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Today went a lot more slowly than yesterday, a pattern I expect to continue until the day I quit the job. But at least I have people to talk to, not like it was at Nationwide. The first few calls … Continue reading
First day on the phones. Yes, they actually let me speak to the public as a representative of Lloyds TSB. Yes, I did fuck up. But only a little bit.
The weekend is almost over already and there hasn’t been a great deal of interest to report. We did have a party last night, I suppose. It was ok, though short because everyone decided to go out to some bar … Continue reading
My week is done, I am a free man for two days. Last night I went out to celebrate the weekend a little prematurely. Rich was DJing at Fitzherberts, as were a good few other people. I was introduced to … Continue reading
Nearing the end of my first training week at the call centre now, and it is all going a lot better than I had imagined. The people all seem to be pretty nice as a whole, the atmosphere not as … Continue reading
So that was the first big weekend of the winter. Started Friday with confirmation that my future career was indeed Callcentre Operative. I bought a shirt, washed my trousers and went out with Charlie and some of her gang to … Continue reading
This morning I had another aptitude test at ‘Office Angels’ to see if I would be a spineless and well-behaved contract slave. I think I lied fairly convincingly. Then on to Ladbrokes, where I appear to have been offered a … Continue reading
