So I started this new job at Kantar last week and it turned out to be a bust. The first 4 1/2 numb filled hours were spent listening to the 'trainer' read the material off the projection wall as he sat in a chair. I should have figured when I walked past the rows of tiny computer terminals that were supposed to have been work-placed banned eons ago. Imagine being inside an x-ray room all day?
The last 1/2 hour was watching someone 'practice' reading through the survey on the computer. My legs and feet kept going numb (like my brain) because of my chair which was tilted so I had the feeling I was falling forward all day.
After work, I scooted down to ODSP to discuss the issue of their mix-up which caused the refusal of my travel expenses to the doctor about my mammogram and ultra-sound. Which I won.
The next day at work, he announced we were going live. By the end of that day, my ears felt like they were going to bleed and my tinnitus was so loud that I had a hard time hearing. I stuck it out another day and then gave my resignation. (There's so much more I could say about the work and stuff but it's too negative)
Thursday I was very happy to wish Sage his happy b-day to him and Rochelle played the b-day song for him. (My other post)
So I have been busily applying for jobs as well as I attended a job fair on Friday. We will see how that goes. I had to do an online personality profile for that one called Clearfit. I was surprised on the accuracy of how it described me - overall. Better than Myers-Briggs. Anna Apau, the OW worker has been exceptionally compassionate to me. She had sent me the link that she heard about and offered to pay for my transportation.
The weekend was very busy too, especially with stuff around the house, primary and a lovely dinner at El Ranchitos. It was my be-lated B-day dinner from Shane. It's a great restaurant owned by members of my church. The food is central and south american - mainly Salvadorian. Everything made fresh. Yum Yum. I started off with a mug of hot water and lime slice to warm me as it was pretty cold out. I had the jalapeño cheddar soup and the home-nacho veggie plate which was topped with slices of avocado, fresh salsa on a bed of hand-made tortillas and a veggie papusa ended with a non-alcoholic bottled Sangria. Shane had a taco salad bowl with fresh mango slices and
not your typical house dressing. He then had steak fajitas. Everything smelled and tasted wonderful.
Everything was clean and latino musica played in the background. I all of the sudden had an image of my dad dancing around the restaurant. Mom and dad loved that sort of thing years back.
Shane and I watched the new Final Destination movie at home Sat night but it was disappointing. Just gore, that's all.
Sunday was really busy with Primary. I stayed up until 4am working on stuff and then was up at 7am and out the door at 7:45am. I did up the new board, newsletters, door signs and a variety of tasks. It was a great day. Slept in the afternoon for a needed hours of sleep. Then a chat with Laura Ratdke, my primary pres about stuff for primary and did a few more primary things.
This afternoon, I'm picking up Austin, Jade, Rayne and Sage for a couple hours for Jade's B-day as they are visiting here at Rob's till Tuesday. Then I can give both Sage and Jade their b-day presents.
