They end.
In some cases it's a verrrrrrrrrrrrrrry, verrrrrrrrrrrrrrry long terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day...
And sometimes those days become a string of verrrrrrrrrrrrrrry, verrrrrrrrrrrrrrry long terrible, horrible, no good, very bad days...
...but eventually they're over.
But I've discovered something.
If you swallow your pride while it's happening and ask anyone and everyone for help, and to accept offered help from anyone and everyone it makes things a whole lot easier.
I told you that I started on-boarding for a new work at home job this Monday. Monday afternoon I ran into some software problems that continued until Tuesday morning and eventually ended up with me hugely behind, unable to access the virtual classroom and the phone bridge.
I was really starting to freak out.
But then...
I got an e-mail from Rebecca, one of the amazing recruiters I've been working with asking how things were going. I told her I was having computer problems. She e-mailed me back saying, "Need me to do anything for you?" And I've had lovely follow up e-mails from Lauren, too. Wow. Geez.
I talked to the moderator, Richard, off of the conference bridge and he said, "If you can get the problem fixed I'll try and help you catch up tonight. Here's my number. Here's my e-mail." Wow. Geez.
Our computer tech said, "I'm totally backed up, man, (yes, he talks like that!) but run the computer over and I'll see what I can do." He worked on the computer for over an hour and couldn't fix the problem. He told us what to do, suggested alternative ideas so I could get the software loaded, and didn't charge us a penny!
Wow. Geez.
AND I got a phone message from a friend saying, "I'm not sure why but I think you might need some prayers right now! Sending lots your way!" Out of the blue. Wow. Geez.
So even though I'm not in official training yet...
And even though I'm not sure if the fixes are going to work...
And even though I'm still a teensy bit worried...
It is no longer a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.
It's again a day of hope and possibility.
And if any of you are looking for a job with an amazing company with amazing people let me tell you about what I found.
The company I'm going to be working for is Convergys.
While they have traditional employment, the super neat thing about them is that they also have a lot of work from home positions to fill.
Work from home with regular hours as a payroll employee with benefits and vacation and time off and sick pay and everything cool like that.
Work from home as in no commuting, no dressing up, no putting make-up on.
You have to be computer literate, have a private working environment and be able to think of it like a 'real' job with timeclocks and schedules.
But, wow. What a cool opportunity.
Convergys.
Check it out.
It's really, really a neat thing.
And I think you know I'm not a commercial blog in any sense of the word, so it's not like I'm getting anything for this endorsement or a bonus or anything if you become an employee. I just wanted to tell you about it in case you're having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day in this painful economy!
PS. I'll put up more firehouse wedding pictures after I get the computer problems figured out! I didn't forget!
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