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Update on me...
May. 1st, 2007 11:48 pmWell, I started my new job on Monday. I've been working, as a temp, for several county agencies. First the Veterans Office and then Lincoln Industries (aka assistance for the Developmentally Disabled). The position at Lincoln Industries was posted to the public and I could have applied for it. I'm very sure that I would have been hired -- especially once I saw the candidates that were interviewed. Of course, had I just applied for the job, I never would have been hired as I was deemed "overqualified".
Actually M (my direct boss) made no secret of the fact that she would love to hire me, but she also said that she'd demand at least a five year agreement from me, because I'd never be happy there. She's not wrong about that. I loved the people -- both the employees and the disabled people who they helped. I didn't much care for the work. It was all numbers and data entry and mind-numbing state mandated billing and coding. I am so not an accountant and this job was very accounting-like.
It turned out that there was another opening in the county that was posted right around the same time. This one was for an administrative assistant in the UW Extension office. I applied for that because it looked to be much more word-friendly, and more varied, too.
I was hired almost immediately after the interview. (I was told that one person who interviewed for the job, walked out half-way through the skills test saying "I can't do this crap." Heh. People are weird.) When I was hired it was only a temp position, with funding for the job running out in Dec. However, when I started (three weeks later) it turns out that one of the other support people in the office is retiring in June, so I am full-time and permanent. Yay, me.
The UW Extension does a ton of stuff. As it stands right now, I'm going to definitely be working with the 4-H and other youth resources. Of course, I'll also be working the "counter" which means I'll be the first line of defense when people bring down unidentified bugs or plant specimens or anything else they think falls under the preview of the "ag agent". I'm secretly hoping for some reason to have to go to the county fair (4-H sponsored) as part of my job. I'm not sure that will happen.
It's great fun and everyone seems very nice. One thing this job will never be is boring. I have, however, a ton of things I have to read up on. I've only worked two days and I continually feel like I'm not really sure what I'm doing. However, everyone keeps telling me that I'm going a wonderful job and handle everything that comes my way. I think I'll choose to believe them. Although I've been known to project confidence and ability when I've been panicky and lost, so I may just be a good actor.
Actually M (my direct boss) made no secret of the fact that she would love to hire me, but she also said that she'd demand at least a five year agreement from me, because I'd never be happy there. She's not wrong about that. I loved the people -- both the employees and the disabled people who they helped. I didn't much care for the work. It was all numbers and data entry and mind-numbing state mandated billing and coding. I am so not an accountant and this job was very accounting-like.
It turned out that there was another opening in the county that was posted right around the same time. This one was for an administrative assistant in the UW Extension office. I applied for that because it looked to be much more word-friendly, and more varied, too.
I was hired almost immediately after the interview. (I was told that one person who interviewed for the job, walked out half-way through the skills test saying "I can't do this crap." Heh. People are weird.) When I was hired it was only a temp position, with funding for the job running out in Dec. However, when I started (three weeks later) it turns out that one of the other support people in the office is retiring in June, so I am full-time and permanent. Yay, me.
The UW Extension does a ton of stuff. As it stands right now, I'm going to definitely be working with the 4-H and other youth resources. Of course, I'll also be working the "counter" which means I'll be the first line of defense when people bring down unidentified bugs or plant specimens or anything else they think falls under the preview of the "ag agent". I'm secretly hoping for some reason to have to go to the county fair (4-H sponsored) as part of my job. I'm not sure that will happen.
It's great fun and everyone seems very nice. One thing this job will never be is boring. I have, however, a ton of things I have to read up on. I've only worked two days and I continually feel like I'm not really sure what I'm doing. However, everyone keeps telling me that I'm going a wonderful job and handle everything that comes my way. I think I'll choose to believe them. Although I've been known to project confidence and ability when I've been panicky and lost, so I may just be a good actor.
