Of course, from the above title, we are celebrating 'obvious titles week' lol, when we all wear purple ribbons and do a charity walk for obviousisity (yes, I did just invent that word), and our celebrity endorsement is from hmm haven't worked that out yet - we are in talks with Larry Fortensky though LOL. And yes, I am in a stupid mood obviously :)
Not too much happened yesterday - at work the main system was still down, so we could take phone calls for orders, but again couldn't do much work beyond that. LDU is still giving up smoking, and actually went for a kebab with her at lunchtime - only about the third time since last July that I have had lunch with a workmate. Yes, things are usually that quiet for me while grabbing a bite to eat in the middle of the day.
Had my first permanent employee formal assessment thing yesterday afternoon. I was hella nervous, what with what I consider my flaws and unsuredness around the acting team leader and how you are supposed to interact in these things rather than just these are your stats, have a nice month LOL as it seemed to be when I was a temp. But obviously my incompetencies haven't hit breaking point or even mentioning point yet (yes, I am that insecure about my competency), and PTU signed off that I was good at my job, not excellent, but then who is. Good was better than I was expecting - there are a couple of things I can work on, but taken as a whole, I seem to be doing OK - and hmm, even a mention in there that I am fully dedicated to customer service - hmm, well yes, if it is my segmentation I bend over backwards, if not - ah, just that old self doubt again.
So yeah, that was the main thing yesterday. I was just a bit unsure of PTU as a boss, she seems OK as a fellow staff member, but after yesterday, I can feel confident that she is just as nice as the rest of the bosses at work (which is a compliment, have a good group to lead us - of course, with my instinctive eagerness to please, I usually get on well with boss figures, both in the past and now). Did I mention that SGR has tinted her hair? Tawny rather than straight blonde or black at the moment - and wearing it down, hmm, she has a boyfriend blah blah.
Oh, and I had mentioned to V that I was nervous about the appraisal assessment thingy, and afterwards I sent her an email saying that it had gone fine - and she replied 'face it Pauly, you are good at your job!' Yeah, sure, right, as I look at my feet LOL.
Today is a rostered day off for me yippee. What with the week it has been so far at work, am glad more than usual to be out of the office. Will go down to the local shopping centre, get a haircut (am very shaggy dog at the moment) and maybe pick up a mobile phone - my current handset is both an antique (circa 1997 LOL) and stuffed at the moment. No, I am not going to go to a movie, I have a limit of one a week LOL. But may buy DVDs or a computer game, see how rich I am feeling.
Talking of rich, was just trying to sort out the last of the debt monkeys off my back - rang the call centre, obviously somewhere overseas when he said well if you are in Australia... here is a local number to ring to find out who the collection agency on that debt is (well there was a surprise, and also a surprise that the card itself has been cancelled) - I did however salve my conscience slightly by updating my billing address to the CORRECT one. Tried to ring the local number (local as in Sydney LOL) only to be told that this number is only manned during business hours. You try to be efficient and where does it get you LOL.
Will try again later in the morning I think. Oh, and another of the monkeys on my back (it's a zoo back there apparently LOL), the charity donations on behalf of workmates, well I got that sorted - two of the three organisations have sent back their receipts well before tax time, so a bit of relief there. The third is no doubt on its way...
So yeah, personal wrap up for the last day and a half. Will maybe post something later in the day, after my shopping expedition, or a news and current affairs wrap up - maybe.
Pauly
Not too much happened yesterday - at work the main system was still down, so we could take phone calls for orders, but again couldn't do much work beyond that. LDU is still giving up smoking, and actually went for a kebab with her at lunchtime - only about the third time since last July that I have had lunch with a workmate. Yes, things are usually that quiet for me while grabbing a bite to eat in the middle of the day.
Had my first permanent employee formal assessment thing yesterday afternoon. I was hella nervous, what with what I consider my flaws and unsuredness around the acting team leader and how you are supposed to interact in these things rather than just these are your stats, have a nice month LOL as it seemed to be when I was a temp. But obviously my incompetencies haven't hit breaking point or even mentioning point yet (yes, I am that insecure about my competency), and PTU signed off that I was good at my job, not excellent, but then who is. Good was better than I was expecting - there are a couple of things I can work on, but taken as a whole, I seem to be doing OK - and hmm, even a mention in there that I am fully dedicated to customer service - hmm, well yes, if it is my segmentation I bend over backwards, if not - ah, just that old self doubt again.
So yeah, that was the main thing yesterday. I was just a bit unsure of PTU as a boss, she seems OK as a fellow staff member, but after yesterday, I can feel confident that she is just as nice as the rest of the bosses at work (which is a compliment, have a good group to lead us - of course, with my instinctive eagerness to please, I usually get on well with boss figures, both in the past and now). Did I mention that SGR has tinted her hair? Tawny rather than straight blonde or black at the moment - and wearing it down, hmm, she has a boyfriend blah blah.
Oh, and I had mentioned to V that I was nervous about the appraisal assessment thingy, and afterwards I sent her an email saying that it had gone fine - and she replied 'face it Pauly, you are good at your job!' Yeah, sure, right, as I look at my feet LOL.
Today is a rostered day off for me yippee. What with the week it has been so far at work, am glad more than usual to be out of the office. Will go down to the local shopping centre, get a haircut (am very shaggy dog at the moment) and maybe pick up a mobile phone - my current handset is both an antique (circa 1997 LOL) and stuffed at the moment. No, I am not going to go to a movie, I have a limit of one a week LOL. But may buy DVDs or a computer game, see how rich I am feeling.
Talking of rich, was just trying to sort out the last of the debt monkeys off my back - rang the call centre, obviously somewhere overseas when he said well if you are in Australia... here is a local number to ring to find out who the collection agency on that debt is (well there was a surprise, and also a surprise that the card itself has been cancelled) - I did however salve my conscience slightly by updating my billing address to the CORRECT one. Tried to ring the local number (local as in Sydney LOL) only to be told that this number is only manned during business hours. You try to be efficient and where does it get you LOL.
Will try again later in the morning I think. Oh, and another of the monkeys on my back (it's a zoo back there apparently LOL), the charity donations on behalf of workmates, well I got that sorted - two of the three organisations have sent back their receipts well before tax time, so a bit of relief there. The third is no doubt on its way...
So yeah, personal wrap up for the last day and a half. Will maybe post something later in the day, after my shopping expedition, or a news and current affairs wrap up - maybe.
Pauly
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