OK, I’m kind of sick of being a telephone operator–sick of these crappy split shifts, working weekends, working evenings until 9, 10, and now 11 again, never having any sort of steady schedule at all, and being quite stuck at the wrong end of the seniority food chain (I’ll have had this job two years in June.) So, I decided to look into other opportunities. I saw that my company was offering a job in a different office called an “Information Specialist”…I got the jist that it involved checking Excel spreadsheets for errors, etc. Well, that didn’t sound too bad, and the office is only open from 6 a.m.–7p.m. M-Sa…wow, out by 7 and no Sundays ever! Well, what the heck, nothing ventured, nothing gained, right? So, I applied for it.
Well, a month later, they called me in for an interview! Well, the interview was quite unsatisfying…I think that they called it a “behavorial interview”. It was four questions long, and had no questions about who I am as a person, or what qualities I bring to the job, or the workplace, or anything. Here were the four questions: What is the most difficult document that you’ve created using Microsoft Word? Describe a time that you’ve used Microsoft Excel. Describe a time that you’ve used Powerpoint to create a presentation. Describe a time that you’ve used financial information or data to make a decision. OK, we’re done, we’ll call you next week. AAAAAAAAAAARGH. I got dressed up (a suit, and pantyhose, even!), drove downtown, and paid for parking for that??? And, no, I don’t think that they just decided they didn’t like me and cut the interview short, because they told me that it was four questions right when I walked in.
OK, when they didn’t call me last week, I was pretty sure I didn’t get the job…but, it took them about that long to call me when I was originally hired for this job, and I did get the job. So, when the e-mail finally came yesterday saying that “We’re sorry, but we’ve decided to hire another candidate, etc.”, well, I wasn’t too surprised. Here’s what did surprise me. I went to the bathroom, and on the way back, I saw a small note on the office door. Apparently, my manager has decided to accept the position of Information Specialist in the [office where I went for the interview], and yesterday was her first day. We wish her the best, blah, blah, blah.
Well, did I have a chance in hell when MY BOSS was apparently going for the same job??? And, it isn’t like this was a management position at all. I’m sure that it’s not a pay raise for her…it’s probably a pay cut.
I guess I’m just not sure what to think…other than this seems to be a big flashing neon sign saying “GET OUT NOW!!!” Well, that and the fact that my daughter’s Brownie troop needs a new leader, and I want to be able to do it without saying, “OK, this week’s meeting is on Tuesday, next week’s meeting is on Thursday, and we need to wait until Friday to find out when the meeting is after that”!
