Today is a most happy day...the last day of summer session!!!!!!!
I got out of my E. Religions exam about an hour ago....I'm not really sure how I did. At this point I'm just glad to be done. When I'm finished typing this blog, I'm headed for the bookstore so I can sell back my books. Yay! (A miniscule amount of)Cash in my pocket! Then I take my scenic art exam, go home to nap and pack, and then I'm stuck in Telefund hell for 4 hours, then I'm free!!!! I'm spending the 4th of July with a whole bunch of friends. Of course, my parents don't know this yet. But I don't care because I'm old enough to not have to ask if I can go somewhere. I just get in the car and go. Plus, I'm still not speaking to my mother. Anyway, this weekend is going to be a whole lot of fun because we're going clubbing tonight and then we're headed for the beach tomorrow. Tomorrow night we'll come back up to NB to hang out at the house and celebrate both the 4th of July and the end of Summer Session.
I think it's rather fitting that it's gloomy and rainy today...that's how the session started, so that's how it shall end.
But even though the weather's a bit narsty, I'm still sunny on the inside. I had a decent night at the Telefund last night, too. At least, last night was better than Tuesday night, when I ended the night with 13 no pledges and not a single bit of money. Last night I raised $150. Too bad I won't see any of it. I also got reviewed last night, and surprisingly didn't walk away with a warning. But then again, they didn't talk about my stats, so maybe I'll get that little slip of paper tonight. If your pledge rates aren't good, you get warned. If it doesn't improve, you get the proverbial boot.
I think all of the trouble at the Telefund comes from the management. I honestly do. Their process of screening potential employees is horrible. You do a 5 minute phone interview and you're hired. I don't think they even check references or anything. Then you have 5 hours of training before they put you on the phones. 5 hours. And most of that is spent listening to a spiel about the Foundation (fund-raising committee) and what they do. Then you do one mock call in a small group, and you're ready for the trenches. I spent a month and a half training for my job at Marriott, and we spent a few days listening to other people's calls before we even got on the phones ourselves. We did mock calls all the time in there...we were ready.
I think the Telefund would have less of an employee turnover if they used more effective training, and were more selective in their hiring.
And the supervisors could stop being assholes. If the supervisors were nice to people, I bet the attitude in that romm would change a lot every night.
*sigh* Thus ends my essay on a few of the flaws of my job. I hate the job, but I have not choice but to work there until I go to Scotland. Allrighty then, off to the bookstore and some other things before go and take that other exam. Have an excellent 4th of July!!!!
I got out of my E. Religions exam about an hour ago....I'm not really sure how I did. At this point I'm just glad to be done. When I'm finished typing this blog, I'm headed for the bookstore so I can sell back my books. Yay! (A miniscule amount of)Cash in my pocket! Then I take my scenic art exam, go home to nap and pack, and then I'm stuck in Telefund hell for 4 hours, then I'm free!!!! I'm spending the 4th of July with a whole bunch of friends. Of course, my parents don't know this yet. But I don't care because I'm old enough to not have to ask if I can go somewhere. I just get in the car and go. Plus, I'm still not speaking to my mother. Anyway, this weekend is going to be a whole lot of fun because we're going clubbing tonight and then we're headed for the beach tomorrow. Tomorrow night we'll come back up to NB to hang out at the house and celebrate both the 4th of July and the end of Summer Session.
I think it's rather fitting that it's gloomy and rainy today...that's how the session started, so that's how it shall end.
But even though the weather's a bit narsty, I'm still sunny on the inside. I had a decent night at the Telefund last night, too. At least, last night was better than Tuesday night, when I ended the night with 13 no pledges and not a single bit of money. Last night I raised $150. Too bad I won't see any of it. I also got reviewed last night, and surprisingly didn't walk away with a warning. But then again, they didn't talk about my stats, so maybe I'll get that little slip of paper tonight. If your pledge rates aren't good, you get warned. If it doesn't improve, you get the proverbial boot.
I think all of the trouble at the Telefund comes from the management. I honestly do. Their process of screening potential employees is horrible. You do a 5 minute phone interview and you're hired. I don't think they even check references or anything. Then you have 5 hours of training before they put you on the phones. 5 hours. And most of that is spent listening to a spiel about the Foundation (fund-raising committee) and what they do. Then you do one mock call in a small group, and you're ready for the trenches. I spent a month and a half training for my job at Marriott, and we spent a few days listening to other people's calls before we even got on the phones ourselves. We did mock calls all the time in there...we were ready.
I think the Telefund would have less of an employee turnover if they used more effective training, and were more selective in their hiring.
And the supervisors could stop being assholes. If the supervisors were nice to people, I bet the attitude in that romm would change a lot every night.
*sigh* Thus ends my essay on a few of the flaws of my job. I hate the job, but I have not choice but to work there until I go to Scotland. Allrighty then, off to the bookstore and some other things before go and take that other exam. Have an excellent 4th of July!!!!
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