monday morning wake up knowing that you've got to go to school...
Heather and I visited the farm yesterday. As much as I loved (LOVED) the beakless turkeys, who were amazingly awesome and friendly, the rest of it wasn't quite there for me, and I decided that it probably is not a good option. That, coupled with the fact that they are "still pretty early in the process, but we will be in touch," have basically decided for me.
(Decided for me, because I was offered a job last week at Sclafani Oil in Mahopac, and I need to let them know either way on Monday. So I kind of needed to know about the farm by yesterday, can you dig it?)
So, on Monday I'll be putting in my two weeks notice at the staffing agency in White Plains and accepting the job at Sclafani. I will also be trying to get them to change their offered salary - they offered $13, but the range of the job was $12-$14, and I want to push for the $14.
On the bright side, they offer benefits (for $10/week, medical and dental, which is pretty awesome), they are close (no more than 15 minutes from my house, probably more like 5-10), I get 12 paid vacation days, it's a jeans and t-shirt dress code, pay is weekly and correlates with the previous week (ie, no lag time), and I don't start until 10.
On the not so bright side, it's lots of phone work (I hate phones), vacation and sick days can only be taken from May-August (because winter is their really busy time and they need everyone there unless there was a death in the family or you are really sick or something serious), there's no lunch break (you eat at your desk usually and get 2 15 minute breaks), it is open on Saturdays (on a rotating work schedule, so some Saturdays I will be working), and I don't leave until 6. But it is better than my current position, so I'm giving it a go and it will be a good way to save up some money for a while.
I miss being in college. I think this is mainly because my last year was so awesome, and my previous two sucked. I really regret how I spent my time the first two years - even changing little things, like auditioning for choir, or not being a business major, would have made my time much better. Than again, if I had changed those things, then I would probably not have met my fabulous girls that I lived with last year, and I wouldn't change knowing them for anything. So I'm torn, and generally sad and nostalgic because I didn't really enjoy college until it was over.
It is nice being in Mahopac again for the fall, though. The leaves are pretty, and the weather is crisp and lovely.
I feel like I had more to say, but I forgot.
(Decided for me, because I was offered a job last week at Sclafani Oil in Mahopac, and I need to let them know either way on Monday. So I kind of needed to know about the farm by yesterday, can you dig it?)
So, on Monday I'll be putting in my two weeks notice at the staffing agency in White Plains and accepting the job at Sclafani. I will also be trying to get them to change their offered salary - they offered $13, but the range of the job was $12-$14, and I want to push for the $14.
On the bright side, they offer benefits (for $10/week, medical and dental, which is pretty awesome), they are close (no more than 15 minutes from my house, probably more like 5-10), I get 12 paid vacation days, it's a jeans and t-shirt dress code, pay is weekly and correlates with the previous week (ie, no lag time), and I don't start until 10.
On the not so bright side, it's lots of phone work (I hate phones), vacation and sick days can only be taken from May-August (because winter is their really busy time and they need everyone there unless there was a death in the family or you are really sick or something serious), there's no lunch break (you eat at your desk usually and get 2 15 minute breaks), it is open on Saturdays (on a rotating work schedule, so some Saturdays I will be working), and I don't leave until 6. But it is better than my current position, so I'm giving it a go and it will be a good way to save up some money for a while.
I miss being in college. I think this is mainly because my last year was so awesome, and my previous two sucked. I really regret how I spent my time the first two years - even changing little things, like auditioning for choir, or not being a business major, would have made my time much better. Than again, if I had changed those things, then I would probably not have met my fabulous girls that I lived with last year, and I wouldn't change knowing them for anything. So I'm torn, and generally sad and nostalgic because I didn't really enjoy college until it was over.
It is nice being in Mahopac again for the fall, though. The leaves are pretty, and the weather is crisp and lovely.
I feel like I had more to say, but I forgot.