I have over the last 12 months had 2 blogs. One looking at ways of recouping a salary drop of 15 thousand and the other one following my competition, mystery shopper and survey experiences to see if they carry any substantial weight of enabling me to earn even a small proportion of the 15 thousand salary drop that I mentioned above. This other blog I will leave online for another month before I will delete it.
I have decided to amalgamate the two together this will therefore allow to post more regularly instead of trying to constantly think and type up two separate blog reports. Which as you can clearly see has not been the case lately on either blog?
Well the drought still goes on and I have not yet had a win during the whole of 2008 via competitions. If you follow my other blog of my trials to find some form of home working or internet marking to recoup the 15 thousand salary drop I had to undertake. This drought of not winning coincides with my placement in my current work placement.
The main stipulation of entering competitions is to try and enter 30+ competitions a week or roughly 120-140 a month. I am of average entering 180+ a month. This is achieved by subscribing too a couple of competitions magazine plus an online site every month and also looking at a free online site for alternative competitions to enter. I would recommend everyone to enter competitions for you never know when you may win that ultimate holiday of a lifetime free.
However at the present moment I am not the greatest advert. Am I?
The mystery shopper experience has been very poor for the last 3 months. I have always met all the criteria for undertaking and completing these assignments and I have never forgotten to complete and submit all paperwork on the day of the mystery visit. The company that I work for though has now stipulated that if you sign up to undertake a visit and you subsequently cancel you are only allowed a certain number of strikes and you are out. This I will say I have done, when working full time you sign up to undertake a visit knowing that you have a meeting in the neighbouring town etc. so after your meeting finishes a 20 minutes mystery shop to a local store etc. is achievable. I am sure you are well aware though meeting etc. have a habit of over running and this has in turn made me fail to complete these mystery shops.
I am now very careful to what I sign up to because I don’t want to lose this job albeit very small source of income because the opportunities to test or purchase goods that you may wish to purchase in the future however being paid by a company at a reduced cost to trial these goods is as far as I can see a good thing to miss.
The surveys have also been very slow, however I have recently changed ISP provider and I have not yet transferred all my account over. In a some cases not a bad idea for I was signed up to far to many survey sites to keep ahead.
I found surveys interesting and still do and although the pay is small it does build over time. I have also tested pens, aftershave and energy drinks. It is quite good for free goods although you have to fill in numerous surveys to hit the right one.
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Thursday 28 August 2008
Tuesday 26 August 2008
Job Situation
OK. What’s new? Well exactly nothing, in work they keep me well and truly controlled sitting in the corner and also out of the way.
My company have expanded too quickly and now the trainees and that includes me have very little to do. I know that I should really seek more work however my supposed mentor keeps every thing very close to their chest and makes sure that they always look busy although I’m sure that they are exactly achieving nothing.
I overheard two senior members of staff talking about everyone’s roles the other day. Now I spent nearly 20 years in my chosen field prior to my redeployment to this present position so I do know quite a lot of how the other establishments will work and how they like to go about negotiation. My bosses have decided that it would be better for me to play no role with this work group and be able to offer some form of help or assistance.
Before you ask, I appreciate I should say why have they decided to go down this route. I feel that I am so much isolated to even enter into discussions would not only achieve nothing it would also drive the boundaries and isolation even higher.
I have had one mentor meeting and I told that in no uncertain terms that although I am undoubtedly skilled in many areas, that my skills are not in this new work area and I should openly except that I will have to work from that bottom however skills and competencies are transferable all that has to be undertaken to match them and progress.
My new work colleagues will not even enter into discussion to match my skills and competencies to determine were extra support is required and were I am more ideally matched. I am at the bottom and wait for work like a young person straight out of school and undertaking a work placement.
One of the juniors in the office is always being asked my peers if they would consider moving into a trainee role similar to what I am undertaking. I know I may think to far ahead however if they can remove me that this person could move into my position.
I know that and I have had confirmed although not in as many words and I think I have mentioned it in a previous post. Out of the four trainee post one has just completed the necessary courses, exams and training whilst the other two were recruited via the normal application and interview route. I was virtually forced onto the section via the redeployment route. The manager of the section disapproved of my placement into the section however his two immediate senior offices informed him that I had to be accepted.
