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| Thu, 10-14-2004 - 9:31pm |
OK, so much for my Gilda Radner imitation. Sigh, can we have her back? Goddess, ship her back for a few more years, please?
Anyway, I'm a working person again, and am slowly gaining back self esteem. I'm loving it. The people are nice, the work seems worthwhile, and the entire environment is wonderful. I loved working for a company, loved the work, and all but the moron that ran the company at that point. It soured me on being employed, led me to start my own business, which was built up over 7 years to where it was going well... and then came my personal issues, my running away, and the huge fall. And here I am. No worries about running anything. Not setting there by myself trying to motivate myself to do something my brain was rebelling against. Now I'm doing something new, doing something to help others, not to sell to others. I'm working with other people, training and having fun... and this time, is me that is there, and not some actress playing a guy.
I'm 4 days into a 5 week training period. Once done, I will be gathering information needed to make determinations on eligibility for employment benefits. What is nice is that the people have the mentality that we are here to try and help, not to try and be some cold government entity. Yeah, there are rules, but we are being trained to be compassionate and to put ourselves in their position... we are here to serve them. I like that attitude.
There are 7 of us training, along with one instructor. Some of the reading can be really dry, but as someone from the commercial insurance world... am used to reading rather dry stuff. My future boss seems really nice as well (and she has a nice butch do. I appreciate that she had no issue with my having crossed a gender line. I've worn a skirt twice this week, and yeah Pam... I'm becoming more girly than I ever was before... such is the feeling of freedom and confidence. Dress there is casual, as we don't meet with anyone, is all phone stuff... and many wear jeans. As someone who was born wearing jeans, that is nice... but I've also been self employed and in jeans for 12 years, and before that wearing guy suits drove me *nuts*. I hated it, hated them, yuch. When I met up with my former boss and office manager last summer, we had a nice laugh about it. The office manager used to get on me about wearing hiking boots to work, not wearing a tie, etc. She mentioned the boots, and I held up my foot to reveal a nice Naturalizer black sandal, which really made her laugh "why didn't ya tell me then? Those would have been perfect!"
So I'm working 27.5 hours per week, and once done training will work 2-7:30. The pay is 1/6th of my former earnings, and I don't give a sh*t! This is perfect.
Y'all have fun this weekend, what with Pam and her Pole, and the attempt to give Courtney a nice butch cut (was I supposed to reveal that?) Just kidding, Courtney.

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(((((((((((((Nelle))))))))))))))))) It's so awesome that things are going well with your job. Sounds like a really good fit for you.
I format, edit, and print training manuals for social services programs. I definitely know how dry they can be! I mostly work with children's services material, most of which is not dry and often disturbing to read. But I have worked with the eligibility stuff too, and a lot of it goes right over my head!
Hope everything continues to go well! Hugs!
Ting![]()
Good for you Nelle, I'm so happy things are working out so well !!!
Hugs,
Robin
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Sounds like a nice place to work. I am like you, I prefer job satisfaction to huge paychecks. Of course as long as I can keep up with the bills and have a tad extra I am good.
Glad to hear you found something that you like.
Hugs,
Laurie
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I am.... ~S~ is... so happy for you!.. You sound peaceful and happy and it's so wonderful you have a nice group to work with....
~S~ is coming along also in her new position and is happy with it and as you... so far is being treated well and getting on wonderfully with her co-workers..
Hope you pop back in again soon and sending keeping on positive {{{vibes}}} out to ya as well as ((((((((Hugs))))))) Miss Kitty
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Raye!!!
I am so pleased for you!! *grabbing your hands and dancing/spinning you around*
Sounds like you've found something really nice, a job you can love and feel you make a worthwhile contribution with!! Go get 'em girl!!
YAAAYYYYY!!
*hugs* ~ Nony
Thanks Ting! It goes over mah head too... but I have to jump up and catch it...
seriously, I'm used to workers comp stuff, and that helps.
Merci ms kitty! And congrats to Special Friend as well... am thrilled to hear things are going great with her work. Maybe sometime in the next few months we can get together for a dinner or sumpin...
btw, has anyone seen eastie around?
rofl Damn good thing I wear flats! It does feel so damn good... I sit there and think about it and all that has happened and even working on my own for 12 years... being in an office enviroment again is so much fun. Being in an office as me and not in some disguise is even better! And actually getting some self esteem back is priceless... one more thing to go, but that is beyond my control.
*hugs* to you and loubie, hope school is going well for her, and that you are also doing well with your studies and work!
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