Monday 26 March 2012

Employment Found

So its not the amazing career I was looking for, but I think it is an opportunity I should not pass up. I have been hired by Teleperformance (contracted by Sprint) as a customer service representative. It pays 9.50 per hour for training and after training pay increases to 10.50, after 90 days I can progress if opportunities arise.
I thought about holding out for the Sundance Inc position I was waiting to hear back on or the Bank of England post I recently applied for. However I'm skint and can't really wait around for something better. So I will take what I can get. I am looking on the positive side though, it pays above minimum wage and the hours are stable. I have to work weekends which I'm not over joyed about but beggars can't be choosers. I will continue to search for a job that makes me happy but in the mean time I'll take this job and the cheque that comes with it. To be honest I can think of far worse jobs take for instance burger maker at McDonalds (no offence to those that have this job). I have a bloody masters degree I want something that is worthy of this.
I will be the best CSR I can be for Teleperformance and see what the future holds.

Thursday 23 February 2012

Time Marches On...

And so the job search continues, I've had a few interviews with a credit union which is excellent news. I'm really hoping I get the position as it would be a great career. I've been through 3 interviews and was told on the last interview that they were expecting to hire in the next couple of weeks so expect a phone call to either let me know I'm onto the next step or that I don't fit their criteria. The interviewer seemed quite positive about my performance though and said I would be a good match for the company. I really hope that it proves true and that I am offered the position. Only time will tell.
I've moved back to Pocatello with my flatmate. Things are going well, I am trying to get myself into a routine. I spend my mornings cleaning usually then I go to McDonalds around nine and do job hunting till around two then I head back to the flat and find more things to clean and organize. I'm trying to get the flat as de-cluttered as I possibly can. Its not prefect yet but considering the limited amount of space I am doing the best that I can. Somethings are still stored under the kitchen table which drives me nuts but there is honestly no other place to put it. It doesn't help that the place only had 2 cupboards one for dishes the other for food, so I don't have a lot to work with.
So anyway thats pretty much my life at this point, looking for work, cleaning the flat and whatever else I can find to do.

Thursday 5 January 2012

It's a New Year

Wow 2012 already oh how the time flies. Well life is getting back to normal, or as normal as it can be here. I'm essentially seizure free. And I found out I was severely potassium deficient, which I guess no one ever checked. It wasn't until I was at the emergency room one day and an er doctor decided to run an additional test. He put me on some tablets for a few weeks and that seemed to up it and the seizures and dizzy spells radically decreased.
Then when I had my gall bladder removed a couple of weeks ago, the doctors noticed again that it had dropped severely. So I got three bags of potassium through my iv the night before surgery, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to do the surgery.
I'm making a slow recovery. The first week went great, I spent one day resting and after that I up and out of the house everyday. Walking around stores, etc. Second week I got a really sharp pain in my right side just under the rib cage and 2 of my incisions popped open and started bleeding like crazy.
I'm spending most days job hunting, not getting anything, but not giving up either. I skype nearly everyday with my sweetie which is great. It really brightens up my day to see him and talk to him. I think even though we're an ocean apart, we've never been closer.
So yeah, that sums it up.