Exit Interview

I know, two posts in the same day. Don't you all go dieing on me now.

So I got a wonderful letter from my former place of employment's HR department requesting my feedback on the company. It was an exit interview/survey. Oh the fun I had filling this out. It consisted of several questions regarding the overall company as well as several about my manager above me. The company as a whole I gave a middle of the road response to with shots being fired at specific things that bothered me. My manager on the other hand, they are gonna love reading about him. I made very clear the level of ineptitude this man exhibited on a regular basis and his role in the majority of a solid staff leaving the company. I also had the chance to talk about any "unknown issues" HR might want to know about. Guess how large the part about my Assistant Manager's experience was? I even made sure to include the little part about a rather non-responsive RD. It made me smile to put this in the mail this morning. I hope for once the shit rolls uphill. When you got enough people pushing it it can happen. We shall see.

P.S. I actually found two grammar/spelling errors on the exit interview. Want to know what I wrote in for the questions regarding my boss's and corporate's ability to communicate?

First day at the new job

So I was officially an hour late for my first day at my new job. Luckily it wasn't an issue. They had changed to a 4 days at 10 hrs schedule in the period between me being hired and when I started. Beyond that it was a rather interesting first day. I am working on the most annoying "game" you could possibly imagine....no really, try harder because I am sure you haven't grasped the monotony that will be consuming my time for at least the first couple of weeks of my work. I will tell you all more about it once I see you all.

That being said I managed to crash and corrupt the program I was working on with one of the things I tried while testing it. Nothing like getting congratulated for breaking something on your first day. I decided I wanted to see what would happen if I called the phone I was testing while in the middle of a download of an expansion pack for the "game". It dies. It dies a horrible terrible death that doesn't even let you back into the program once it kicks your ass out for being so cruel an heartless to it. Retesting that bug for consistency was fun. Nothing like having to wipe the program off the phone and reinstall it each time you kill it to make sure the bug is repeatable. Not to mention I found it at 11:45 right before everyone was suppose to go home. Woohoo.

Overall it was an interesting first day. I am glad to be doing something new even if it is repetitive. Looking at the others in the lab it should be no problem to jump up the ladder rather quickly. Hard work doesn't seem to be in their vocabulary. Hardly working does though. I am looking forward to working hard at work and then enjoying my 3 day weekends. It shouldn't be too bad.

TTFN

Home Run

I have a new job. I am finally leaving retail forever. I will be working on video games for cell phones less than 3.5 miles from my home. I can bike to work from now on. That is such a wonderful thought. I will have weekends with my wife. I will have 40 hr weeks and if I have to work more than that I WILL GET PAID FOR IT!! Oh how happy I am inside. My last day is Saturday September 1st. Oh how I will smile as I leave that place for the last time. Thanks for all the support from everyone. It has been a bumpy ride getting out of there but it has been achieved and I shall be free. Muahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Guests

Mike and Nikki will be here tomorrow. Woohoo. Now if only I had more time to spend with them. It looks like I get to work ALL weekend long :( I guess that is life. At least I have my evenings to stay up way too late and have fun playing tons of games and hanging out with friends. Talk to you all later.

Strike One

So, I got a wonderful letter from the folks I had my interview with a week or so ago. Unfortunately it was not a job offer. It looks like the hunt shall continue. Either way though, it was a good experience. I know the questions that I probably didn't do as well on and I know how I would respond to them next time. It is just a learning process and not something I have had to do in a long time. I will keep you all posted but in the mean time I am still stuck at GS while everyone else around me heads out. :( I am gonna miss you all. I don't know how I am gonna handle this without you guys. Thanks so much for all the support through the last couple of years. I am glad you all are pulling free. Now just wish me luck on getting out as well. TTFN

Interviews

So I have not posted in a good while, not that I ever did with any regularity in the first place. Time to change that a little. I am writing because of my inner excitement at the prospect of a new job. I go for a second interview Weds. and am hoping that I make the final cut and can get out of the hell hole of a job I am in at the moment. Here is to hoping. I also have a possible interview with another company in the next week or two. They rescheduled that one and said they would give me a ring once they worked out the details of the new position they were hiring for (we will see). So all of you people out there keep your fingers crossed for me (all two of you) and I hope to write with good news some time soon. TTFN

BOO!!!

Did I scare you?