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Sep. 22nd, 2013 12:10 amSo I mentioned I was going to give my job 30 days before deciding to move on or stick with it. 30 days was a few days ago, and I made the decision to move on when I can.
It boils fown to several issues. I'm not doing the work I was hired to do. While this was meant to be a phone support queue, there's almost no support. We're more of a sorting hat than anything else, and one of our techs quit after two weeks because of that.
While my manager proved she had an angry streak in her, she hasn't been unpleasant. But I've been walking on eggshells everytime she's around, since she doesn't seem to handle adversity well.
But what really cinched it for me was a call I took a week or so ago. Caller was having problems because a window had pushed itself off the screen. I knew the solution for it ,and perked up. I got to do actual support and show her how to move the Window back on the screen with a keyboard only, since her mouse couldn't go "off screen." After that, I felt good and was happy I'd helped, versus just making a ticket and rerouting it. I want to fix things. Not sort them.
There are downsides to leaving the job. They are throwing money at me. More than I've ever made anywhere else. Once I get my old and new bills squared away, I'm looking at $1000 in spending money a MONTH It's always been a luxury to have spending money at all, but $500 each paycheck? Yeah, that's nice.
I'm also losing a guaranteed hire. At the end of 90 days, I'll be an actual employee for the outsourced company...with all the benefits thereof. Which is good as I have no benefits, and I hate being a temp.
My real concern about all this, though, is if I'll EVER be satified, not just with this job, but ANY job. Nintendo was a dream job, and I didn't want to leave it. I don't think anything can live up to that. Am I really unhappy at the work I'm doing here? Or am I unhappy that it's not Nintendo.
At least I can stay here, take my time, and get something I'll like. I just hope I'll LIKE something.
It boils fown to several issues. I'm not doing the work I was hired to do. While this was meant to be a phone support queue, there's almost no support. We're more of a sorting hat than anything else, and one of our techs quit after two weeks because of that.
While my manager proved she had an angry streak in her, she hasn't been unpleasant. But I've been walking on eggshells everytime she's around, since she doesn't seem to handle adversity well.
But what really cinched it for me was a call I took a week or so ago. Caller was having problems because a window had pushed itself off the screen. I knew the solution for it ,and perked up. I got to do actual support and show her how to move the Window back on the screen with a keyboard only, since her mouse couldn't go "off screen." After that, I felt good and was happy I'd helped, versus just making a ticket and rerouting it. I want to fix things. Not sort them.
There are downsides to leaving the job. They are throwing money at me. More than I've ever made anywhere else. Once I get my old and new bills squared away, I'm looking at $1000 in spending money a MONTH It's always been a luxury to have spending money at all, but $500 each paycheck? Yeah, that's nice.
I'm also losing a guaranteed hire. At the end of 90 days, I'll be an actual employee for the outsourced company...with all the benefits thereof. Which is good as I have no benefits, and I hate being a temp.
My real concern about all this, though, is if I'll EVER be satified, not just with this job, but ANY job. Nintendo was a dream job, and I didn't want to leave it. I don't think anything can live up to that. Am I really unhappy at the work I'm doing here? Or am I unhappy that it's not Nintendo.
At least I can stay here, take my time, and get something I'll like. I just hope I'll LIKE something.
