Guess who's newly unemployed? (That was quick!)
March 20th 2008 03:10
Yesterday was my third and last day at Chemgold... good riddance!
Apparently my wax pulling wasn't desirable enough for them to want me to stay. This process consists of placing a mould up to a wax filling machine, waiting for it to set, then eliminating any imperfections like air bubbles, shrinkage, or trying the mould again with powder and/or a different pressure for the wax. The blue, yellow or orange wax models were then taken downstairs, where the jewellery was made based on them.
Jolly, whose English was quite frankly inadequate for training purposes, introduced me to the process. She seemed free of the impulse to be friendly, and made a habit of invading my personal space every time I asked her for assistance. The rest of the workers barely spoke to me, and as for my boss, I could count the number of things he said to me on the fingers of my hand.
I took an instant dislike to him as he didn't smile when introducing himself, and queried me as to what was wrong when I smiled at him in greeting a bit later. He had the irritating habit of trying to make everything he'd say sound quotable and absolute, in a thick Aussie accent. He would swear in the workplace, take on a demanding tone with his employees and described himself as 'bad'. He didn't even have the intregrity to tell me that my services would no longer be required - I found out from Manpower, my employment agency, that there would be no need for me to come back the next day after my working day was finished. Heck, he didn't even say goodbye or wish me luck yesterday. This strikes me as cowardly and unscrupulous.
Basically, I'm glad I'm no longer working for them, and if they hadn't dismissed me I would have quit today.
So what's on the job horizon for me? I went to an interview with Magnolia Silver Jewellery yesterday evening, and I thought it went quite well, but I'm going to have to wait for 2 weeks before I hear from them. Manpower is now going to look for administration jobs for me, which I'm a little squeamish about. Can I actually handle that kind of environment?
Also, the Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby has a part-time job opening, which I'm going to look into today, and I'm keeping my eyes open for any job vacancies in my area.
In the meantime, I got to sleep in today, and I can proclaim 'Down with The Man! Down with The System!' all I want. But of course, I'm not an anarchist... I'm a postmodernist (in case you, um, haven't noticed).
If I continue to get these kinds of jobs which don't require a lot of brainpower my guess is that I'll work for about a week at each before I quit and pursue another one. This way I can save up to go wherever I like without having to worry about commitment. (Though I liked the Magnolia ppl and if I get that job I would be willing to try to work for a longer period of time.)
Apparently my wax pulling wasn't desirable enough for them to want me to stay. This process consists of placing a mould up to a wax filling machine, waiting for it to set, then eliminating any imperfections like air bubbles, shrinkage, or trying the mould again with powder and/or a different pressure for the wax. The blue, yellow or orange wax models were then taken downstairs, where the jewellery was made based on them.
Jolly, whose English was quite frankly inadequate for training purposes, introduced me to the process. She seemed free of the impulse to be friendly, and made a habit of invading my personal space every time I asked her for assistance. The rest of the workers barely spoke to me, and as for my boss, I could count the number of things he said to me on the fingers of my hand.
Basically, I'm glad I'm no longer working for them, and if they hadn't dismissed me I would have quit today.
So what's on the job horizon for me? I went to an interview with Magnolia Silver Jewellery yesterday evening, and I thought it went quite well, but I'm going to have to wait for 2 weeks before I hear from them. Manpower is now going to look for administration jobs for me, which I'm a little squeamish about. Can I actually handle that kind of environment?
In the meantime, I got to sleep in today, and I can proclaim 'Down with The Man! Down with The System!' all I want. But of course, I'm not an anarchist... I'm a postmodernist (in case you, um, haven't noticed).
If I continue to get these kinds of jobs which don't require a lot of brainpower my guess is that I'll work for about a week at each before I quit and pursue another one. This way I can save up to go wherever I like without having to worry about commitment. (Though I liked the Magnolia ppl and if I get that job I would be willing to try to work for a longer period of time.)
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