Group Dynamics

I'm now on my 3rd day of training at O2. The training takes place Mon-Fri 4pm-10pm, and although it's 6 hours per day, I get paid for full-time hours. It's at Skypark, which is much bigger than I initially thought - the building is huge! O2 occupy the 3rd and 4th floors. Training's been ok so far. We get 2 15-minute breaks, and so far we've mainly been looking about the website, comparing mobile phone specifications etc. It's interesting to see all the current phones on the market and what features they have. The training is more focussed than previous training groups I've been in. I'm used to sort of 9-5 hours, with an hour lunch and a couple of long breaks, and lots of sitting around bored. This time, it's a bit more focussed; still boring to an extent but it pays to be at least interested in the subject matter. The trainer guy is quite camp (as a lot of them are), being one of those well-groomed sort of guys who wear pink shirts, and are effeminate etc - surely gay.

The group itself seems ok; there are about 15 of us (2/3 of which male). I've been chatting to one or two of the guys and they seem cool. It's a mixed group as usual, with people of various ages and backgrounds.

Job-wise it's not perfect (another damn call centre), but I'm glad to be there as I'm not in a position to pick and choose. It's a 3-month temp contract and we may be expected to work Xmas and/or New Year, but like I say, I'll choose that over unemployment any day! Hays IT were in touch to ask if I'd like to be put forward for an IT helpdesk role with Glasgow City Council, so I said yes, just to keep any better options open.

The hours are not ideal for my sleep pattern (I'm typically going to bed at 5-6am), but I suppose it's a good way to gradually break back into some form of routine. To be honest at the moment I feel a bit shitty - I think it's down to the unusual routine.