New Job

Yup, that’s right. A new job! I’m hoping this is my last job swap for years and years! It wasn’t like I didn’t like my previous job as a Collections Specialist at Care Ambulance, but seriously, timing is everything!

I was still a temp with no news of Care Ambulance keeping me on permanently and in the meantime I was observing the company and I’ve overheard about many of the changes. Like, company picnics and such are no longer the same. The amount of extra goodies were no more. They catered the main entrees normally, but before they used to also have all these goodies.. cakes, cupcakes, cookies, brownies.. the works! Now, nothing but the entrees. There were other things too, changes in cashing out PTO, department salary caps, and increases in cost of health insurances were just a few that I saw.

Anyhow, since it looked like the new owners were trying to decrease extra spending as much as possible, I figured the company’s outlook wasn’t so good. So, I decided to start searching for a new gig. I landed a few interviews and they seemed to go well. And then, seriously, within that week or the next, someone resigned from Care Ambulance and I was offered his job. Of course, not knowing where I stood with the few other companies I interviewed for, I took the permanent position at Care Ambulance. Of course, a few days later, I get a call and was offered a job!

Now I was faced with a decision! So I weighed the Pros and Cons.. New job vs old job. The new job had higher pay, in fact, it was back to the amount I made before I was every laid off. The new job was also the same position I had back with Divine Hospice Care.. Executive Administrative Assistant. But I had no idea how big or small the new company was. I also was unsure of their stability. Care Ambulance has been around for 35 years. The new company.. only 6. I was super comfortable at Care Ambulance already. Knew the people and had a good daily routine. But, the job was boring. Very boring. Same task all day erry day. Old job was more lax with phone usage. New job, totally strict since they deal with government contracts.

The major factor that swayed me towards the new job. Pay of course! It’s a difference of $5/hour! Which we need now that we live on our own. All the bills are ours! LOL.

I did love the people I worked with at Care though. So I met with my manager and I let her know that I was offered a job and said that I’d love to stay if they can match my pay. Unfortunately, they could not. So, decision has been made. Off to the new job!

(long post.. I know.. but there’s a bit more! LOL)

Life at the new spot.. there’s good and there’s bad. The good.. the company is bigger than I thought (100 employees!). All the folks here are just as friendly as the folks at Care Ambulance. Jeans day erry day! (except when we have important guests of course). Job tasks are waaaay better than what I had at Care Ambulance. Much more challenging and very diverse. The bad.. no more gchat! Waaaaaaaah waaaaaaaah. They block all email clients and chat clients. *cry*. Our phones are never allowed to be seen either. I mean, it makes sense. We deal with government clients. Everything has to be ubber secure. But mang, how do I keep in touch with Jeric, Habibi, Fungangang, and Joany? That’s the only major upset. Other than that, the job is great!