Alright, so I'm technically employed again. I'm a self-employed person now!
And so with that, I need to focus before the new year. I'm going to try to find some more jobs and perhaps a full-time one before February, but I also need to see how the assistant gig will fare out in terms of hours.
Today and tomorrow I need to:
- Edit my videos
- Work on stuff for bf's business
- Do some training
- Write a blog post on my blog about my goals for the new year
We had a long day today (I was shopping for swimwear and PJs) and didn't get home until around 8pm, so we're working quite late into the night today. It's almost 11pm!
So I won't get too much done today, so I'll have to do my editing tomorrow and my training tomorrow.
Then I also have to do some chores too, there's a ton of laundry waiting to be cleaned and I need to clean my bathroom as well.
I plan to have this all done by Monday evening, then Tuesday I may have some meetings and I will commence my search again for jobs. And then hang out with some friends in the evening for a dinner party!
Oh, we also need to go rent some ski equipment tomorrow as well.
Lots of things to do!
Saturday, December 30, 2017
Monday, December 25, 2017
This week was quite the rollercoaster, but I'm pumped!
This week was quite a ride. So I tried to give my new job a few more days, but on the Tuesday I had enough. I couldn't focus the entire day because I was too deep into thinking about how I really can't meet the expectations of the job and how it really wasn't the right fit.
I didn't know anything in my third week still. It was terrible. I felt so bad because there were some passionate people we had meetings with, and I couldn't really understand the content. I didn't feel confident that I could help people like them in the future.
I knew then and there that I wasn't going to receive training on the industry, and that things wouldn't change, so I quit the next day. Took a day to process things on my end and then the next day I had to come for an exit. Ended things smoothly but then some other stuff was brought up. I've decided to put it aside for now and just focus on my job search.
I had an interview for a virtual contract position that would basically be self-employment, as I would need to figure out some things for taxes on my own.
I was fairly confident at the middle of the week that I could go forward with this work and try to do some more video freelance work, but I'll really need to research more about that, so I'm going to meet up with some people to chat about how they do their self-employment.
Then today I decided to go on Kijiji just to see what's out there, and when I saw that there were others looking for employment to get by, reality hit me. I have all of these things I want to try that I don't know what kind of income it will bring, but I have bills to pay. I tried to not let it get me too much today but it's really true, but then again, I'm just going to give it a try for a bit and if I need to look at other more full-time gigs then I will. And I have, so I'm ok, I just have to be positive, because eventually these contract things and freelance work will help me make a full-time income. :)
I spent the rest of the week job searching and am now waiting for a contract for the virtual position. I'm going to keep searching, but also keep researching on how to make things work for me. I'm also going to hang out with some friends and try to attend some networking events in the new year.
Weekly recap:
Thursday - Had our party at our place with friends. Ordered Wow Chicken, gave away prizes, played Catchphrase and some Jack in the Box. We also gave everyone some cards and treat bags. :)
Friday - Went to my previous job's Christmas party, had a great time and told everyone about how my job wasn't the right fit, no bad feelings!!
Saturday - Chilled at home for a bit and got my cards done and what not. Got orange juice. :)
Sunday - Went to my parents and had some pho for lunch!
Today was Christmas dinner at home with the famjam. :) Got a few gifts that I will put to good use!
Tomorrow I'll just be chilling out at my parents' for a bit and then once the boif comes back we'll go home together.
Sunday, December 17, 2017
Next steps
Let's start off this post with a weekend wrap-up!
Friday - Some of my friends came over and we had dinner and chatted it up until midnight. We shared some stories of things we were going through, and gave each other some solid advice. I really enjoyed the time that we spent just chilling out. We're making plans soon to chill again!
Saturday - Had lunch with my family and went shopping for the holidays. Didn't get all of our shopping done, and went to Dan's co-worker's holiday party. It was quite a fun day! I met a few new people and talked about things that were happening.
Sunday - Had brunch with my friend and chatted about what was going on and got some advice from her on how I should handle things and move forward. Went shopping again for holiday decor, etc. to prep for our party this week. Edited for a bit and read up on articles.
