# New Job! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 25, 2006, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-job/354191 "2006-04-25T19:50:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-job/354191/1 "2006-04-25T19:50:20Z")
Finally, I am free of this nightmare! Friday is my last day at my current job and I start the new one Monday! More money, immediate benefits, more advancement opportunity, and best of all, it’s what I want to do. My current job was supposed to be temporary while I found a company I really wanted to work at, but I ended up being sucked in for 9 months. I’ve gotten other offers, but nothing close to what I wanted, so I stuck it out until…my phone rang this afternoon…and I heard the words I’ve been waiting for! The Dope has been instrumental in helping me with interviews, my resume and overall attitude regarding the job hunt. Thanks everyone! ---
**Author:** ![LiveOnAPlane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3d9bf3/32.png) [@LiveOnAPlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveOnAPlane)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-job/354191/2 "2006-04-25T21:24:11Z")
Sincerest congratulations, **LunaV**! I’ll back off now to a safe distance until you come down from your wonderful high…may it last a long, long while. Enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-job/354191/3 "2006-04-25T21:29:09Z")
… You’re not even going to tell us what the job is? ---
**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2006, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-job/354191/4 "2006-04-26T02:41:39Z")
Oops! It’s a teller position at a regional bank. I worked in a bank as a senior teller for a couple of years before I moved last year, and it’s been difficult breaking back into the business (at least with the pay and hours that I need) so although I’m starting out as a teller again, I’m happy to do so. With my knowledge, I’m sure to move up soon. 🆒 My current job is a cashiering/accounting position at a Lexus dealership. The people I work with are fantastic, but the job itself leads nowhere, I’ve been bored to tears for months now, and they’ve been dragging their heels with _everything_. For example, I took a drug test a couple of weeks after I started, passed, and I was told they’d put me on their payroll and I could start receiving benefits after so many months. _8 and a half months later_, I had to go through another drug test because they waited so long that the first one expired. If it was a simple urine test, I wouldn’t have cared, but they use hair testing. Meaning they chop off a decent portion of your hair in multiple places as close to the scalp as they can. I have nice hair, and I was pretty peeved at having to go through the process a second, unnecessary, time. That’s just one of many :rolleyes: experiences I’ve had. But no more! ~does happy dance~ ---
**Author:** ![Phantom\_Dennis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/51bf81/32.png) [@Phantom\_Dennis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phantom_Dennis)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2006, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-job/354191/5 "2006-04-26T02:53:40Z")
Congtatulations and good luck with the new gig – it sounds promising! ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2006, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-job/354191/6 "2006-04-26T02:58:08Z")
I, for one, welcome our new job-changing overlord. doesn’t work for this, does it? In any case, good job, **Luna**!