Work

I almost lost it yesterday at work. It's amazing how people (customers) can make your life or make that moment in your life so miserable that you almost break down and cry. I'm beginning to wonder if it was actually the person that I was speaking to or if it was my mood at the time that made it worse. I was angry at the world yesterday. Any little thing that was said or done to me would have upset me.
I take a break and come back to a great little message on my board from my co-worker;
"It's gonna be otay Linda!"

2009 Summary

Let's see...hmmmm....Let's start with a summary of what has happened this year. Separation, victim of family violence, house broken into, car vandalized, stressful job. I guess that pretty much sums it up! Oh! And Barcelona! Now I just need to elaborate....or not.
And for some strange reason, I am still here. Amazing.

My life now consists of only work. I have not been to the gym in about 3 weeks (haven't gained any weight though, don't worry!). I am not taking any college courses. I am not teaching any fitness classes. I am not blogging. I am not checking or updating my status on Facebook, Dailymile, etc. Yeah, I am pretty much not doing much of anything. It's no wonder I feel really lost.


All the things I said I was going to do this year. Nope, it didn't happen. Can't believe this year is gone.

Getting some rest again...

For the first time in a long time I have been able to sleep thru the whole night. It feels really good to get some good shut eye...
I've been neglecting my blog. Need to get back into it.

Justice

Seems like there is justice in this world.
I'm way behind on publishing this post though.
I found out that the person that fired me, was also fired about 2-3 weeks ago! And "he" was escorted by campus police. It came 3 months too late. My termination could have been prevented.

Don't you just love Karma? I do!

I'm going camping this weekend. Can't wait!

New Job

Be careful what you wish for. That is what comes to mind. Now I know why we went through so much training. We were finally able to answer calls on the third week. We are literally human punching bags. We basically just sit there and let the customers yell at us like there is no tomorrow! And all we do is apologize and empathize....

I did meet some really interesting people though at work. I think a couple of them are Athiest.

I found out that one of the guys I work with is none other than the son-in law of the douche bag that fired me and turns out he can't stand him either! What a small world.

New Job

Seriously. How much customer service training can you give a person? Some of the material tells us how to have proper phone etiquette, and how to say "please" and "thank you". And they keep stressing how we need to work on our "soft skills". It is redundant and boring! And most of it is just common sense. It's common sense to be professional, it's common sense to apologize when you make a mistake, it's common sense to say thank you when necessary! This training is extremely offensive. Not to mention that the age range is from 17-22 (there are about 3 older adults and there are about 20 in the group)!! I feel totally out of place! I guess the narcissist generation needs this extensive training!

New Job

Starting a new job is always a hard task. You need to start over and learn new things. Although, this company really takes this seriously. We are in training for 6 weeks before we actually start working. I feel like somehow I'm in school again. We are in a classroom all day, interacting and learning new material. The group is bilingual. It feels nice to be able to switch languages without the fear of making sure they understand you! Pero aun asi me siento fuera de lugar. Es una corporacion y eh estado acostumbrada a trabajar para organizaciones no lucrativas. Me siento un poco frustrada porque hay personas de 17 anos y no toman el trabajo con seriedad. Y siento que estoy perdiendo mi tiempo con ellos. Pero ya veremos...