# Hundreds of tries later....I finally got a job **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 7, 2013, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hundreds-of-tries-later-i-finally-got-a-job/660427 "2013-06-07T22:17:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AngelSoft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angelsoft/32/440_2.png) [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hundreds-of-tries-later-i-finally-got-a-job/660427/1 "2013-06-07T22:17:32Z")
After sending out hundreds and hundreds of applications and resumes, I’ve finally got a job. Interviewed at T-Mobile today for a call center job and got offered the position on the spot, pending background check. I was so happy and excited I left the interview without even asking the pay or when I would start. :smack: I mean, it wasn’t offered up to me either but I probably should have asked. Doesn’t really matter since any pay is better than nothing. But now I have to wait till I hear abck about the background check to find out those kinda important things. But…employed. finally! ---
**Author:** ![Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7cd45c/32.png) [@Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glory)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hundreds-of-tries-later-i-finally-got-a-job/660427/2 "2013-06-07T22:20:18Z")
I spent 10 years doing call center training. The turnover is amazing. Show up every day on time, be bright, positive and professional. You will likely be a team lead in 6 months and a supervisor in a year. ---
**Author:** ![AngelSoft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angelsoft/32/440_2.png) [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hundreds-of-tries-later-i-finally-got-a-job/660427/3 "2013-06-07T22:30:59Z")
> [@Glory](#): > > I spent 10 years doing call center training. The turnover is amazing. Show up every day on time, be bright, positive and professional. You will likely be a team lead in 6 months and a supervisor in a year. Yeah, I have some experience working in a call center. It looks like a really good place to work. I just wish I knew when I started lol ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hundreds-of-tries-later-i-finally-got-a-job/660427/4 "2013-06-07T23:31:25Z")
congrats! ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hundreds-of-tries-later-i-finally-got-a-job/660427/5 "2013-06-08T00:19:42Z")
Congrats! ---
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hundreds-of-tries-later-i-finally-got-a-job/660427/6 "2013-06-08T00:24:32Z")
Yay! I assume you didn’t say _fuck_ ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hundreds-of-tries-later-i-finally-got-a-job/660427/7 "2013-06-08T00:25:27Z")
Congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hundreds-of-tries-later-i-finally-got-a-job/660427/8 "2013-06-08T00:26:49Z")
Hooray! I’m very happy for you! ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hundreds-of-tries-later-i-finally-got-a-job/660427/9 "2013-06-08T00:37:00Z")
Congrats on the good news! ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hundreds-of-tries-later-i-finally-got-a-job/660427/10 "2013-06-08T13:01:24Z")
Congratulations! It’s tough out there! ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hundreds-of-tries-later-i-finally-got-a-job/660427/11 "2013-06-08T13:30:20Z")
Congratulations! I look forward to bitching you out when something goes wrong with my phone service! 😃 I’m just kidding. I’ve actually never had to call T-Mobile about anything, my service from them has been excellent. From what I’ve heard and read, it’s a great company to work for. ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hundreds-of-tries-later-i-finally-got-a-job/660427/12 "2013-06-08T13:38:21Z")
Congratulations and good luck to you. ---
**Author:** ![AngelSoft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angelsoft/32/440_2.png) [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hundreds-of-tries-later-i-finally-got-a-job/660427/13 "2013-06-08T14:29:56Z")
Thanks guys 😃 I’m excited but at the same time a bit nervous. I haven’t worked since I was pregnant with my daughter and she’s 5. So it’s gonna be a big adjustment to get back into the swing of things. Gonna be hard for my daughter too. She got upset when I told her and said she didn’t want me to leave her alone all day. ☹ But I told her that once I get back on my feet and we get our own place, I’d get her a guinea pig. Bribery works! She’s fine with it now lol ---
**Author:** ![Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bam_Boo_Gut)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hundreds-of-tries-later-i-finally-got-a-job/660427/14 "2013-06-08T14:43:49Z")
> [@AngelSoft](#): > > I left the interview without even asking the pay or when I would start. Ha ha - I know the feeling. I used to call my pay the ‘froggie money’ for these haribo frog sweets I’d get as a treat for myself and my daughter. She must have thought they cost a fortune! ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hundreds-of-tries-later-i-finally-got-a-job/660427/15 "2013-06-08T14:53:45Z")
Heck, it’s like riding a bicycle- you’ll get right back into it in no time! Congratulations!! Is your daughter in kindergarten? Pack her a snack bag or lunch each day and put little love notes and questions in them. She will love being a Big Girl and telling you all about her day when you see her in the evening. It will be fabulous. Good luck to both of you! ---
**Author:** ![chizzuk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@chizzuk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chizzuk)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hundreds-of-tries-later-i-finally-got-a-job/660427/16 "2013-06-08T23:01:30Z")
Congrats! T-Mobile is possibly the only company I’ve done business with in the last ten years where every single experience I had with their call center was memorably positive. Each time I was helped quickly (less than a minute on hold) by a knowledgeable, friendly employee who fixed my problem. Same experience in the stores. Their customer service is fabulous. ---
**Author:** ![AngelSoft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angelsoft/32/440_2.png) [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hundreds-of-tries-later-i-finally-got-a-job/660427/17 "2013-06-08T23:56:03Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Heck, it’s like riding a bicycle- you’ll get right back into it in no time! Congratulations!! > > Is your daughter in kindergarten? Pack her a snack bag or lunch each day and put little love notes and questions in them. She will love being a Big Girl and telling you all about her day when you see her in the evening. It will be fabulous. Good luck to both of you! Yeah I plan to do that when she starts Kindergarten in the fall 🙂 I worry a lot about being a single, working mom but more for her sake than my own. But lots of people do it every day and raise awesome kids in the process so I’m sure I can do it too. > [@chizzuk](#): > > Congrats! T-Mobile is possibly the only company I’ve done business with in the last ten years where every single experience I had with their call center was memorably positive. Each time I was helped quickly (less than a minute on hold) by a knowledgeable, friendly employee who fixed my problem. Same experience in the stores. Their customer service is fabulous. Yes, I’m getting a very positive view of them from just popping around online looking at what people say. I’m confident in my own customer service skills, but I am still a bit nervous. The guy who hired me said he has a history of hiring the top employee in the training class and he expected me to keep his record going. No pressure lol ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hundreds-of-tries-later-i-finally-got-a-job/660427/18 "2013-06-10T12:33:38Z")
More congrats!