It was a nice weekend of fun festivities and seeing friends. :)
My second week at my new job went by pretty quickly. I attended a social media workshop and had a few phone calls and such but then I had a meeting with my boss and well, I didn't meet up to their expectations. I'd like to point out that when I applied for the position, I thought I was only going to be doing a set list of things, but then after getting into the position, I was asked to do x and y. Ok, cool, I have experience with y, so that was good. But the thing is, x was what I was hired for, and because I had to do both x and y, it was tough for me to meet the quota that was outlined for me last week.
On Friday we had a meeting and my boss basically told me that it was costing them to have me on the team. (This is only my second week!) I kept asking questions on how to start our process, but there is no procedure and my boss had never done something like this before, so the answers I'm given really don't help me at all.
I know I wasn't going to make these numbers, because it was my second week and the numbers were s unrealistic. It's not how I learn and with the right training, I can succeed.
My boss realized they need to take y away from me so I can focus on x, and so that's what will happen this week.
This whole weekend I've been telling people my situation and what they thought of it. They all told me that it doesn't sound like a fit and that I should start looking. I have started and now I'm thinking that I should really go forward with my other goals like my video stuff and blog. Also, there's a few opportunities that I can build my resume with that I can look at. I was also given great advice by a friend who said I should look for the kind of leader I want instead of just looking at a position. That makes a lot of sense!
I feel lost. I feel like there's not a lot of support. Third week starts this week and I feel like I know nothing...
I think they were expecting someone who could meet on these expectations. I don't even know if I have the chance to look things up on my own. I felt like I was working too slow. There's only so many things I can get done in 8 hours, with meetings and other things going on.
Also this is such a new industry for me... a new industry with much bigger numbers. Numbers that are hard to obtain because you need investors.
I haven't really felt welcomed with the onboarding process... there really is none.
I even asked for more training on how things work. I was told that I should just act confident and like I know it... but how is that going to help? People will see right through me and if they ask a question that I don't know, I can't just make up an answer. That's not being genuine.
I'm going to see how this week pans out but I'm going to keep up with my search.
Friday - Some of my friends came over and we had dinner and chatted it up until midnight. We shared some stories of things we were going through, and gave each other some solid advice. I really enjoyed the time that we spent just chilling out. We're making plans soon to chill again!
Saturday - Had lunch with my family and went shopping for the holidays. Didn't get all of our shopping done, and went to Dan's co-worker's holiday party. It was quite a fun day! I met a few new people and talked about things that were happening.
Sunday - Had brunch with my friend and chatted about what was going on and got some advice from her on how I should handle things and move forward. Went shopping again for holiday decor, etc. to prep for our party this week. Edited for a bit and read up on articles.
It was a nice weekend of fun festivities and seeing friends. :)
My second week at my new job went by pretty quickly. I attended a social media workshop and had a few phone calls and such but then I had a meeting with my boss and well, I didn't meet up to their expectations. I'd like to point out that when I applied for the position, I thought I was only going to be doing a set list of things, but then after getting into the position, I was asked to do x and y. Ok, cool, I have experience with y, so that was good. But the thing is, x was what I was hired for, and because I had to do both x and y, it was tough for me to meet the quota that was outlined for me last week.
On Friday we had a meeting and my boss basically told me that it was costing them to have me on the team. (This is only my second week!) I kept asking questions on how to start our process, but there is no procedure and my boss had never done something like this before, so the answers I'm given really don't help me at all.
I know I wasn't going to make these numbers, because it was my second week and the numbers were s unrealistic. It's not how I learn and with the right training, I can succeed.
My boss realized they need to take y away from me so I can focus on x, and so that's what will happen this week.
This whole weekend I've been telling people my situation and what they thought of it. They all told me that it doesn't sound like a fit and that I should start looking. I have started and now I'm thinking that I should really go forward with my other goals like my video stuff and blog. Also, there's a few opportunities that I can build my resume with that I can look at. I was also given great advice by a friend who said I should look for the kind of leader I want instead of just looking at a position. That makes a lot of sense!
I feel lost. I feel like there's not a lot of support. Third week starts this week and I feel like I know nothing...
