Today was my first day as sales consultant at Maths Worldwide. How did it go? Ehhhhh. I'm glad I have another interview tomorrow, suffice to say. It was terrible waiting around all day, first of all, for work to start. 4-8 pm is a TERRIBLE shift, and it ended up taking exactly half the time of my shift for the commute. Two busses, an hour each way: first to the city from the eastern suburbs, then to North Sydney (across the bridge) from CBD. I left at 1:30, giving myself two hours to get there (the boss wanted me there early to train), and I'm glad I did. I always give myself extra time to get places I haven't been before, as public transportation is unreliable and I wanted to make sure I was on time for my first shift at my brand new job. The 339 bus from Clovelly only comes every half an hour during off-peak hours, and after waiting 20 minutes, I finally saw it approaching. It was raining, so I had been standing under the cover, but as soon as I saw it down the road I emerged and flailed it down. It didn't appear to be slowing, however, and as I waved my arms frantically, it whizzed right past me without stopping. I was SO PISSED!! I stood there in a daze, not knowing what to do with myself, just staring blankly at the butt of the bus as it continued down Clovelly Road without me in it. I was soaking wet, with my mouth wide open, just staring. It was probably quite a sight, to be honest.
Regardless, I made it to work on time. I met a wonderful Aussie girl named Melissa, who was fantastically friendly. She had started late last week, and has the same role as me. We chatted it up both before and during our shift (quite a bit, actually) and hopefully we'll be able to catch up for dinner and drinks sometime. She's a third year uni student at Sydney U, studying Occupational Therapy. She, too, has a lovely telephone voice, and we both did appointment setting for the evening.
It wasn't fun, and the hours dragged on. I didn't believe in the product which I was selling (educational math materials for primary school children) and I didn't really care whether or not my phone calls resulted in sales. It was great when I did set an appointment, and Melissa and I each set three. Boss man, Louis, wanted four. Hopefully tomorrow this goal will be reached. Pay is $15/hour plus commission, but there is no way for me to know whether or not an appointment I set results in a sale. So basically, my pay is $15/hour. I would have been better off at Infinity Property Agents, (where pay was $18/hour) but hours there aren't guaranteed. I'm not sure yet if I regret leaving Michael and the IPA crew, but time will tell.
I didn't get home until 9:15, but my Yamaha contract was waiting for me at my door! I read it through, and found nothing which restricted me from working for another music company. I had called VIP music this morning and said that I was willing to move (!!) so I have another appointment with them on Wednesday morning, when I'll bring in a copy of my degree as well as my passport. I wish that the VIP job started straight away, as having that kind of money right now would be REALLY NICE !! What with all this job hopping, and rent being due every week nonetheless, and strep throat giving me heaps of doctors bills and prescription bills and cough drops (though I did save money on groceries that week)...I have to admit that my head is barely above water from a financial point of view.
Alas, I'm in Australia, and I can toughen it out. If ramen noodles and boxes of goon be the answer, then so be it!! If I sit at home with library books and water bottles instead of frolicking around pubs with beers and steaks, then so be it. I'll pull myself out of this eventually!! The goal for now is to find FULL time work, I have had heaps of opportunities for part time work, but I want/need one steady, reliable 40 hours a week job. Preferably not one which takes an hour each way to get to and hopefully one which I can halfway stand!
Tomorrow: interview with xlife insurance in the morning, Maths Worldwide 4-8 pm.
Wednesday: VIP music in the morning, MWW 4-8 pm
Thursday: MELBOURNE FOR YAMAHA!!!
Friday: Maths Worldwide 4-8 pm
Saturday: MWW 10 am-4 pm, birthday party 8 pm in city
Sunday: bday party (for 1 year old!!) in arvo
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