I have been enrolled on the first level of the relevant training/courses that I will need to undertake to progress. My fellow trainees are all trying to work out if they are eligible for any exemptions. I maybe able for one or two exemptions myself however I have not been involved in this type of work before and although I have touched on potentially huge areas of what I do now both in prior work experiences and training and courses that I have undertaken. I have decided that it would be better for me to start at the beginning to re-affirm my previous learning and also it’s will be better out of the workplace one day a week than sitting in work totally bored.
My mentor has stated once again the training course is not as relevant as to work experience gained however I am not undertaking any work at the moment to gain experience. I detest reality television with a passion especially, when they show it live although the night with a 15 minute delay and actually nothing happens because they are all in bed asleep.
My work role at the moment it would be more interesting for me and less of a punishment if I had to watch these contestants sleep than sit in the office everyday.
I have set it in my mind that I have to seek another job however it harder than you think and I have started to seek alternative employment and already submitted one application form in an area that I have previously worked in. I am constantly seeking ways now that I can undertake in work to keep me occupied whilst I look like I am working on something. Then again even if I was not I don’t think that my work colleagues would be bothered
My company have expanded too quickly and now the trainees and that includes me have very little to do. I know that I should really seek more work however my supposed mentor keeps every thing very close to their chest and makes sure that they always look busy although I’m sure that they are exactly achieving nothing.
I overheard two senior members of staff talking about everyone’s roles the other day. Now I spent nearly 20 years in my chosen field prior to my redeployment to this present position so I do know quite a lot of how the other establishments will work and how they like to go about negotiation. My bosses have decided that it would be better for me to play no role with this work group and be able to offer some form of help or assistance.
Before you ask, I appreciate I should say why have they decided to go down this route. I feel that I am so much isolated to even enter into discussions would not only achieve nothing it would also drive the boundaries and isolation even higher.
I have had one mentor meeting and I told that in no uncertain terms that although I am undoubtedly skilled in many areas, that my skills are not in this new work area and I should openly except that I will have to work from that bottom however skills and competencies are transferable all that has to be undertaken to match them and progress.
My new work colleagues will not even enter into discussion to match my skills and competencies to determine were extra support is required and were I am more ideally matched. I am at the bottom and wait for work like a young person straight out of school and undertaking a work placement.
One of the juniors in the office is always being asked my peers if they would consider moving into a trainee role similar to what I am undertaking. I know I may think to far ahead however if they can remove me that this person could move into my position.
I know that and I have had confirmed although not in as many words and I think I have mentioned it in a previous post. Out of the four trainee post one has just completed the necessary courses, exams and training whilst the other two were recruited via the normal application and interview route. I was virtually forced onto the section via the redeployment route. The manager of the section disapproved of my placement into the section however his two immediate senior offices informed him that I had to be accepted.
I have been enrolled on the first level of the relevant training/courses that I will need to undertake to progress. My fellow trainees are all trying to work out if they are eligible for any exemptions. I maybe able for one or two exemptions myself however I have not been involved in this type of work before and although I have touched on potentially huge areas of what I do now both in prior work experiences and training and courses that I have undertaken. I have decided that it would be better for me to start at the beginning to re-affirm my previous learning and also it’s will be better out of the workplace one day a week than sitting in work totally bored.
My mentor has stated once again the training course is not as relevant as to work experience gained however I am not undertaking any work at the moment to gain experience. I detest reality television with a passion especially, when they show it live although the night with a 15 minute delay and actually nothing happens because they are all in bed asleep.
My work role at the moment it would be more interesting for me and less of a punishment if I had to watch these contestants sleep than sit in the office everyday.
I have set it in my mind that I have to seek another job however it harder than you think and I have started to seek alternative employment and already submitted one application form in an area that I have previously worked in. I am constantly seeking ways now that I can undertake in work to keep me occupied whilst I look like I am working on something. Then again even if I was not I don’t think that my work colleagues would be bothered
Sunday 17 August 2008
Job Situation
The job situation has leveled out at the moment. That's why really I have been quiet.
Ebay is slowing taking hold and I need to know source another route to earn some more money.
I am due to start me new training during September however that looks like it will cause a few issues.
I will update you on this hopefully tomorrow.
Ebay is slowing taking hold and I need to know source another route to earn some more money.
I am due to start me new training during September however that looks like it will cause a few issues.
I will update you on this hopefully tomorrow.
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