I think they were expecting someone who could meet on these expectations. I don't even know if I have the chance to look things up on my own. I felt like I was working too slow. There's only so many things I can get done in 8 hours, with meetings and other things going on.
Also this is such a new industry for me... a new industry with much bigger numbers. Numbers that are hard to obtain because you need investors.
I haven't really felt welcomed with the onboarding process... there really is none.
I even asked for more training on how things work. I was told that I should just act confident and like I know it... but how is that going to help? People will see right through me and if they ask a question that I don't know, I can't just make up an answer. That's not being genuine.
I'm going to see how this week pans out but I'm going to keep up with my search.
Sunday, December 10, 2017
First Week + Weekend Shenanigans
So my first week of work flew by! Every day felt different. I have an earlier wake up time (need to fix my sleep time) and most days I work much later than I ever have before.
Some days felt longer than others, and some days just flew by so quickly. Monday & Tuesday I was still learning the ropes of things, learning the background and history of the job and company and then on Wednesday I had a traning seminar. That took a full day so then Thursday rolled in and I had a presentation to go to for a bit, was able to get off work early and then did some background work. I don't know if my supervisor wants me to work faster, but the way I work is that I background check everything, and so they were quite confused of how many items I was going through on Friday. I sped things up a little bit in the afternoon, not checking the background as much and doing as much as I could, and dove right into most of my duties. At the end of the day I was given an expectations list for the next few weeks. It's going to be week two tomorrow and I am quite excited! Let's see what I can get done!!!!
I was pretty exhausted on Friday and so we had dinner with my family and then we were going to watch a movie but I was too tired.
Saturday - We went to see The Disaster Artist and got some pizza from Blaze Pizza. Then watched Riverdale and watched the bf play Until Dawn. I also did some laundry and prepped a few outfits for the work week.
Sunday - We watched Shokugeki no Soma for a bit, then got ready quickly to attend our friends' baby's first birthday. It was nice seeing them and friends as well as the many kids around the house! They were very nice and gave us some cupcakes to take home haha. Afterwards, we went shopping for Secret Santa gifts, a purse hook table hanger (oh my gosh it took me forever to find a store that carried these!!! I need it for my bag at work to prevent it from being on the floor the whole time.), some cover stock (was originally going to buy card stock) for my greeting cards and then we went home. As we stepped out of the car, we heard a voice asking if we wanted to have Pho... turns out it was our friends (who are also our neighbours) and so we went and ate Pho for dinner with them. It was fun! Now we're at home and I finished folding the laundry, made some tea and now just doing a bit of relaxing before bed time.
I'm going to wash my water flask now and then pack what I need for work. Then do some meditation with Headspace!
Some days felt longer than others, and some days just flew by so quickly. Monday & Tuesday I was still learning the ropes of things, learning the background and history of the job and company and then on Wednesday I had a traning seminar. That took a full day so then Thursday rolled in and I had a presentation to go to for a bit, was able to get off work early and then did some background work. I don't know if my supervisor wants me to work faster, but the way I work is that I background check everything, and so they were quite confused of how many items I was going through on Friday. I sped things up a little bit in the afternoon, not checking the background as much and doing as much as I could, and dove right into most of my duties. At the end of the day I was given an expectations list for the next few weeks. It's going to be week two tomorrow and I am quite excited! Let's see what I can get done!!!!
I was pretty exhausted on Friday and so we had dinner with my family and then we were going to watch a movie but I was too tired.
Saturday - We went to see The Disaster Artist and got some pizza from Blaze Pizza. Then watched Riverdale and watched the bf play Until Dawn. I also did some laundry and prepped a few outfits for the work week.
Sunday - We watched Shokugeki no Soma for a bit, then got ready quickly to attend our friends' baby's first birthday. It was nice seeing them and friends as well as the many kids around the house! They were very nice and gave us some cupcakes to take home haha. Afterwards, we went shopping for Secret Santa gifts, a purse hook table hanger (oh my gosh it took me forever to find a store that carried these!!! I need it for my bag at work to prevent it from being on the floor the whole time.), some cover stock (was originally going to buy card stock) for my greeting cards and then we went home. As we stepped out of the car, we heard a voice asking if we wanted to have Pho... turns out it was our friends (who are also our neighbours) and so we went and ate Pho for dinner with them. It was fun! Now we're at home and I finished folding the laundry, made some tea and now just doing a bit of relaxing before bed time.
