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Moon Child said:
Our call center has become slow. So slow to the point that they had to cut the call center hours which in turn cuts our hours and shortens lunches and takes out part time workers and my schedule got completely flipped around. At least I still have a job but I've been jerked around like this for 7 years at the same place.
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Sorry to hear that :( Do you still have as many hours as before?
 
Moon Child said:
I have nothing interesting going on at the moment....

Is this for a special reason or just for the hell of it?
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sorry, been away from my pc all weekend!

It was for fun. There is a stretch of highway along the river from my town to the one to the north, they block traffic for the run, so it's pretty cool! I finished in just over 2 hours.
 
Some people seem to become total idiots when they get in a car.

I was driving back to Oslo tonight after a trip to Fredrikstad to watch football. A few kilometers before I was home, on the Oslo ringway, I was just overtaking another car when another approached from behind. I was planning to change lane to let that guy overtake me once I was past the first car. But this guy approaching from behind didn't have the patience. Flashed his long-distance headlights at me repeatedly. Made it impossible for me to actually see if I had overtaken the other car (it was dark already). Didn't this strike this other fool?

Wish that police motorcycle hadn't left the ringway three kilometers earlier ...
 
Thanks guys. :) I think I'm going to start looking for a new job. My husband and I both agreed on this. It will be tough since I've been there for 7 years and it was my first major job but after being jerked around for so long, I'm finally done.
 
Exactly. The other thing I thought of too was how much longer will it be before they end up sacking everybody because it's still too slow and decide to outsource our call center. That's actually what they were thinking about doing before coming to the decision of just sacking the part timers and keeping the full timers.
 
If there are any people higher than you in the food chain that have left, maybe try to get in touch with them ... if anything to get a reference, but who knows, maybe they have a spot for you or know one.
 
Sorry to hear about your dilemma, MC. Hopefully you find a great new position somewhere that is both fulfilling and enjoyable. Despite the fear and anxiety, looking for a new job or career is always an exciting adventure!
 
bearfan said:
If there are any people higher than you in the food chain that have left, maybe try to get in touch with them ... if anything to get a reference, but who knows, maybe they have a spot for you or know one.
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It's safe to say that I'm pretty much done with the place. There have been so many times I've wanted to leave but decided to stay because I thought things were getting better. If this isn't a good enough reason to find a new job, I don't know what is. As for references, I can easily say I'm pretty well in with my supervisors and I do get along with them very well so that shouldn't be a problem.
 
I change jobs about every 3 years and have for the past 20 years. In every case, it ended up being a step up ... be careful not to settle or take something the same .. look for something better and a step up/move in a direction you want to go/some place where you can pick up some new skills and advance your career.

I would look at this as an opportunity.
 
That's the plan. I have 7 years of customer service under my belt plus office/computer type skills that I don't want to let go to waste so I'll definitely be aiming for something better because I know I can get something better with my experience.
 
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