Storyofmylife
The watchful protector.
CT: That awkward moment when your mother shows you old pictures of her... and she looked just like Kristen Stewart. I am so done with life right now. :|
What are you thinking? (Part 2)
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Gar Bageman
The Spirit of Rock 'n' Roll
CT: I hate when people are contrarian just to be so.
La Femme Fatale
The Queen
Looking for an opinion...
So, it was my boss' last day today... I've worked for this guy, his name is Fernando, for over three years. We had a great relationship - we'd always hug and joke around during shifts, Victoria (the other senior agent) and I would go out with his family to Toronto all the time... we were invited to family functions... watched game of thrones Sunday night with him and his wife... I mean, we were really, really close.
Today was his last day and he was just super cold to both Victoria and I. If we'd talk to him, he just wouldn't respond or if he did, it'd be short, curt replies. And then when the newer employees who had only been there for a couple months or so came in, he was seemed alot more happy and relaxed around them.
So, he was leaving just as I was going on my break and I was so ****ed off that at first I just started to walk out without saying goodbye, but then I turned around just as I was out the door and was like 'Fernando, that was our last shift together.' And then he was all like 'yeah I'll see you later'.
Seriously. I've worked for you for three years and all you have to say is 'see you later'?! Like wtf. I've been incredibly, like, outrageously loyal to him for three fricken years - don't I deserve even a five-minute sit down?
So, it was my boss' last day today... I've worked for this guy, his name is Fernando, for over three years. We had a great relationship - we'd always hug and joke around during shifts, Victoria (the other senior agent) and I would go out with his family to Toronto all the time... we were invited to family functions... watched game of thrones Sunday night with him and his wife... I mean, we were really, really close.
Today was his last day and he was just super cold to both Victoria and I. If we'd talk to him, he just wouldn't respond or if he did, it'd be short, curt replies. And then when the newer employees who had only been there for a couple months or so came in, he was seemed alot more happy and relaxed around them.
So, he was leaving just as I was going on my break and I was so ****ed off that at first I just started to walk out without saying goodbye, but then I turned around just as I was out the door and was like 'Fernando, that was our last shift together.' And then he was all like 'yeah I'll see you later'.
Seriously. I've worked for you for three years and all you have to say is 'see you later'?! Like wtf. I've been incredibly, like, outrageously loyal to him for three fricken years - don't I deserve even a five-minute sit down?
LordGolbez
Well-Known Member
If you guys were that close and then he treats you like that it means he will miss you, as weird as it sounds. It makes it easier for him to leave if you aren't friends anymore. He doesn't want to admit that he will miss you and Victoria a lot.
Springhosen
Kahnum of Outworld
Men are weird. Like who really understands them? I don't, that's for sure. I've had interactions like that with guys before, not the exact same situation, but similar reactions and what not, and I've thought it meant something it didn't. I usually just brush it off.
If he can live with it, then I can live without it, you know? If he can live with treating you like that after the good friends you guys have been, then you can live without a friend like that.
Wake up Ne0
BSAA Mercenary
Lol... sounds like you are describing women
KennedyKiller
Super Saiyan Member
My fiancee just got us a bunny...And named him Leon. Yes, after Leon S. Kennedy. How awesome is that.
La Femme Fatale
The Queen
So, I have this really great opportunity that came up at work and I don't know if I should take it or not. I had a long talk with the human resources manager at the hotel I'm working at about what I'm doing after the summer. I'm planning on going back to school to do a post-grad, but HR said that if I'd be willing to stay, the owner would like to actually make a job for me. He wants to open a separate marketing/public relations department in the hotel come the fall and she said he was throwing around my name to manage it. I'd be making more than double what I'm making now, and be working Monday to Friday. The only thing was she made it clear that they'd like for me to stay for at least a couple more years and I'd have to drop out of school, at least for this year. Which is all good and dandy, only that I've already paid for half of my tuition. I have until the end of the month to get it back, so I have two weeks to decide.
My only other reservation is that I hate the hotel business - I'm only in it because it's the only business in Niagara Falls and I need to pay my bills - but I really don't want to get holed in and this job has nothing to do with what I sent to school for. But at the same time, double the pay and not having to work with customers anymore is really, really attractive. I dunno.
I have until the end of the month to get it back, so I have two weeks to decide.My only other reservation is that I hate the hotel business - I'm only in it because it's the only business in Niagara Falls and I need to pay my bills - but I really don't want to get holed in and this job has nothing to do with what I sent to school for. But at the same time, double the pay and not having to work with customers anymore is really, really attractive. I dunno.
Angel
I make good toast
So, I have this really great opportunity that came up at work and I don't know if I should take it or not. I had a long talk with the human resources manager at the hotel I'm working at about what I'm doing after the summer. I'm planning on going back to school to do a post-grad, but HR said that if I'd be willing to stay, the owner would like to actually make a job for me. He wants to open a separate marketing/public relations department in the hotel come the fall and she said he was throwing around my name to manage it. I'd be making more than double what I'm making now, and be working Monday to Friday. The only thing was she made it clear that they'd like for me to stay for at least a couple more years and I'd have to drop out of school, at least for this year. Which is all good and dandy, only that I've already paid for half of my tuition.