I'm going to wash my water flask now and then pack what I need for work. Then do some meditation with Headspace!
Sunday, December 3, 2017
Growing Up
This is the first Sunday where I didn't feel weird about the hours up to bed time. We went to our friends' house to see their baby and to hang out with some friends and then went grocery shopping, tried the McDonald Parmesan garlic fries (they were amazing) and had curry for dinner. After dinner I made some lunches and I cleaned my bathroom and washed some of the dishes. I feel super accomplished because I was so productive today. It's 9:43PM and I even managed to do a bit of editing as well!
I'm just going to watch some YouTube videos for a bit to chill, and then head to bed. It'll be my first week of work and I know it'll be a big one! The days will feel a bit longer because I need to wake up earlier and I will be off work later than I have ever been before.
I'm going to try to make coffee at work tomorrow, though! I really needed it on my first day but I managed with just water/lemon water that I made at home.
The rest of the plan for tomorrow is to finish editing, and then maybe do some more reading. I'll probably watch YouTube videos though because there's vlogmas going on. :)
I'm just going to watch some YouTube videos for a bit to chill, and then head to bed. It'll be my first week of work and I know it'll be a big one! The days will feel a bit longer because I need to wake up earlier and I will be off work later than I have ever been before.
I'm going to try to make coffee at work tomorrow, though! I really needed it on my first day but I managed with just water/lemon water that I made at home.
The rest of the plan for tomorrow is to finish editing, and then maybe do some more reading. I'll probably watch YouTube videos though because there's vlogmas going on. :)
Saturday, December 2, 2017
First Day + Saturday Wrap-Up
I had my first day at work yesterday! It was quite the first day and I learned a lot of things. I still feel a bit lost because I am so used to knowing everything, so it'll probably take me a few weeks to adjust to being so new to everything!
I definitely think I need to open up more and ask as many questions as possible. A lot of the stuff kind of seems open-ended, and since I'm quite used to some structure, it's making me feel strange, so I need to speak up! I also got to go to a presentation during the afternoon and even got off work early. Wow!
My first official week starts next week, so I'm happy that I have the weekend to do more relaxing before I prepare for a longer work day. This is probably the longest work day I've had, extended by 30 minutes. I was pretty exhausted yesterday and after having dinner, I fell asleep on the couch!
This morning and afternoon we didn't really do much. I edited my vlogmas vlog and posted it and then we had instant noodles for lunch. We tried to eat light as we had a dinner buffet at The One Sushi with our volunteer crew.
We were going to watch a movie but work needs to be done! So I'm just chilling now and listening to some music. One of our friends is planning to come over later tonight, so I'm trying to stay up and not look lazy... haha.
I may watch a bit of my drama hm...
Tomorrow we'll be visiting our friends' baby for the first time. Afterwards we'll probably do some grocery shopping and I will do some meal prep before as well.
I definitely think I need to open up more and ask as many questions as possible. A lot of the stuff kind of seems open-ended, and since I'm quite used to some structure, it's making me feel strange, so I need to speak up! I also got to go to a presentation during the afternoon and even got off work early. Wow!
My first official week starts next week, so I'm happy that I have the weekend to do more relaxing before I prepare for a longer work day. This is probably the longest work day I've had, extended by 30 minutes. I was pretty exhausted yesterday and after having dinner, I fell asleep on the couch!
This morning and afternoon we didn't really do much. I edited my vlogmas vlog and posted it and then we had instant noodles for lunch. We tried to eat light as we had a dinner buffet at The One Sushi with our volunteer crew.
We were going to watch a movie but work needs to be done! So I'm just chilling now and listening to some music. One of our friends is planning to come over later tonight, so I'm trying to stay up and not look lazy... haha.
I may watch a bit of my drama hm...
Tomorrow we'll be visiting our friends' baby for the first time. Afterwards we'll probably do some grocery shopping and I will do some meal prep before as well.
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