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So plan A might have pulled off.
Yesterday I got Neil to send my resume to the lady he deals with in HR then I decided today to follow that up with a quick e-mail from myself. Within say half hour of me sending that message she phones me on my cell phone. Her words were she was very excited that she recieved the resume from Neil yesterday and when it was followed up with an e-mail from me she was even happier.
She told me to go on line and do the approprate things on their website and in the mean time she was going to have a word with her boss, which is also Neil's boss. She said she wants someone asap and I would be perfect.
I am so giddly right now as hopefully my wage will go up and the hours will be so much better for us as a couple. The position was stated as temporary but she said it would lead to permanant I said I would be as permenant as they were to keep us in Canada. (they issue us the work permits remember)
I am happy to get back to my routes in office work as like I have said in previous posts i'm bored at the spa, I need to keep busy or time just seems to drag. So what am I going to say to my current employer? I don't think I'm going to make a big deal out of it probally just say a better offer has come my way and I would be stupid to turn it down. At the end of the day there is no personal ties there, I don't see how I would become a spa manager or have any other more responsible duties there. It has taken her a whole month to give me more hours and have me work on Saturday!
Hopefully I'll get some good holiday allowances and benifits that come along with working in a big company. I shouldn't speak too soon as I haven't been offered the job so far or even been asked for an interview but it all sounds very very promissing indeed.
I've had some odd experiences with regards to working in Canada so far, working in retail has been in my opinion one of the worst jobs. Customers can be quite nasty but you do have a good laugh with your work mates. At the spa it's more fingers on lips, pushing people to buy stuff and really working hard to get bookings for appointments, deep down is that really me? I'm happy to go back to office work, more than happy believe me and if I get this job i'll try not to complain about any aspect of office work ever again!!!!! |
Posted: 05:56, Tuesday 29 June 2010 |
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Searching for a New Job, Again.
I was sat at work today for four hours, twiddling my thumbs almost. I will admit it's bloody boring, it's not really very busy and when a customer comes in you virtually have to jump on them to get them to buy some sort of cream or book a treatment.
It's hard work at times because people like to know how much things cost and when they hear the price they generally seem to back off and walk out the door. I don't think people can afford to spend money on themselves anymore
I remember my old assistant manager at the other place I worked, her comment to me about me working in a spa was "Cassie, I think you will be bored!" Maybe people know me better than me? When I said this to Neil tonight he said he thought the same thing. He also asked if I would like him to give me advice for the next job.
My pay check was enough to push me into a sence of dispair, Crap it was $951.04 for the month! I went pale. I used to get around $700 for bi-weekly!
I've had to watch what i've been spending this last month and now i'm going to have to do the same thing this month. This is one of the reasons I need another job, I just don't have enough spending money. It's depressing to be honest, $100 or even $200 goes no where.
I started with asking the husband if there are any jobs at his company, there are four different offices around here. So my name has been put forward to the HR lady there. Remember it's not what you know it's who you know here. His company do have a couple of admin jobs available I checked there website.
Plan B is to fire off my resume left right and centre, i'm also considering going back to temping work. I loved my time as a temp in the uk, I could do that all over again.
So wish me luck and hopefully I'll be working 8 - 5 Monday to Friday pretty soon. Oh how's the diet going well it's pretty damn fantastic, i've lost 5lbs so far and i'm on my period at the moment. I've not touched 1 oz of chocolate I'm really pleased with how well i'm managing this. I haven't had a drop of wine near me since at least a month so i'm not an alcoholic, lol. I am still on the liver detox tables after this I'm going to not pop any more herbal tablets for a good month to give my body a break.
Overall I feel so much more healthy and the belly is getting flatter, some of my pants are loose which is a great sign i'm doing very well. Self Control and real determination has got me throught this.
I still go to BBQ parties we've been invited to, I just don't eat or drink at them, I explain before I go. Just because I can't eat doesn't mean I can't have a good time. I get a little teased but I have to do this for me and my nice new flatter belly that I want before it gets too hot this summer.
Anyone thinking of losing some weight, there is never a good time to start JUST DO IT!!!!!!! |
Posted: 04:38, Tuesday 29 June 2010 |
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