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selkie at 12:34pm on 01/03/2005
selkie at 12:34pm on 01/03/2005Today was... extremely camelbreaky.
I work with misogynistic bastards who seem hell-bent on insulting my intelligence and using the collective-yet-singular 'we'. It mystifies me much how a complete ponce could also be a misogynist, but he's only one of five I can think of.
Heigh-ho, Monster.com and a decently printed resume.
I suppose one must be proactive, after all.
For Hire, one selkie, v. accomplished in all genteel fields and mock-foodservice retail, four languages, BA, BFA, 70 wpm. Excellent swimmer.
*looks cute*
I work with misogynistic bastards who seem hell-bent on insulting my intelligence and using the collective-yet-singular 'we'. It mystifies me much how a complete ponce could also be a misogynist, but he's only one of five I can think of.
Heigh-ho, Monster.com and a decently printed resume.
I suppose one must be proactive, after all.
For Hire, one selkie, v. accomplished in all genteel fields and mock-foodservice retail, four languages, BA, BFA, 70 wpm. Excellent swimmer.
*looks cute*
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They would, however, snap you up in a heartbeat with your linguistic skills and educational background. How does $9.50/hour sound to start? Excellent medical benefits, as stress is something of a factor in the call center life.
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I came out of a union, 7X24 call center environment in which schedules were published by noon on the Friday just before the workweek started and calculated strictly on seniority, of which new employees had none.
In such an environment, you could count on whatever the worst shift in the department turned out to be, which is most likely during the dinner hour and ending before any late night premium-pay hours started. The schedule could, from week to week, have shift start times varying up to four hours, but if you were rock bottom of the barrel, it would be pretty steadily the least-favored shift. How fast you moved up the seniority list would depend entirely on the call center's turnover, which means the faster you're moving, the nastier a place it is to work, because everyone's quitting or being fired.
Folks should always remember that "flexible scheduling" in a job ad means the applicant is expected to be flexible. The employer usually is not.
I recommend a call center job only as a last resort as it requires nerves of steel, absolutely no issues with conflict and limitless patience with the deficiencies of the human intellect when things are going wrong.