Disjointed and random--that's me!

[bubosquared]

Is anyone else getting old comment e-mails? Like, from a month ago? o_O

So near my work, there's a bunch of used car dealerships, and at one of them, this car is currently prominently displayed, and um. ikindamaybewantit. I have no idea how the fuck that happened, I mean, I don't like cars, I'm a motorcycle girl at heart, and the only cars I've ever even vaguely considered getting if I had the money for it were a VW Beetle, or a Deux Cheveaux, or a Mini, and even that was more idle consideration than actually coveting, and also, I don't even have a driver's license, so WTF self?

(To further my shame, it's an SUV as well. Gah!)

Aaaand a hearty "Fuck you!" is in order, I believe?

Scene From The Break Room:

Assorted People: *stand around in line for coffee machine*
Candy Vending Machine: *jingle*
Melle: ... Did that machine just randomly drop money?
Co-Worker: *checks change tray, holds up 10p coin* Yep.
Melle: O...kay, then. o_O

[ETA] It just did it again! :D Only 5p this time but hey, money's money. [/ETA]

And then I had a call from a bloke who was looking for a summer job ... for his kids. The hell? Unanimous reaction from self and co-workers: "Why are his kids not looking for jobs their own damn selves?" I mean, seriously.

I nipped into the new second hand shop down the street after work yesterday to see if maybe they had a pair of jeans that fit me, because having only one pair of decent-ish jeans is starting to annoy me. Didn't find a single pair of normal, non-low-slung jeans that fit me, but I did find a lovely pair of work trousers--blue shimmery velvet, perfect fit, and best of all, they have pockets, and only cost £3.50! \o/ Also, a cheapy pair of shorts for work in case it turns out to be a hot summer. I'm not to happy with those because they're knee-length and have this weird split thing at the end of the legs, but they were only £1.50 and they'll do in a pinch if it's a choice between these and overheating.

Comments

[wibbble]

Do you still work at Sykes? I might be going up for an interview there to do work for either Samsung or Nokia...

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

For now I do, yes. When would you be interviewing? Samsung and Nokia, if I recall correctly, are high-volume clients, but pretty decent as far as direct managers et al go, which is important, I'd say. :)

[wibbble]

Don't know - I just registered with the agency, and she said she'd call me back either today or tomorrow. Soon, I think.

Apparently there's two places at Nokia, and none at Samsung - but she wants to put me up for Samsung /anyway/. Apparently I'm just that good.

I can't tell you what that did for my ego confidence. ;o)

Are you at the Sykes on Calder Road?

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Yup, just below the Nokia dept., even. :D Not that Sykes, especially in the beginning, pays all that much more than the job you'd gone for, but as far as HR and social policies and the likes go, it's one of the better call centres out there, according to co-workers who've worked elsewhere as well.

[wibbble]

Actually, it'll pay /less/... £12.5k for the first six months. But it sounds like there's good prospects for internal transfer if I can show off my 1337 skillz.

Even if there's not, a nice environment is worth /so/ much.

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

*eyebrow* That's still only slightly less than I'm earning with them now, after three raises and nearly two years, so.

Yeah, and a lot depends on the direct managers (and co-workers) in the department, but I've only had one truly maddening manager in my time here, and internal transfer isn't uncommon.

[wibbble]

I was on £13929 when I left Widows. This job goes up to £14-something after 18 months (in steps), although I'm hoping that I could find something internally before then.

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

14K is pretty high--I'm guessing this'd be tech support rather than Customer Service, then? I hear some of the tech support departments can pay as much as 20K, even, which might be something to look at.

[wibbble]

Yeah, it's a tech support/customer service role (apparently Sumsung is more tech support, Nokia more cservice).

I'm hoping I get it, now. :o)

And my Starbucks-based internets are running away!

[jalfred.livejournal.com]

The vending machine at my old job did that once, just started dropping money AND food items. All the time. It was crazy. It turned out it was a flaw in the machine that when the light bulb inside started to go out, it went berzerk. The guy just came and took out the bulb, and it was fine.

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

You actually called him out to fix it? I'd not have complained. :D

[jalfred.livejournal.com]

Uh, I was kind of in charge of that sort of thing. I called the guy. That's what I did.

[thawrecka]

I'm getting ancient comment notifications too.

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

The most confusing one was one I'd left myself, so I had this lovely moment of "... Wait. When'd I--Oh!" Wayto make me think I've lost my mind, LJ!

[lokifin.livejournal.com]

it's sad when vending machines start competing for attention that way. so sad.

re:comments, I've not gotten any comments that I know happened in the last day. lj is up to no good again.

ps yay pants!

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

ps yay pants!

Possibly the best comment I've had in quite a while, heeeee! That totally made my day, for some reason.

[lokifin.livejournal.com]

then I will share a short poem my sister once wrote:

dance, dance!
I'm in France!
fancy land of fancy pants!

[carelessmemory.livejournal.com]

I'm a motorcycle girl at heart,

Wroom, wroom! That is so cute OMG. ^^

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

*beam* Was slightly less cute thirteen years later, when I nearle crashed one ...

[carelessmemory.livejournal.com]

Eeeek! *clings* Crashing not good. :(

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

It's really my dad's fault for telling me he'd teach me to ride if I could push the bike up the driveway. Yeah, it was a pretty steep driveway, and I was a weak little thing, but um. Yes. Don't think he was counting on me being three years away from even being actually allowed to drive when I managed it. :D

I damaged the bike, but I got away unscathed, thankfully.