So, the blog challenge, showed to be a bit too challenging for me, hmmm :o/ I normally love those kind of things. Well there have been a lot of things going on, so I haven't felt up to the challenge, so to speak. I am back to square one, is a phrase that can sum up my current situation. But after lot of thinking, I've found that it's not too bad and makes sense. Let me begin.
In Febuary I got a phone call from a recruitment agency, asking if I was interested in changing jobs, this job in question was only 10 min by bus from my home, so yes I was interested. Afterall I worked in a job far far away from home. I went to several interview, also had one through the phone, took tests and was finally given the job. As a customer service agent at HP. A lot of hurdles to get to such a simple position you might think, as do I... But I was happy, I had better working hours, better salary and was close to home. What could posibly go wrong?? Well, after one month of intense training, one month as a customer service agent, I was called to the supervisor's office at 4.30 pm, the Friday that marked my one month trial period, which they told me in one of the interview they didn't use, and asked to kindly pick up my things and leave. Well maybe not in those words, but that was the meaning. I was told that I hadn't asked my supervisor enough questions, and didn't seem involved and "hungry" enough. I was shocked, I certainly hadn't seen that coming. I has asked about the trial period, becasue of not wanting to leave the job far far away, that I had been in for 3 years and had a stable contract with. But off I had to go. Oh and I was asked to return my security badge, the badge I had waited one month and a half for,(I was excited about having a badge with my picture on it, haven't had that before). I picked up my things, two cute bunnies my mother had sent for easter, among other things, said goodbye teary eyed to my colleauges and a nice colleauge gave me a ride home. We talked a lot in the car, she was shocked too, we started at the same time, and she had been told the same about the trial period. We came to the conclusion, that they had found out that they were one customer service too many. One had to go, and the one was me.
I had a hard time finding a reason for this. For this thing happening to me. I mean I was so gratefull to finally have a job close to home, which I had been praying for, for a long time. It would mean I could rest more and not get so tired from the transport I was used to doing every day. I was home at 5.10 pm and was not tired. But it was not to be. Also it was hard due to the fact that L. had been out of work on and off for about 2 years. Big crisis in Spain. We were both unenployed, I could get unemployment money, but his was up. I was more optimistic thatn L. though, he took it very hard, and I had to be the strong one to support him. I am more comfortable in that role. It doesn't happen very often though. He says I'm stronger than him, maybe I am in that way, altough I have a lot of issues to deal with. But when it come to situations like that, I stand up to the challenge.
I spent a week looking for work, we both did, at first it was fun but spending much time together, you maybe start to rub eachother the wrong way. Was he looking on FB too much, didn't I take it seriously etc. I made an apointment to go the unemployment office, to ask for money. But for that I needed some papers. Amongst others, some that I had to get from my old company. So I wrote them and asked for the papers. The next day, I got a call from them, a guy calle C. saying what a shame and that they would send the papers and soon as possible. And if I was interested if they look for something for me there. I said yes I was interested. Later C. sent the papers but the papers needed a signature, so I wrote back and asked for it. When by the next day, the papers hadn't arrived I called again, and then C asked if I still was interested in working for them, I said yes of course, and then he asked if I could come tomorrow, I said ok sure, for an interview? No to start in my old position again. Ok? I was very surprised, just like that I had got my job back. C. referred my to the manager and we agreed I'd start the next day at 9. In my old seat, at my old desk, with my old colleagues, two months on.
I was of course happy to be employed again, I was one week without work. But I was still sad for L. who still hadn't found anything. Then about 2 weeks in, one of my colleagues found another work, and after a bit of thinking, I grabbed the chance and gave C. L's CV. A few days later C. called L. and L. was asked to come for an interview. And a few days later on, L. got the call that he got the job! We were so trilled. And now we work in the same company, we have the same supervisor, but do not work together (yet). So I'm back to square one, but I have L. with me, and he needed that, we both did. So I'm sticking to the thought, that the reason for this whole thing to happen, is that L. would get a job. And that is a super reason :o)
