Friday, December 10, 2010

The phone call

Tuesday while in class I missed a call from a number that I did not recognize. For some reason I wondered if it was my boss. I don't know why that thought crossed my mind, but it did. When I got out of class and checked the message, sure enough it was my boss. He said that he was waiting for me to come in that day, and then realized that it was my day off (oops), but that he had some leads on some great jobs that had my name written all over them. He then spoke a mile a minute trying to explain them to me. I went and looked at them and quickly realized that one of them would not work for me... I'd have to drive. Blast! The other one tho I was really excited about. It looked wonderful. I called the boss back (because I hate when I call people and they do not call me back) and told him that I was going to get on it the next day. He reminded me that the soon the better, but I had no energy to deal with it at that moment, and so I promised that I would do it between class and work. We hung up, and when looking at the job requirements again, I realized that I would have to drive for that one too. I was so irritated. When I went into work the next day someone ambushed me asking if the boss got a hold of me and how it went. I had to tell them that I could not drive, which was a huge bummer to all. He then proceeded to ask if it was something that I wanted to do. I told him that want is not exactly the word that I would choose to use in that sentence, but that it is defiantly something that I need to do.
I then met with my boss and we were talking when the other guy pulled him aside and told him that I could not drive. We all huddled together and discussed the need for me to drive. That night I found someone who is willing to teach me to drive. I think that over the Christmas break that is my goal, to be on my way to driving. I about had a heart attack tho when they told me how much the driving school. Gratefully, the first guy mentioned that work would help pay for it. I asked what I would have to do to get that help and my boss gave me three things.
Today we found out that work was giving my boss a promotion which is great for him, not so great for the team. I went and found the gentleman who told me that they could help me out and asked what I could have to do now that they are changing my boss. I was afraid that I would have to prove myself to my new boss and that everything that I have done since July would start all over. To my happiness and great joy he said that I have already proven myself and to get right on it. Yeah! Hopefully everything works out well and that this can get on its way quickly.

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