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Hi Ho, Hi Ho, It's Off To Work We Go
Apr. 9th, 2008 06:56 pmI like shopping just fine, but X Almighty... I do not want to repeat today's experience, EVER. Going through as many shops as it takes to snag a bargain may be a fantastic sport for some, but it just makes me grumpy. And because it's going into the hotter part of Spring, the long-sleeved dress shirts were nowhere to be seen. Instead, the fancier stores as selling ones with the puffy sleeves, with elastic bands in the cuffs. Since I have skinny arms, the shirts make me look as if I'm dressing up as Snow White for Halloween.
In the end I gave up, bought a fancy (and pricey) blazer so I could get away with wearing something more casual underneath. Surely I won't be turned away from the job expo for that piece of comfort. Bloody job hunt.
By the way, I wonder how long I should wait before deciding to move on from the job I've applied to. If someone from the hiring department doesn't respond in say, 10 days, it's pretty much over? If it sounds like it's obvious, I have to admit this will be the first time since graduating university I've applied to a job not through personal contacts. This is all very new to me.
Well, I guess I shall have to make do with catching up with the current financial news. This is the sort of thing I used to keep track of at my last job. Doesn't the dry prose make you want to fall asleep? Heehee. Once you read it in the context of millions and billions of dollars, believe me, it gets much more exciting.
The Times also has this lovely piece on what NOT to do on your first day of work. I'm guilty of this:
Eager beavers. Relax. “No one's going to expect you to perform miracles on your first day,” Maynard says. “Don't put too much pressure on yourself. It takes three months to get your head around a new company.” Miller advises letting things happen to you, rather than being desperate to show initiative, which can put your new colleagues' backs up.
The last one especially got a lot of my former co-workers thinking I was a suck-up. I can't help it! I get really excited and curious about everything in a new job. It's after the three months that I no longer care to ask any questions. Not that it's because I know everything, it's just at the point my supervisor will begin to avoid me and my questions :P
In the end I gave up, bought a fancy (and pricey) blazer so I could get away with wearing something more casual underneath. Surely I won't be turned away from the job expo for that piece of comfort. Bloody job hunt.
By the way, I wonder how long I should wait before deciding to move on from the job I've applied to. If someone from the hiring department doesn't respond in say, 10 days, it's pretty much over? If it sounds like it's obvious, I have to admit this will be the first time since graduating university I've applied to a job not through personal contacts. This is all very new to me.
Well, I guess I shall have to make do with catching up with the current financial news. This is the sort of thing I used to keep track of at my last job. Doesn't the dry prose make you want to fall asleep? Heehee. Once you read it in the context of millions and billions of dollars, believe me, it gets much more exciting.
The Times also has this lovely piece on what NOT to do on your first day of work. I'm guilty of this:
Eager beavers. Relax. “No one's going to expect you to perform miracles on your first day,” Maynard says. “Don't put too much pressure on yourself. It takes three months to get your head around a new company.” Miller advises letting things happen to you, rather than being desperate to show initiative, which can put your new colleagues' backs up.
The last one especially got a lot of my former co-workers thinking I was a suck-up. I can't help it! I get really excited and curious about everything in a new job. It's after the three months that I no longer care to ask any questions. Not that it's because I know everything, it's just at the point my supervisor will begin to avoid me and my questions :P
