Success Will Come

I know I've been writing a lot about my new job as of late, but it's really been a main thing going on in my life. Think about it you can't spend 40 hours at a place and not have it stay on your mind. Anyway, I've mentioned before I've now been at this new place for over a month now and I'll say it's not a bad job, but it does get frustrating at times because I'm still learning the ropes and when it seems like I know something, I find out I did it all wrong : (
It really does help talking to my co-workers who have been there a while because it reminds me that everyone was in my position at one time or another and have made all the same mistakes. From talking to these vets, I've learned a few pointers which you really could apply to any job. Here they are:

1) Stay focused and learn the job well.

-Once I truly learn this job, I'll have acquired a new skill that I could take with me anywhere.

-Alhtough I don't have any plans to relocate in the near future, it's still good to have a skill to keep me employed when I need $ to keep me going.

2) Stay organized and ask questions.

-The worst questions are the one's that go unasked and most likely everyone else has the same concerns.


3)Have patience.

-I'm told that this job is contantly evolving. For example, we're now going entirely paperless and I'm one of the first training sessions which is doing almost everything electronically. In addition to that, some of the vets have told me that the job has taken most of them over year to really learn.

4) Participate in agency activites.

-This really would give me exposure and I'll probably make more friends if I'm involved in more activities.

5) Have fun doing the job.

-This is what I've applied to my retail job and look how hard it has been for me to quit becuase I'm having too good of a time. LOL

6) Customer service is always important.

-I'm not sure exaclty how this fits in, since it's the people who're comming to us and it's really in our hands if they're approved for benefits or not, but still I just have to remember that these are people and not just anohter # on my caseload.

All in all, if I follow these six steps I'll definitely be successful at this new job and as I learn/train things will hopefully get easier for me. I will say, I think I've written enough about this new job and I KNOW this job will be the furthest thing from my mind this weekend as I PARTY with all my wonderful friends : ) and maybe that will be anohter blog entry.