I just thought if something. Isn’t it ironic that I changed my comments to be through Facebook when I have since deactivated my own account?
Funny. I may have to change all that. I’ll see if I can find anything else.
Christmas is already 2 days ago. That is amazing. It is true what they say about the older you get the more time speeds up.
Our Christmas was good. I got some Holy Land items that I wanted and a couple of polo shirts. Maryia received jewelry and movies. My parents got a mix of what everyone else got (clothing, stuffed animals, jewelry etc). We had a good time. It was quiet– but I think we were able to relax even if only for a little while.
Now New Years is right around the corner. Yikes!
Wish I heard from more friends this holiday season. I don’t think half the people I contacted even got back to me. It was kinda sad. Even my brother didn’t text me- but his excuse is probably valid (no cell service at home).
Well I suppose that’s it. I will try to look into the comment thing.
Please pray for Emily as she has an interview with a potential employer today at 3pm. So if you want to say a little something to the big guy… 🙂
My job outlook has been a little gloomy but it IS the holidays and I think that most places will start the process after the first of the year.
So it’s already the middle of December and tomorrow my temp job ends.
Back to the grind of looking for work. I don’t feel too upset about the assignment ending because – well there are multiple reasons.
1. There was little room to think. Example- You had to call a supervisor to get permission to change the simplest of things (a typo on a name, or email).. 2. The micromanagement was insane. Beyond reasonable. You logged into tracking codes when you were doing anything. Anything. Like: doing nothing, yep there’s a code for that. Seriously. 3. A low glass ceiling. For the people working at the company there was a low ceiling to work within. All jobs were phone based unless you were an executive. 4. The training – don’t even get me going on that one. 5. The biggest reason, more prevelant than all others? I think that overall it just wasn’t a good fit.
I’ll look again for work. I have been even during this assignment. The temp agency I am working with is also going to help with looking for work with either long or even short term work. & believe me- Every little bit helps.
It hasn’t all been bad. I have been able to recoup a little bit (since having been out if work) and my bank account definitely thanks me for that. Additionally things have been going smoothly at home & with the wife.
I’ve been talking to my brother a bit more lately through text. It’s been nice to talk to him- even if its just through texting.
Hmm what else? Oh, I’ve deactivated my Facebook. It has actually been really nice and on some levels liberating. I don’t feel like I am missing anything and I still have twitter if I need updates of any kind.
Christmas is going to be here before we know it! I’m still waiting for my presents to be delivered so I can wrap em.
We passed 12/12/12 two days ago. I took my lunch that day at 12:12 and 12 seconds. Haha fun times.
Suppose the only other thing to note is that the extended family (Sky’s sisters family) have been going through some rough stuff. Keep them in your prayers. (God will know what I’m referencing when you pray, don’t worry). I appreciate it.
It was raining yesterday! I like it- just wish it wouldn’t go away. ☔
Other than that… I don’t have a whole lot. Keep my family in your prayers as well if possible. It has been hard in certain ways as of late especially for my parents and all help works to His Glory.
I was watching Emily Owens M.D. this past week and there was a moment when she said something to the effect of: I thought I was past all my awkwardness and at this age I didn’t think I’d still be dealing with what I had to in elementary school. I never thought at this age I would in some ways be the same awkward person from my youth. (Paraphrasing of course)
I think that quote is right on. I am still just as awkward as I was when I was younger. I still sometimes feel like I am back in elementary school trying to fit in or say the right things to the right people. Maybe certain things you never grow out of- because they are so important to life in general? On some level I thought I’d just come into my own…
Ah well. Just observations mostly.
If you have a chance feel free to watch the show. In many ways it is similar to Greys (not as good as Greys but that’s a super tall order to fill). I think for what it is- its good and overall well cast.
In December already. Wow! How crazy.
I have a whole string of complaints I want to type out about my job right now. I even started to type it out until I realized what I was doing and got rid of it. It’s better that way.
I read my friends Facebook update the other day. She spoke of how she loved going to work- how she hasn’t felt anxious about work since taking the job. (It was also noted how before she use to dread going in to work every day). How much of a blessing it was to work and know she was making a difference in the Kingdom. Working and being able to see the face if Jesus everyday.
It made me a bit jealous – if I’m going to be honest. I so long for such a thing.
Instead, I’ll turn up some TFK and fall asleep if I can stop singing long enough to lose consciousness.
The song I am currently listening to can be found here.
I have actually meant to update a few times since my last post – but you know how that goes. Put it off one day – then the next and before you know it you end up forgetting what you were going to blog about in the first place.
It is such an easy thing to do if you can be disciplined about it. I have not been that way for a while and most times wish I could go back and jot down my ideas/memories while they were still fresh. I find myself then trying to recreate those memories at a later time – and if I am unable to I give up altogether with the idea of updating my blog.
I have been working. It has been an experience. The person in charge seems to want to be everyone’s friend and care less about doing actual training. After having watched this guy “train” for the past week or so – I can tell a couple of things.
