The Smelker Seven

Working for 'Da Man'

Well, what can I say? I have been working now for 2 weeks and it is interesting to say the least! Here at home I can drop what I am doing and spend time with the kids, but I can also set my own hours so if I choose to goof off for an afternoon, I can work in the evening to get a project done - not gonna happen with a full time big people job!

I think the thing that has struck me the most is the number of people who work because they have to, there is no real passion to do what they do - not me, I love what I do, not necessarily the work specifically at Citibank but writing as a whole - working with words, getting my point across in that way totally enthralls me. Working therefore is not a necessary evil to me as I see it is to so many other people I share office space with. I didn't realise people could take so many breaks during the day and get away with it!

But, I do miss being with the kids, and as soon as I get a couple of clients who can pay me consistently and who can give me consistent work (I am on my way to getting one) I will come back home again. Nothing can beat the solitude of my house during the school hours, and the boisterousness of it once the kids come home. Nothing can beat getting up early in the morning and working so that when the kids want to go to the pool at 11:00 I've already put in 4 hours of work and can work the rest later on.

posted by The Smelker Seven @ 9:51 PM 1 Comments

The Time Has Come...

After 10 years at home, 2 of them working part time and the other 8 as a work from home mom I have decided to make the foray back into the corporate world.

On Monday, May 15th I will be starting work at Citibank as a technical writer. I was hired by a company called Teksystems, they actually pay my salary, but I am contracted out to Citibank.

Excited, yet pensive describes how I feel! Plus now I have to get corporate clothes - no more shorts and t-shirts during the day. And I was reminded by someone else that when I go out to eat with the 'big people' I need to remember not to cut their meat for them, or admonish them to wash their hands!

posted by The Smelker Seven @ 3:34 PM 2 Comments

I LOVE being right!

I received a call from Domingo's immediate superior just a few minutes ago. He received my letter and went and checked out everything I said and checked the forms I used. Everything I said was correct and Domingo was wrong. He apologised on behalf of Domingo. Apparently the supervisor even went so far as to phone the Passport office in Houston to confirm that all the paperwork that the Post Office has is correct.

Small victory, but a sweet one. The power of the pen is not to be underestimated! Now I am waiting to hear back from the U.S. State Department as well. During our conversation, Domingo told me that the paperwork was outdated and I needed to take it up with the State Department. I don't think he realised I would take him seriously!

Letters DO work!

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posted by The Smelker Seven @ 5:08 PM 2 Comments