[OT] Job update ^_^

So nice to read that things are working out well for you, Jeanne!
Christine
"Jeanne Hedge" wrote in message
...
With all the gloom and doom around here recently, I thought I'd write
a bit on a happier note.

Some might recall that I was unemployed for 2 years, gaining a bit of
pocket money with occasional substitute teacher jobs (which truly does
pay pocket money around here). At the end of May I interviewed and was
hired for a job with the state government.

Two months on, I'm here to say that I love my new job. It's something
new every day, and the folks who do what I do are supposed to use
their intelligence instead of mindlessly droning on. I've done
everything from field work (where I'm still in OJT), to writing
reports, to handling the complaint desk (on my own, and not as deadly
as it sounds because a lot of our calls are actually just people with
questions instead of complaints). When I'm in the office, *where* I
work is fascinating too. Yes, it's a very small cube in a very large
government office building, but that building is also nearly a city in
itself, with shops, cafeterias, banks, a post office station, and all
sorts of tunnels to other buildings downtown to explore. Being
immediately next door to the state capitol building, you can imagine
the people-watching opportunities that lunch hour presents (for the
first time in my work life I really do get 60 minutes for lunch).

Also, the other day I finally found a place that suits me to move to,
which will hugely cut down on my commute (currently 83 miles 1-way).
I should hear early next week if my application was accepted.


So I'm quite happy at the moment, and I've asked Natasha to send some
of those vibrations to the mothership for use by those who need them.

(now, if only government work paid more..... ^.^ )




Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha

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http://www.jhedge.com

Jeanne Hedge wrote:

With all the gloom and doom around here recently, I thought I'd write
a bit on a happier note.

Some might recall that I was unemployed for 2 years, gaining a bit of
pocket money with occasional substitute teacher jobs (which truly does
pay pocket money around here). At the end of May I interviewed and was
hired for a job with the state government.

Two months on, I'm here to say that I love my new job. snip
Also, the other day I finally found a place that suits me to move to,
which will hugely cut down on my commute (currently 83 miles 1-way).
I should hear early next week if my application was accepted.


So I'm quite happy at the moment, and I've asked Natasha to send some
of those vibrations to the mothership for use by those who need them.

(now, if only government work paid more..... ^.^ )




Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha

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http://www.jhedge.com

I'm so very happy for you, Jeanne.
Lots of purrs and best wishes for your application to be accepted,
Polonca and Soncek

"Monique Y. Mudama" wrote:
I'll just butt in here to mention that I *do* love my job. The job
description change several months ago was a shock to the system, but
it turns out to have been a *great* move for me. It gives me the
opportunity to work on complex back-end problems rather than GUI
nits*, and it allows me to leverage my people skills for the good of
the company.

I'm very glad that you also love your job. It's true that back-end
work can be very rewarding - it can give such well defined problems
that appeal to a mind that loves logic puzzles and elegant solutions.

Jeanne Hedge wrote:
With all the gloom and doom around here recently, I thought I'd write
a bit on a happier note.

Some might recall that I was unemployed for 2 years, gaining a bit of
pocket money with occasional substitute teacher jobs (which truly does
pay pocket money around here). At the end of May I interviewed and was
hired for a job with the state government.

Two months on, I'm here to say that I love my new job. It's something
new every day, and the folks who do what I do are supposed to use
their intelligence instead of mindlessly droning on. I've done
everything from field work (where I'm still in OJT), to writing
reports, to handling the complaint desk (on my own, and not as deadly
as it sounds because a lot of our calls are actually just people with
questions instead of complaints). When I'm in the office, *where* I
work is fascinating too. Yes, it's a very small cube in a very large
government office building, but that building is also nearly a city in
itself, with shops, cafeterias, banks, a post office station, and all
sorts of tunnels to other buildings downtown to explore. Being
immediately next door to the state capitol building, you can imagine
the people-watching opportunities that lunch hour presents (for the
first time in my work life I really do get 60 minutes for lunch).

Also, the other day I finally found a place that suits me to move to,
which will hugely cut down on my commute (currently 83 miles 1-way).
I should hear early next week if my application was accepted.


So I'm quite happy at the moment, and I've asked Natasha to send some
of those vibrations to the mothership for use by those who need them.

(now, if only government work paid more..... ^.^ )




Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha

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http://www.jhedge.com
Happy to hear things are working out well. Good luck on the housing
application.

--
Sam, closely supervised by Mistletoe

On Sat 05 Aug 2006 10:58:29p, Jeanne Hedge wrote in
rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
):

Some might recall that I was unemployed for 2 years, gaining a
bit of pocket money with occasional substitute teacher jobs
(which truly does pay pocket money around here). At the end of
May I interviewed and was hired for a job with the state
government.

Congrats Jeanne, and wow on the new place!

--
Cheryl

On Sun, 06 Aug 2006 23:33:05 GMT, "tanada"
wrote:

Woo Hoo!! That's great Jeanne. I'm so glad to read good news in here. How
is Natasha doing and how does she like having more toys and tuna to her
name? Keep it up and keep us posted.

Ms Natasha has been flat in the coolest places she can find during
recent weeks, as I'm sure most self-respecting masters and mistresses
have been. But otherwise she's been doing well, and constantly yowling
for attention (she can never have too much attention, it seems ^_^)

Pam S. who's been laughing at Huey for a couple of days now. (see message
"Huey is Embarrassed")

I read that. Poor Huey... Tribble (RB) used to get himself into
predicaments like that. Natasha would sit there and look at him like
he was nuts g




Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha

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http://www.jhedge.com