stupid lj ate my post

[taimatsu]

I have a job. Temporary work, from next monday, two or three weeks, reception/phone answering, c.6.25/hr, 9-5.30, telecoms company. Am worried about switchboards for hysterical raisins, but will either get over it when I actually get my hands on one, or not, and will cease to do the job. Neither of which is a problem.

So YAY, job, money, yay.

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Weird...

[mousme.livejournal.com]

A post showed up briefly on my friends page, then disappeared. Could this be the post to which you're referring? It went like this:

HAVE JOB.

Next Monday, temp work, receptionist/phone, town centre, c.6.25/hour, two or three weeks, 9-5.30. Platinum know I need the 16th off for the University job interview.
Yes yes yes. Yes. It is switchboard work, which makes me nervous, but I told Stephanie I hadn't used one and she said that was okay. If it doesn't work out, I don't have to keep doing it, right?

They are right opposite Reading Station, apparently, and they are Euphony Communications (http://www.uk.euphony.com/EN/main.htm).

I am nervous about switchboards, because in my first work experience ever, at my dad's company, I fouled up transferring a call dramatically and had an irate guy on the phone shouting at me. It wasn't entirely my fault, but it has made me worry. I can do phones, I know I can, in small companies - Mill Court had four extensions, EGTE about three - but a big one with a switchboard... Well, I'll see how it goes. Either it will be fine and I will get over my fear and ad a new skill to my CV, or it won't go so well and I will apologise and let Platinum place someone else in the post. Which is not the end of the world.

[taimatsu]

That's it. I posted that twice and this once, then tried to delete the most recent entry, which should have been this one and turned out to be that one. LJ had a fit. Thanks for rescuing the text :)

[mousme.livejournal.com]

No sweat, it was my pleasure. I hate it when LJ eats my texts. :)

[bopeepsheep.livejournal.com]

I was petrified of switchboards for about a week when I first used one. Now I'd happily go get a job operating one full-time if I had to go back to work. You'll be surprised how easy most of them are these days (puts on 'old' voice: the first couple I used, in the mid/late 1980s, were hangovers from the 1960s and were a nightmare). And even if you do lose calls it's not the end of the world - most people are used to being bounced back/lost in systems, they won't blame you.

[mirabehn.livejournal.com]

*smites LJ for losing your post*

Congratulations on getting a job and some money! I'm sure the switchboard thing won't be nearly as scary as you think. As you say, either you'll get over it or you'll stop doing the job. You'll be fine. :)

*hugs you*

Elly