Probation
My probation is over ::jumping up and down with joy:: OKAY, not THAT type of probation, probation at my place of work. I started February 6th, and on Friday, my training officer had a chat with me, to offer me my permanent job. I was so happy, and I think she knew how happy and relieved I was. I remember in the beginning of my probation, and just through out the past 3 months, I talked a lot about how I really wanted this, what this job meant to me, and how hard I'm trying to prove that I have the potential to do what it takes. I asked her if I could give her a hug, because I was so excited. She said 'of course.' I guess, asking someone to hug them, is something that's still stuck in my head, from my last job. I worked with a lot of youth who had been exploited, and hugging them w/out permission was just not the thing to do.
But I was excited, JB (formely JW) was excited, and I think they were pretty happy with the performance I've done in the past 3 months. I will be honest, the job isn't easy. Every person you talk to, the one commonality is the fact that it's major information overload. That's what everyone experiences during their initial training. I feel lucky, with the fact that I actually had a 3 month training period. About 18 months ago, there wasn't a training like I went through. People were given their desk and then said "here's your caseload..." and they had to try and find their way around. Even now, with how much training I've had, I'm still feeling a little swamped and overwhelmed. But there is a lot of support and a lot of people who know more than me, who are willing to help.
Now I can finally start planning my holiday back to the States. I have already stated that I wanted 2 weeks off, maybe 3 weeks. I'm going to push for 3 weeks, but don't know what the availability will be like. Lucky for us, we get 4 weeks paid vacation every day, not like 2 weeks in the States. I'm hoping I'll get the green light, so we can book our flight and start paying it off. it's going to cost an arm and a leg to pay off these plane tickets.
-current mood- TIRED, but I slept heaps. Must be the cold.
But I was excited, JB (formely JW) was excited, and I think they were pretty happy with the performance I've done in the past 3 months. I will be honest, the job isn't easy. Every person you talk to, the one commonality is the fact that it's major information overload. That's what everyone experiences during their initial training. I feel lucky, with the fact that I actually had a 3 month training period. About 18 months ago, there wasn't a training like I went through. People were given their desk and then said "here's your caseload..." and they had to try and find their way around. Even now, with how much training I've had, I'm still feeling a little swamped and overwhelmed. But there is a lot of support and a lot of people who know more than me, who are willing to help.
Now I can finally start planning my holiday back to the States. I have already stated that I wanted 2 weeks off, maybe 3 weeks. I'm going to push for 3 weeks, but don't know what the availability will be like. Lucky for us, we get 4 weeks paid vacation every day, not like 2 weeks in the States. I'm hoping I'll get the green light, so we can book our flight and start paying it off. it's going to cost an arm and a leg to pay off these plane tickets.
-current mood- TIRED, but I slept heaps. Must be the cold.
posted by Gaylicious© at Sunday, May 07, 2006
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