I have a new job. I’m reluctant to mention any specifics, so I shall give you some related information instead. Some stuff may appear on LiveJournal if anything I feel I should mention occurs, though.
My previous job was in a supermarket, where I was a “service assistant”, also known as a cashier. I survived there for over two years. To be honest, I’m still pretty traumatised by the tedium of it all. Some people can handle the job, and some even like it, but not me. I craved stimulation, and open spaces where I’d be able to stretch my legs. Eventually, it was noticed that I did a good job at refilling the confectionery at registers1, and I also had learnt where most items were located in the aisles. This meant I got to spend slightly less time confined to a tiny space, and instead got to refill confectionery and magazines at the registers, and collect loose stock and return it to shelves. When the supermarket’s online ordering system was introduced, I occasionally worked for that department, collecting products from shelves to fill customer orders. Preferably, I would’ve been able to do so more often, but our schedules didn’t really match.
Recently, I was job hunting. I didn’t find it too hard to get a job, and I even got one that I wanted. It makes sense, considering it’s the Christmas period and I have complete availability until university resumes at the start of March. Handing in résumés and cover letters can even be amusing. For example, at one store, the guy who was working saw that I was holding some paper, and was all “RÉSUMÉ? W’ERE HIRING! KTHXBAI!!”, barely letting me get a word in edgeways. I never did end up hearing back from them, though, despite their overenthusiasm.
To cut a long story short, I got a job elsewhere. My interview was on Wednesday, and I thought of good answers to questions afterwards. The person who interviewed me said they’d call the next day, which, of course, meant I spent the day angsting, and thinking “We’ll if they haven’t called by now, I haven’t got it”, Only to check my mobile phone and realise that I had two missed calls2, which then made me think “Frig, I probably got it, but now that they can’t get hold of me, they’ve given it to someone else”.
I seldom talk about my life in this blog, instead opting for more of a thoughts-about-random-topics approach. You now know why.
- Not like it’s hard to do a good job, but other people would just chuck stuff in willy-nilly, upside down, and back-to-front. I actually made everything look nice, and lined it all up perfectly. [↩]
- I keep it on silent, and it was on my bed so I didn’t hear it vibrate. I assumed they’d call my home phone number, as that is what was used to arrange the interview. Whoops. [↩]
I was able to get this teaching job fairly quickly, and it had to do with the fact that I applied during the time when they are actually hiring and looking for new teachers, so I lucked out. I’ve always hated interviews because I get so nervous and like you, think of great answers to questions afterwards.
I’m glad you were able to get a job that you wanted. I used to work at a grocery store as a cashier. Four years of the most boring job ever. I hated it towards the end. So monotonous, and I hated dealing with annoying customers. Now I do something that I love, and enjoy every minute of it. =)
Aww lucky you! I have my dream job and seriously – I’m so glad that I’m doing something I like. I’m one of those workers that if I don’t like what I’m doing I won’t work hard at my job. Lol, yeah maybe thats just my teenage side coming into play but either way – you should do something you like and get paid for it than do something you hate and get paid for it. hehe
Congrats on your new job!
I’ve always thought it was hard on teenage boys – there’s not much choice out there when it comes to jobs. Fast food, supermarkets…yeah that’s about it. Whereas teenage girls can work in retail – and retail is a BIG industry, especially when it’s female-focused (e.g. clothing, accessories). You’d never see a guy in Sportsgirl for instance, or selling jewellery.
Anyway, good luck!
Congratulations! I’m going to have to disagree with Amanda — there’s always car service shops, sports accessories stores, etc., and many men sell jewelry. But yes, this part of my comment is beside the point…
I always think of responses and comebacks too late, and I would say it plagues my life. :p
It’s great that you’ve gotten a job that you want. I’ve always been a bit reluctant to try working in retail, simply because I’m obsessed with wanting the work I do to be somewhat related to what I’m studying and hence ~useful~.
I’m like you, I come up with better responses afterwards, but then I figure that’s how it is with most people, so we’re not that disadvantaged after all!
Congrats on the new job!
Everyone does that – thinking up better answers after the fact. But usually interviewers give you the benefit of the doubt. The alternative, which I’m starting to believe, is that the interview answers don’t even matter, it’s just how the /feel/ about you.
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