new job and impulse buy
Apr. 16th, 2024 12:35 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kareinaIn my current job search I have applied for a wide range of job types. One of the jobs I applied for is with a cleaning service, that had said that they need people for shifts in a variety of the small towns in the area, including mine. So when I applied,the week before last, I sent a CV that didn't mention things like the degrees I have, but did mention the various "service" jobs I have had over the years, and specified that I want something part time while I am studying Swedish and other classes in Swedish at the local Folkhögskola. I got an automatic reply straight away, asking me to take a test online to check my Swedish fluency, and other things. So I did. That Friday I got a call letting me know that in my village they have only two small jobs, that together add up to seven hours a week. If I am interested, can I come in to the city to discuss it on Monday? So I did, and accepted the job on the spot, went home with my uniform, and started working the next day. The job won't pay much--roughly half what we typically pay for electric/water/trash pickup, but it is only 1.2 hours five days a week at the local health care clinic, and another half hour or so two days a week at the pharmacy, so it doesn't much interfere with studies and hobbies, and is a nice gentle transition to working again after being only a student for a full year.
The first couple of days I worked with a colleague for training, and have been on my own since then. I like the job. Listen to an audio book as I clean. Last week I spent a little longer than the budgeted time, working, as I got used to it but today I was much closer to the correct time.
However, as a direct result of having a job, I just impulse bought an electric "sparkcyckle" (no idea what the English word is for these--the fancy modern skateboards with a stick and handel). Today, as I walked to work a couple of guys drove past me on theirs, up the hill faster than I can walk, no need to kick to keep going. I commented to Keldor, with whom I was talking on the phone, that I would like one. So he consulted with google, and sent me a link to a suggestion. When I got home I bought it. In three days my commute will be even faster than it already is. But now I wonder if these things work by kicking if the battery is flat, or if it only works with electricity? I guess I will find out.
The first couple of days I worked with a colleague for training, and have been on my own since then. I like the job. Listen to an audio book as I clean. Last week I spent a little longer than the budgeted time, working, as I got used to it but today I was much closer to the correct time.
However, as a direct result of having a job, I just impulse bought an electric "sparkcyckle" (no idea what the English word is for these--the fancy modern skateboards with a stick and handel). Today, as I walked to work a couple of guys drove past me on theirs, up the hill faster than I can walk, no need to kick to keep going. I commented to Keldor, with whom I was talking on the phone, that I would like one. So he consulted with google, and sent me a link to a suggestion. When I got home I bought it. In three days my commute will be even faster than it already is. But now I wonder if these things work by kicking if the battery is flat, or if it only works with electricity? I guess I will find out.