Oh my, it has been an age since I’ve been able to sit in front of a computer and just relax. The only reason I’m doing it right now is that one of my tools has decided to stop working and I can’t work for the second but I’m hoping it comes back soon. I was on a roll!
March was hectic, although it was mainly just work, food, sleep and repeat.
At work we have a leaderboard system and every month the top 3 people on the leaderboard (for that month) get a bonus. This month I strived for 1000 points (each call I take is worth 1 point and each ticket I resolve is 1 point) and… I got it! My highest point was 1031 which was a record for the company. So, they arranged a little surprise for me. I got my bonus ($300, yeah!) and also received a $200 voucher for a massage place called Orchid Essence. TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS! I’ve never, ever had a professional massage before so this is going to be awesome and I might get a thing or two waxed while I’m there… probably just my eyebrows.
And that wasn’t all. I also got a little gift basket of chocolates from my team leader for my effort. So, needless to say I’m feeling pretty good about work right now. For the first time in, well, ever I actually feel appreciated at my work place. Last month 4 managers (at separate times) told me how much they love my work and and happy I’m in the company. It was all kinds of awesome. I’ve never had a CEO tell me I rock before!
I think they were building me up for next week though. One person resigned and his last day was today and another guy went MIA this week. Seriously, incommunicado! It is the strangest thing, they have tried multiple ways of contacting him (including calling his Mum) and nothing. Oh, and did I mention they made a whole team redundant and gave us their work! It is all kinds of scary.
Speaking of the guy that resigned. We had his farewell drinks yesterday afternoon and it was actually really great, I was kind of dreading it – given that most the people I work with are complete nerds – and I had a couple of drinks which is a first in I don’t know how many months. Granted, it may not have been the smartest thing considering I started work at Midnight and had a 12 hour shift but whatever, I’ll get over it.
In between all the chaos I’ve been trying to catch up on some reading but Cleopatra: A Life kind of bogged me down. One hard read. Glad I experienced it, but glad it is over.
Now, it is working again! Back to work.
4 responses to “Where did that month go now?”
Congratulations on the bonus and the massage! I guess the work, food, sleep cycle is really paying off. But it looks like you did a lot of reading in there, because it’s only April and you’ve read 34/70 books, which is also awesome.
You should tell us how the massage went. 🙂 I’m curious.
That’s great that your hard work actually gets you something. Extra money is awesome but all the extra goodies are amazing. Have fun enjoying everything!
Congratulations about the bonus at work! That’s so great! It sounds like you work for a similar companyas my fiancée used to work for. He worked in a call center at one point answering phones and resolving tickets and what not. I’m glad you’re doing well there!
I’ve never had a professional massage done either, hehe. I’m sure you’re going to absolutely love it, though. Let us know how it goes when you do hehe. I’m too chicken shit to get anything other than my eyebrows waxed, although, I have considered it from time to time. I’m pregnant at the moment and when I look down I can’t exactly see anything to take care of haha. I can just barely see my legs but I can’t bend over far enough to shave them. Oh the joys of pregnancy!
That’s awesome – congrats! I’m in desperate need of a summer job so that I’ll have somewhere to transfer when I go to university. Ugh. Hopefully the MIA guy is alright, lol…that’s strange. I commend you for reading the whole thing – I don’t think I could read that. :/