My only other reservation is that I hate the hotel business - I'm only in it because it's the only business in Niagara Falls and I need to pay my bills - but I really don't want to get holed in and this job has nothing to do with what I sent to school for. But at the same time, double the pay and not having to work with customers anymore is really, really attractive. I dunno.
Tricky, actually. I would suggest doing the time-honoured-yet-slightly-crappy thing of making a list of pros and cons for both options - staying in work or staying in school. I know you have bills to pay but is there any way you can get around this with some help from either family or a lodger or something so that you can carry on with school without feeling like you have to drop everything and go for a job already? What will finishing school offer you in the long and short term with regards to employment opportunities? Questions like this are worth asking yourself and those who are older, wiser, trustworthy and who know you really well to be able to answer honestly and practically.
Being in a job you hate can seriously suck the life out of you. I know a job is a job and these days one should be grateful just to have one etc etc, but how many people get depressed simply because they are in a place of work which they despise? The hotel business is a sucky place to be at the best of times and if this isn't your long-term life goal, is it worth jacking everything else in to stay in it?
Might also be worth (although I'm sure you already do this anyway) but totting up your income and outgoings per calendar month and seeing what the viable and affordable options are if you were to turn down this job opportunity. Similarly, see how long it would take to save up enough to get out of the job if you wanted to further down the line should you accept it in the first place.
If this job means less clients and more normal people then it's a good way of expanding your resume and your knowledge of business. More money always helps too
Can you get your tuition fees back? Is there a way of doing more school part time around your new job if you took it? With your potential new role, will you get some freedom in how it works and is there the option of expansion with possibilities of hiring underlings?tl;dr - what do you WANT to do with the options you have? Ideal world situation, what would be best for you? Then see if there is any possible way of making that happen by talking to friends, family and co-workers.
KennedyKiller
Super Saiyan Member
So, I have this really great opportunity that came up at work and I don't know if I should take it or not. I had a long talk with the human resources manager at the hotel I'm working at about what I'm doing after the summer. I'm planning on going back to school to do a post-grad, but HR said that if I'd be willing to stay, the owner would like to actually make a job for me. He wants to open a separate marketing/public relations department in the hotel come the fall and she said he was throwing around my name to manage it. I'd be making more than double what I'm making now, and be working Monday to Friday. The only thing was she made it clear that they'd like for me to stay for at least a couple more years and I'd have to drop out of school, at least for this year. Which is all good and dandy, only that I've already paid for half of my tuition.
My only other reservation is that I hate the hotel business - I'm only in it because it's the only business in Niagara Falls and I need to pay my bills - but I really don't want to get holed in and this job has nothing to do with what I sent to school for. But at the same time, double the pay and not having to work with customers anymore is really, really attractive. I dunno.
In my opinion. Take the job. It's not often that such opportunities present themselves, and they're making a job JUST for you. That shows that they notice your work. I wouldn't let it go to waste. Who knows what other doors it could open. And you can always still finish school, it can just come a little later. But hey, at the end of the day, definitely do what you want, and what YOU think is best.
Romero
Her royal court joker
Why do you hate the hotel business, isn't it because of the guests? With this new job you don't need to deal with guests, so I'm thinking it would give you a more enjoyable work for double pay? I think it sounds like a sweet deal, and it won't look bad on your CV.
Storyofmylife
The watchful protector.
CT: It's been forever since i've been on here seems like! Just a few days before I start back up at school. -takes deep breath- I'm ready! I think...
Meg
So bin ich eben
La Femme Fatale
The Queen
I decided to look into it a bit more and I had a long discussion with both the owner and the HR manager and I came to the conclusion that I can't do it. HR really played the position up when she was first telling me about it - she said I would be doing marketing and public relations for the hotel, but when we actually sat down and spoke about it, it was just the group sales management job they were offering to me and because it's apparently not a full-time position, I'd still have to supervise the front desk on Tuesdays and Thursdays - the hotel manager's days off. I'd have weekends off still so that's a plus, but the whole thing for me was getting OFF the desk because I feel so burned out.
And hi Taylor!
This is the thing - I can't tell you how many times this summer I've come home in tears because I'm having such a difficult time handling both the guests AND ownership/upper-level management. I know my own limitations and I know I'd go crazy if I had to deal with it any longer. I don't work at a particularly large property either, it's only about 200 rooms and if I do accept the job, there's really nowhere else upwards I could go after that. And opportunity for advancement is really important to me. Our front desk manager left about two months ago because he'd been in the same position for 9 years and until the hotel manager decided to retire, there was no where to advance to.
And hi Taylor!
Storyofmylife
The watchful protector.
CT: -looks at textbooks- What the f*ck am I looking at? And I thought I was good at music.
KennedyKiller
Super Saiyan Member
I'm thinking about the new Bowling for Soup album, dropping in just Eleven days. God, I can't wait. This is MASSIVE!!!