Thursday, November 17, 2005

Nothing In This Life's Too Good For Me....

Something happened to me yesterday that I even a month ago would of been impossible to comprehend.

Last night, whilst playing Smackdown vs. Raw 2006, I got a phone call. During my frantic search for a job two months ago I signed up to a number of agencies. One of which rang me yesterday saying they had the 'perfect' job for me. The agency thought that - due to my background in IT - I'd be interested working in the sales department of an IT company. The job was worth more than I was on now, but I would have to relocate.

I politely declined.

It felt so good! All those 30 second phone calls to people who were never in, all those mass produced emails that try so hard to be personal saying "Thanks, but no thanks", all those messages left on my voice mail service saying "You haven't got the job. Sorry." and then hanging up and all those times that they just didn't bother. All of a sudden those felt worthwhile. Here's me telling them I'm not interested!

I suppose in life the one thing I want is an opportunity. Now that my confidence slump is over (thanks largely to this job and A), I feel there's nothing that I can't achieve, or - at the very least - give a good shot at. I mean, I had no call centre experience nor any experience in the insurance world. Now, the next time I see one of those adverts inbetween Countdown for Claims Direct wanting to support you during your "Endowment Shortfall", I know exactly what they're talking about.

Now, watch me get fired.