My Kind of day. Nice, cool cloudy. These have been more often than not as of late. Very nice actually.
1. That he actually has the potential to be a good trainer – but he is just not equipping himself to do the job. 2. He seems to hold some sort of grudge against the company & or just cares too much about being the “cool” trainer. 3. If he took control of the class and implemented multiple ways of teaching – the training itself would likely be much more effective. 4. It is most likely just a matter of time before he is “caught” doing something inside his “circle of trust” that he shouldn’t be doing and get himself fired or reprimanded.
What else? Movies. I am going to combine a few things here. First – the last pre-screenings we went to see. Cloud Atlas and Flight. We saw them within just a couple days of each other. We got them at the last minute and was able to go to the red carpet premier. It was cool. For Cloud Atlas we sat a few rows in front of Tom Hanks and Halle Berry. On the way out they took some back exit and completely dismissed anyone waiting for their autograph out front of the Chinese theater in downtown Hollywood. We did spot some other stars though – Keanu Reeves and Susan Sarandon to name a few. They were nice enough to stop and sign autographs for folks waiting – even stopping and taking up conversation with them. The movie itself? Meh. Cloud Atlas was too busy and had too many story lines for its own good and seemed to drag on for a long time. I liked only a few story lines (such as the one with the old people – watch it and you will agree with me!) Rating? Probably nothing more than a D+.
Meanwhile at the red carpet premier of Flight – we didn’t run into as many stars directly. However it was cool seeing the movie with Denzel Washington, John Goodman and Don Cheadle. I have mostly been a fan of Denzel’s movies and have liked Don Cheadle since he was in “Crash”. While waiting for all the big stars to come out after the movie had ended we bumped into Lea Thompson. First thing I was thinking was “Lorraine Baines McFly!” — but lucky for me this little blurb didn’t come out of my mouth. It was cool. The movie? I didn’t like. Don’t get me wrong… the flight scenes were probably the BEST that I have seen- and extremely intense. However they were over after about the first 30 minutes of the movie had passed. The rest of the movie ***SPOILER so skip to the next paragraph if you care*** dealt with the pilots addiction to drugs. I didn’t like it. I get it – I have had friends deal with drug addiction and come out the other side – but man alive. The movie was called Flight, not Intervention! Anyway, other than that.. the flight scenes made the movie worth watching. I’d probably rate it a C+
Okay – whew. I’ve been wanting to get that off my chest for a while.
Anyway, you know how I posted a picture of the clouds in the sky? Well… check this action out. It’s the forecast for the area – I just hope it is true.
I would be very happy….
So anyway, on the 22nd it was both Sky and my dad’s birthday. We mostly celebrated Thanksgiving instead of the birthdays and decided to do our celebrating on the weekend. Can I say that this Thanksgiving felt weird to me? Because it did. I don’t know why and I don’t know how to describe it – but the whole thing felt off.
Then we come to Saturday (the celebration day). We ran around to different places and picked up freebies for the both of them. That night we went to see Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2.
(Don’t worry, I won’t spoil anything for you) however, I’ll just say that I thought it would have been better, perhaps even with a quicker more engaging story line.
Other than that.. this week I have been back at work. I don’t really want to speak of my feelings about the job- because they don’t really help in any way shape or form. Admittedly this is my blog and my space to speak about who or whatever I want… but I am declining to do so at this point in time. I do however do not desire to be in call center work. Yet today was told that once you are on the phone, know that it’s for good.
Well, with that said… I will leave with a bible verse.
2 Corinthians 4:16-18 So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.
Today was the start of a new training class for a call center job I landed. Unfortunately I didn’t have the best experience with the company/trainer. I mean for first impressions this is kinda bad. In fact- he is probably the worst example of a trainer that I have seen since my days at Sears in 2003.
He was inappropriate. For example, he told the class about a time where he told another coworker to hit on a cute girl. Not exactly the kind of first impression you’d want to have – especially for a new hire class. If you don’t think that’s anything much– okay. There was much more where that came from, so much more.
He talked about a “circle of trust” Where basically anything goes and nobody can say anything to HR or any one else. He told us about times where he is slacked off and done the least amount of work possible… And how you can get away with it… Or at least how he did. He then assured us that he was a hard worker. So reassuring.
I would actually like to go to HR about most of the things that he talked about during class. However my being a temp could complicate the situation (if I still would have a job). Besides, it appears that everyone goes along with what he says… Laughs at the things he says and has no problem with any of it.
He goes as far as to say that if someone comes in the room he will change his behavior and how he trains, And likewise if anybody comes in we must be on our best behavior. At one point he even told us about things that he should be covering but wouldn’t unless someone came in the room and was supervising him.
His mission isn’t to train us, he said he wants us to have fun. He will get us out of the class… And onto the floor but the rest is up to us. Not exactly comforting. It doesn’t leave me with a good feeling.
