During the past two or three days, I have been, basically, training my replacement. The person looked to me for guidance as to how to do the tasks. I must admit that I really enjoyed playing that role. It was funny to watch her go through the same stresses that I went through when I started, and to be the one to encourage her and calm her down (somewhat *LOL*). I actually enjoyed being the leader of groups while I was in college, etc. (I enjoy leading), so this was fun for me, even though it made me feel kinda wierd in this case since I had only been there for a short time.
A few things that bothered me: they had two or three perm. positions to fill, and at least one other seasonal employee, according to conversations I had with them, had already been offered a position (one of my seasonal coworkers/friends told me that she turned down the perm. position that she had been offered). I also talked with another seqasonal coworker who mentioned that he gave them his two-week notice. He also told me that he had heard that the jobs were probably not that great. Actually, they probably would have only been part-time positions, which I'm not as interested in; still, my point is that it would have been nice to be offered a perm. position. I have two college degrees, and I have experience with this type of work, so what gives? Perhaps it was that I became a little angry at times with various situations at work, and I may not have behaved like the person I am at all times(kind, thoughtful, etc.), and I mentioned that I would be starting with a federal employer soon in conversations with a fellow coworker (as would two of my other coworkers). Now I'm just dragging this on too much *LOL*...
What I'm proud of is that, instead of carrying my frustrations too far, I am looking at this more objectively to figure out what I can do now, in between employment. I figure that I can apply for unemployment benefits (even though I will be starting with the other employer in under four weeks). I am also proud that I had the opportunity to sort of manage someone. It was a great experience. I think that I'm starting to become more positive/realistic rather than dwelling in the negative. It's wonderful to notice that change in myself, and I wanted to share that with all of you
.Has anyone else noticed a positive shift?