu (staying at our hotel, nonetheless).
So, I had a long talk with our Front Office Manager (more than 30 minutes) about everything. He started asking me these questions, that I really didn't have answers to. So, he told me, "no offense Alicia, but I really believe that you are being extremely naive about all of
this." And I didn't realize it until then that it was true. He asked me if I had gotten something in writing, which I didn't. He asked me if I knew how much they were going to be paying me--that was all ballpark figures. He asked me if my decision to work with them during the holidays sway them from making a decision on the management position they were going to offer me. I'm very glad that I had that talk with him, because I would've gone in totally blind.
The next day I sat down and talked with the HR Manager of Mauna Lani Bay Hotel about the meeting I had with my boss. She was very helpful in answering all my questions and said that she'd try and get me something on Wednesday (I spoke with her on a Saturday). Well, Wednesday came and went, and I decided to call her. She told me that she was still going through reference checks and there were still some paperwork going through the executive office.
Another week and a half passed, and I decided that I'd e-mail her to tell her that if she wanted me to work during the holidays that they needed to me soon, so I could put in my two weeks. She replied back to me that they found some managers from other hotels to help with the Bunaglows. And then she wrote, "As I mentioned in our previous conversation I still needed to complete the refererence checks and route for approvals from the executives before I can take any hiring action. This may or may not result in an offer for employment." Okay, that last part, she never told me. So, I'm kind of upset about that. She said that she'd contact me if she received anything more.
So, that e-mail was from last week Monday and haven't heard a word since then. I really don't know what to do. Almost all my friends have gotten job offers already! And some of their (second) inteviews were AFTER mine! It's so fricken frustrating! So, I'm totally stressed out about this whole job thing. I'm going nuts! I'm so sorry to vent on you, but I really don't know what to do with myself. Everyone at work thinks that I'm leaving soon, but truthfully, I dunno what's gonna happen to me. *sigh*
Well, I better get off to bed. Going to Jen and Shaun's place for Christmas lunch. Then I have to drive out to work for meeting/secret santa exchange/potluck. Too much food tomorrow. Sore ja, oyasumi!