It’s been a while since I have last posted! Sorry about that! I am sure you waiting desperately, fingers tapping next to your laptop, waiting to hear about my first week and a half at work! So without further ado…
It was awesome! I was worried I would feel like I was in over my head, but I have to tell you, I absolutely don’t. I feel like I really have things to contribute to the company. My skills and education are just different enough, that I think they will be valuable. Within a week and a half, I have already be in 5 client meetings, visited a client with my boss, and my boss’ boss in a far away city (3 hours away…Wisconsin is snowy!), been told I am doing a great job several times, saved the day on a proposal for business with a very large client, and been told I am getting an account that the girl I am covering for doesn’t have.
Those last two are particularly important. I caught a BIG mistake, and brought it up just hours before the proposal was due to my boss, who was more than pleased with me. Day saved!
Then, later that afternoon, I was told I will be in charge of a account that we are sort of trying to win back business from. Pressure much? That is very good for me, because, since I am temp to perm, anything that makes me more difficult to get rid of me means it will be more likely the job will go perm. So if I do a good job with it, I will have an important client on my side.
So, as far as first week’s go, I think I am pleased. It’s really nice to be back to a routine, too.
I will be an Account Supervisor for a design and packaging agency. Of course, because of the lovely internets, that is all I can say here, but needless to say, it’s a great position, with a great chance to grow.
The one downside is that it’s Temp to Perm, meaning in 3 months, I will either still be gainfully employed, or I will be out poundin’ the pavement again. On the plus side, the position is a higher title than other jobs I was looking at, and potentially puts me in a very good position in a few months if I DO have to look for another job. And, if I don’t like the job, there won’t be any problems leaving in 3 months. Also on the pluses, it is literally a 20 minute commute. That is almost unheard of here. I have a 10 minute walk to the El, and a 10 minute ride to work, and the El lets out right at the office. Perfect.
Oh, and did I mention the job starts Wednesday?? Yup! Wednesday. Like, today is Monday, tomorrow is Tuesday, and I start my job WEDNESDAY!!
I am currently a mixed bag of emotions! One part relieved, one part thrilled, one part, scared shitless! Everyone cross their fingers for me!
Will.i.am from The Black Eyed Peas heard Barack Obama speak in New Hampshire, and had that same smack of inspiration that I did after South Carolina. His answer was to turn the speech into a music video. There are two things that impress me the most about this. The fact the speech is so lyrical it could, in fact, be sung, and that so many others are being inspired like am. (It looks like over a million people have already viewed the video on YouTube when you add up the multiple postings.)
My biggest fear at this point is that Barack won’t win the nomination, and this spirit of unity and inspiration and power will disappear. I am so proud at this moment to live here in a country that can STILL offer this kind of hope. I thought I had lost my love of this country forever. I was ashamed and embarrassed by our nation, but I feel as though Obama could change all of that. What a powerful feeling hope can be.
If you can, vote tomorrow. And remind others. What could you do tomorrow that would be more important than affecting your own future?
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