no sales = no job

[rockfotze]

Well....I just quit my job. I'll stay til the end of the week though I couldn't be arsed coming back in tomorrow, or especially Friday.

I had a chat to my team leader and it was essentially a case of "resign or you'll be fired" because I simply can't do sales. I wish I could, but what can you do? I'm waiting to hear back about other positions in Telstra with NO sales. I'm told there's even some available where there's no customer contact at all. I rock at customer service but I'm over it, so that would be a nice position indeed.

I'm both relieved and a little upset. In fact I'm shaking like a mofo right now, but I took it calmly and have been given permission to fuck around for as long as I need today. I'd like to just go home but I'll probably stay just because I'm lame like that.

This is definately a good thing though, because it means most of the stuff on my priority list is getting fixed up. My first singing lesson is next monday, I'm going to my first hip hop dance class this thursday and now I'll have a much better job to keep me from being an emotional ball of stress.

I bought the Klaxtons album yesterday and it is really good. It had three free guitar pics included. That rules.

Comments

[amaaanda.livejournal.com]

Yay! You're the second person I know who's quit her job today. Everyone be unemployed with me!

[jessybxx.livejournal.com]

Make that three ;)

[dienacht.livejournal.com]

But without a job I'll just be a lazy bum. I could study smething, but I want to go back to the UK sometime by the end of this year >:(

[dienacht.livejournal.com]

Oh god I hope so!

[jessybxx.livejournal.com]

Heh. This just cheered me up, like woah.
About ten minutes ago, I decided not to show up at the job I was supposed to start today.
Why? it's just too difficult a thing for someone with no experince at all (Well, apart from private teaching, but that doesn't really count).
I'm still trying hard not to think of myself as a sore loser even though I know it was perfectly okay to do this and there's probably plenty of other stuff to do in this city.
Anyway. Thanks. And I'm sure things will work out for you :)

[dienacht.livejournal.com]

Jobs are for chumps. I need to somehow be discovered and become rich and famous NOW! Bypass all that working hard crap!

Thanks :)

[theravensclaw.livejournal.com]

if you find a customer service job with no sales tell me. i'm gonna get fired too

[dienacht.livejournal.com]

TELSTRA SUCKS BALLS!

[theravensclaw.livejournal.com]

yep i've been told to lie to increase sales

[el-dirty-one.livejournal.com]

You're way above Sales anyway babe, there's so much more you can offer the world :)

*hugs*

My first ever job was as a Sales Rep for BT, but I quit after 3 months because I hated it. I was ok at the job and met targets when needed, and for my age the money was great, but I just really hated the damn thing. And here I am, almost 10 years later and still not in a steady job, but hey I could be worse :P

This is also an excuse to say "HIIIIIII!!!!!!!" since I've not been very vocal lately, just thought I'd let you know I was still around and been reading all of your posts on a regular basis.

And finally, here, have some bouncing boobies to cheer you up a little *points to his icon*.

Speak with you soon xxx

[dienacht.livejournal.com]

Good to hear from you again! You're right, I AM above that sales shit! I'm almost above customer service too, bt I won't go crazy just yet.

BOOBS FIX EVERYTHING!

[honeymink]

My first singing lesson is next monday, I'm going to my first hip hop dance class this thursday

That sounds great! Way to go pursueing your dreams. :)

As for the job. When will you start your new one?

[dienacht.livejournal.com]

Yeah, one little lesson at a time!

I don't know what my near futue holds, job-wise. I'll try for another job within Telstra, with no sales involved. But there are tonnes of jobs around, especially for call centers, so I have a big range of options at the moment.

[dienacht.livejournal.com]

No customer contact would be freaking sweet!

[raptor-au.livejournal.com]

Well, boo to the lack of job for the moment, but yay to all the self-improvement going on in your life - I'm happy that you're out of that place and all the stress included with it.

So...singing lessons, huh? What style, exactly?

[dienacht.livejournal.com]

Yeah, bollovks to feeling sick at work because of dickhead managers forcing us to make almost impossible sales targets. BOLLOCKS I SAY!

Well I want to front a rock band at some point, so I mostly just need to train my voice. If I could get something like Gwen Stefani in her early No Dount days I'd be STOKED!

Oh, by the way, this'll mean I can't come visit and see RHCP in April. I'm really sorry :(

[saltedpin.livejournal.com]

Best of luck with the singing lesson! I'm sure you'll be awesome -- I always imagine you have a huge presence too, which is totally necessary to be a famous singer XD

Re job: Bah! Who needs 'em? I'm sure something better suited to you will come along soon :) *sends hugs*

[dienacht.livejournal.com]

Awww, thanks so much! I reckon I'd be a kick ass frontman of a band. Gwen Stefani wouldn't have SHIT on me! Mwahahahaha!

I'm looking up jobs online and there are some interesting looking ones available actually. So all hope is not lost!

[gothikmaus.livejournal.com]

Good luck on singing lessons, hip hop class, finding a new job and everything else! :)

[dienacht.livejournal.com]

Thanks heaps :)

[tangochocky.livejournal.com]

You will find a good job that makes you happy in no time!!

You're starting Hip Hop lessons! OMG I'm so jealous!!! Wish I could do them with you!!!

[dienacht.livejournal.com]

I'll see what they're like. The annoying thing is that they're right on the otherside of the City to us. The friend I'm going with is cool to pick me up from th city/valley, thankfully!

[tangochocky.livejournal.com]

ohhhhhhhh yikes, I hate north side, it's so hard to get to!!

I started taking funk lessons a coupla years ago in sherwood, but then had to stop going cos it was at 6pm and I never left work before then, wish I had've done more than like 2 lessons. It was heaps of fun! Fast paced, which I love. And I was soooooooooo bad at it! But that's what made it fun! because I can dance just fine with a partner, but am lost by myself.