Hello all,
Well yesterday was the "unofficial" start of summer and I am thrilled for some nice weather. This past winter was gross, so much snow that hung around for ages, then turning grey and nasty. Plus driving on streets where there were pot holes seemingly by the thousands was always a lot of fun for me, my car and of course my tires.
So I have been "off"/unemployed for a week or so, and it feels weird. I always knew that I would be back in this spot, I just didn't expect it like this. I was a temp originally for a 3 month assignment; however, at the end of the 3 months I was still there in some weird limbo of do-I-have-a-job-or-do-I-not-have-a-job? I ended up being their for 10 months, a lot longer then I thought. Of course there was talk about making the position a permanent one, however, with the economy going to shit that got placed on the back burner.
I finally had a performance review about a month ago- I thought it went well, or as well as those things can go. I did ask them if they knew of an end-date for my assignment or if the position would become permanent. The answer to the first was a decidedly unhelpful "thats the nature of temp work." and "the earliest it would be considered in 2010." to the latter. So, yea, that didn't make me feel exactly warm and fuzzy.
Flash forward to about a week and a half ago, I get a phone call- at 5:30 after work- from the temp agency telling me that tomorrow, Friday, was my last day. The woman was nice, and said she got a call from my company's HR dept who called her to let her know. I would have appreciated it from the company themselves, but yea.... The woman told me it was a budget issue, and she could have left it at that, but she went on to say that they thought I was a great employee, but that I had lost some excitement for my job.
Ok, perhaps I should explain what is was that I did, without disclosing the name of the company I worked for, a publishing house, and would look/compare two sets of the books (called galleys) and make sure the correct changes were made. Mind numbing, yes and so easy a child could do it, but I was good at my job. In regards to my lack of excitement, I think that happens with any job over a long period of time. It becomes monotonous and you do go through the motions- I was never careless- I want to stress that,I just did my job. Also I think after the performance review I was really confused too, they wanted me there, but there also didn't care really to make me a "real" employee- with benefits etc. I know that had I been someone with a family, there would of been no way in hell they could of pulled that crap. But with me being only a year of out school- yea they could,because they knew I would stay as long as I had a job. I also mentioned to my immediate boss that I was thinking of perhaps going back to school- that may have been what did it honestly.
But perhaps it was for the best. I needed a change in my life and I did not really enjoy my job, and it was starting to take its toll on me. I mean, I am grateful that I had a job when so many people are out of work in this country, and I certainly gained lots of experience; however, I am not sure if that is the career path for me.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
It summer!
Posted by Meg at 1:11 PM
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