roaches

So, I got a job... after about 4 months of being rejected by BYU employers, I decided to go to Convergys. I went in to apply, and one of the projects they were hiring for was Roche (which, i have been told, is the best project to work on. The "elite" of convergys... you actually have to have some college in order to be considered!) So I applied and was interviewed over the phone a few days later. Unfortunately, training was from 1-10, and all of my classes for the semester started at 1, so I couldn't do it. They told me that I was exactly what they were looking for, though, and that they wanted me to reapply when it would fit my schedule. So, I called a week or so ago, and got no reply... I emailed and sent my resume in again and still got no reply. Well yesterday, I had to pick frik up from work, so I decided to go next door and see when they would be hiring again. Turns out they were hiring this week, to start on May 8th. So they set me up with an interview. It went so good... Every question that the interviewer asked me, I had a good answer for, and after I gave each of my answers, he kept saying, "that's just great, perfect, wonderful example... etc, etc..." At the end of the interview (which took almost an hour and a half) he said, "Even though you haven't had a lot of medical experience, let me tell you why I want to hire you". Then he went on for about 10 minutes listing how great of an employee i would be and all this wonderful stuff about me... quite the ego boost. And then he offered me the job. It's funny how different I felt today, just knowing that I have a job. (soon). In "Dave" (the president movie) Dave says something along the lines of the look on someones face when the have a job is irreplacable, and it's not about the money, but it's about having some worth... something like that. I've been without a job for a while, and I didn't really think it'd be a big difference, but I really think it will be now.

So a little more about the project that I lovingly call Roaches: We will be doing the inbound customer service for Accucheck (the company that makes diabetic meters). The people who call in, from what i hear, are usually quite pleasant and accucheck gives convergys quite a bit of authority. We can replace people's machines if we want to... That's about all I've gathered from it so far.

At first when I appled at Convergys, I felt like I was sinking to a new low... and I haven't started working yet, but I actually am excited to start. Probably because I'm not on Amex outbound... And the tuition reimbursement will be nice. :o) Not to mention that the starting wage is a couple $ more than on campus jobs... :o)

So that was my day today. I also made it to class on time. Oh: wacky random thing: I was driving down the main street over here the other day and I saw 2 llamas in front of someone's house... weird.