I Felt Inclined

I felt the need to post again, so here it is. I find that reading my own posts at a later date can help to clarify where I'm at and how I got there. I suppose it's almost like growing a beard and after a few weeks, finally looking in the mirror for the first time to see how it's progressed.

Today I went for another job interview, this time with a small company called Mosaic Software, based in East Kilbride. I felt that this was my most positive interview so far, so am hopeful I have a chance. This was my second time ever in EK (my last interview was there too) and I'm only just coming to terms with the mesmerising beauty, architecture and charm of the place.

I'm still training at O2, or more specifically, TSC. They do outsourcing for O2, just as RHL outsource for Sky. I have 3 days of "backshift" training left and actually go "live" on Saturday. This early start is down to the unusual shift pattern, and is a bit unfortunate as it is such a sudden start. The shift pattern seems fine, with fairly regular shifts, unlike my previous job. The training takes place at Skypark but we were in the TSC building on Monday for some call listening. I'm nervous about starting but hopefully by Saturday I'll know enough to get by and not make a tit of myself.

The training group is decent, with 14 left from the original 15. Basically, They've taken on 3 groups of 15 (from 3 different agencies) and will also recruit another 3 groups at a later date. It's for a 3 month contract with no guarantee after that. That suits me as I hope by the time the contract is up to have a better job, preferably not a call centre one! In the meantime I'm happy to be a corporate wage slave as it would sure beat poverty. It should be nice to see my first wage in over 2 months hit my bank account (on Friday, if all goes well) - just in time as well, before I reach my overdraft limit!!

I'm still enjoying living in the flat. I'd been getting fed up with it because I'd been spending so long in it over the past couple of months of unemployment, but now I'm getting "out and about", the novelty of the place is coming back again. On the subject of flats, Shagger (ex-flatmate) has been in touch to sort out payment of the penthouse bills. Good on him, as the sooner that's done, the sooner I can get my money back from Edzell. The saga continues - yawn. Shagger said he's going to college to do Business in January, as he needs to "get his shit together". I hope he does as the boy has potential.

I've not much else to report, other than my sleep pattern is as fucked up as ever, not helped much by the training shifts. Getting up at 8am this morning, even after 7 hours sleep, has really knocked me for six - in general my body is saying "what are you doing to me?!". I'd do anything for a regular routine!!!

Keep it real.

P.S. When reading an article on S1jobs, I noticed the following paragraph, about Dell (in Glasgow)...

"Much of future recruitment will concentrate on attracting university graduates that are either unemployed or are overqualified in their current jobs."

Me! Me! Over here!!