Vickie's Hens Night in Auckland

Loads of fun at the drags bar it was hilarious! (Drags or drag queens are men who dress up like women)

My first 2 weeks at work

My first 2 weeks at work were pretty okay...well it was very hard to start off with but I know my knowledge of the job is improving and that I'm more use to standing up all day that kinda of thing.

Apart from earning myself a hugh blister on my left foot in the first week, and coming home everyday feeling like crap, everything else seems pretty good. My uniforms are kinda formal; I bought myself a new pair of dress pants and shoes. Costed me quite a bit but I really needed them for this job.

So far I had at least 3 major dreams about work in the past 2 weeks; there were also many small bits and pieces that came to my mind when I was trying to have a peaceful sleep after a day of work. Not sure why I dreamed about work so much but I have to say one of the major reasons would be stressing and worring about the job... It is a lot harder and challenging than I thought I can be...well I'm good at customer service stuff but hey I've never done anything with fridges, ovens, dryers etc apart from using them in my own home... Finding the right parts for the customers and technicials can be very complicated sometimes. Mainly because I do not have a clue what the heck they want in the first place... For example....what the hell are FC fan in the fridge and actutators in the dishwashing machine? What the hell are out-of-balance kit in the washing machines and how am I suppose to know what a rinse aid bunge is? So yeah that's why I found the job so difficult...there are just so many differnt parts in things and they all have pretty funky names... (For example...a door seal is called a door gasket!)

The other scary thing about this job is that my boss can snap very easily and quickly (according to other staff members) and I could see it on her face from time to time... I watched my steps very carefully and tried very hard not to step on her tail... Apparently people who work for my department dont last for very long, the longest was 5 years and she was the gal whom I replaced. The guy I'm working with now has been there for 16 months and he cant wait to find a different job. The guy before him worked there for a year and the lady before there only lasted for 2 weeks and she had a massive argument with my boss and quitted! So fingers crossed that I will get along well with the boss and I will stay there until I find a better job!