Jobs I've Had
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Comment from Elizabeth Emerald
Yvonne--offsite for 3+ weeks--Catching up here--read the others chapters just before this--touching stories--I can relate as to how it sucks to sub in middle school!
reply by the author on 11-Mar-2023
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Yvonne--offsite for 3+ weeks--Catching up here--read the others chapters just before this--touching stories--I can relate as to how it sucks to sub in middle school!
Comment Written 11-Mar-2023
reply by the author on 11-Mar-2023
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Good to see you back. Thanks for reviewing.
Comment from Ric Myworld
As I would suspect just from reading your posts, your caring spirit, kindness, and desire to give the extra effort seem to help you fit in most anywhere. Thanks for sharing.
reply by the author on 09-Mar-2023
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As I would suspect just from reading your posts, your caring spirit, kindness, and desire to give the extra effort seem to help you fit in most anywhere. Thanks for sharing.
Comment Written 09-Mar-2023
reply by the author on 09-Mar-2023
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What a lovely thing to say. Thank you.
Comment from T B Botts
Holy Crow Yvonne,
Eighty pounds? I know you're petite, but how did you get clothes to fit you? Your second job sounds like a great one. With all those phones to answer, what happened when two or more rang at once? Did you ever get confused as to which phone was which? Did you have to actually talk to people for a minute or did you mainly direct them to the right business? It sounds like you enjoyed it, but the stress might do me in. The fact that the business let you go is really second rate. I'm glad they had to sell the building. I really doubt that the lesson was learned though. Well done gal. I'm enjoying hearing about the various aspects of your life. Thanks for sharing.
Have a blessed evening.
Tom
reply by the author on 09-Mar-2023
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Holy Crow Yvonne,
Eighty pounds? I know you're petite, but how did you get clothes to fit you? Your second job sounds like a great one. With all those phones to answer, what happened when two or more rang at once? Did you ever get confused as to which phone was which? Did you have to actually talk to people for a minute or did you mainly direct them to the right business? It sounds like you enjoyed it, but the stress might do me in. The fact that the business let you go is really second rate. I'm glad they had to sell the building. I really doubt that the lesson was learned though. Well done gal. I'm enjoying hearing about the various aspects of your life. Thanks for sharing.
Have a blessed evening.
Tom
Comment Written 08-Mar-2023
reply by the author on 09-Mar-2023
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Thank you for your interest. I did well with the phones, if I do say so myself. No punching button to re-direct. They had to be answered. I loved that job. The company was mean to everyone. One family lived on the premises of their storage unit. The husband had a serious heart condition, the son was retarded. They told the family on Wednesday to be out by Friday!
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Sounds like a real compassionate lot. Fortunately, the law of sowing and reaping affects businesses as well as individuals. Thanks for sharing gal.
Tom
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
You have certainly had a variety of jobs Yvonne and gained a lot of experience along the way. Working with a moody person makes life difficult and I am glad you moved on.
I once worked with an awful bully who tried to make my life miserable. He was hopeless at the job and was always creeping to the boss and putting me down. I was due to go on holiday and had an inkling that everything would fall apart whilst I was away. I produced a weekly report all typed up which was faxed to several offices and it was vital to the business. I knew this bully could not type so I suggested he write the reports out by hand and fax them. I knew full well that it would be a disaster! When I returned after my holiday it was suggested that he be moved to another department and I could interview for an assistant! Ha ha ha.
I love reading about your jobs Yvonne and I shall look forward to the next one! Love Dolly x
reply by the author on 07-Mar-2023
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You have certainly had a variety of jobs Yvonne and gained a lot of experience along the way. Working with a moody person makes life difficult and I am glad you moved on.
I once worked with an awful bully who tried to make my life miserable. He was hopeless at the job and was always creeping to the boss and putting me down. I was due to go on holiday and had an inkling that everything would fall apart whilst I was away. I produced a weekly report all typed up which was faxed to several offices and it was vital to the business. I knew this bully could not type so I suggested he write the reports out by hand and fax them. I knew full well that it would be a disaster! When I returned after my holiday it was suggested that he be moved to another department and I could interview for an assistant! Ha ha ha.
I love reading about your jobs Yvonne and I shall look forward to the next one! Love Dolly x
Comment Written 07-Mar-2023
reply by the author on 07-Mar-2023
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Thank you. I'm glad I haven't bored you senseless with these stories. You've had a similar experience. The only thing to do is to stand up for yourself in a nice way.
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Very true, although I was a little cunning on that occasion! I love your stories x x x
Comment from Wendy G
What an amazing variety of jobs you had - and you were wonderful at all of them. After all you did for them, that company let you down very badly. So unfair. A most interesting and enjoyable read. I am looking forward to the next.
Wendy
reply by the author on 07-Mar-2023
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What an amazing variety of jobs you had - and you were wonderful at all of them. After all you did for them, that company let you down very badly. So unfair. A most interesting and enjoyable read. I am looking forward to the next.
Wendy
Comment Written 07-Mar-2023
reply by the author on 07-Mar-2023
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Thank you. I appreciate the encouragement. There's one more. After that, maybe one here and here as I remember things.
Comment from Shirley E Kennedy
My goodness you have had a long and varied career path.
I enjoyed sharing this snippet of your life with you.
Congrats on a stellar working life.
Blessings
Shirley
reply by the author on 07-Mar-2023
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My goodness you have had a long and varied career path.
I enjoyed sharing this snippet of your life with you.
Congrats on a stellar working life.
Blessings
Shirley
Comment Written 07-Mar-2023
reply by the author on 07-Mar-2023
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Thank you. I appreciate that.
Comment from royowen
How marvellous for you, that's the way to defeat corporate bodies, to have loyal clients who are prepared to desert a nasty entity business in order to support a minnow, beautiful written Yvonne, blessings Roy
Typo : Worked with in (a) very small room. 2: A man we('d) didn't know
reply by the author on 07-Mar-2023
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How marvellous for you, that's the way to defeat corporate bodies, to have loyal clients who are prepared to desert a nasty entity business in order to support a minnow, beautiful written Yvonne, blessings Roy
Typo : Worked with in (a) very small room. 2: A man we('d) didn't know
Comment Written 07-Mar-2023
reply by the author on 07-Mar-2023
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Thanks, Roy. At least, I had a "one up" in the end.
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Well done
Comment from Ulla
Oh, Yvonne, this is the first I've come across of your biography. I so enjoyed this and I'll.hzve to catch up with the previous chapters.
It's amazing they should fire you after so many years. Good on you to keep all your clients though. Ulla:)))
reply by the author on 07-Mar-2023
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Oh, Yvonne, this is the first I've come across of your biography. I so enjoyed this and I'll.hzve to catch up with the previous chapters.
It's amazing they should fire you after so many years. Good on you to keep all your clients though. Ulla:)))
Comment Written 07-Mar-2023
reply by the author on 07-Mar-2023
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Thank you for reviewing!
Comment from nancy_e_davis
It sounds as though those 15 years were happy ones Yvonne.
That is a long time. I would say it was an unfair termination, but they didn't really win. You were certainly blessed with good friends. Well done. Nancy:)
reply by the author on 07-Mar-2023
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It sounds as though those 15 years were happy ones Yvonne.
That is a long time. I would say it was an unfair termination, but they didn't really win. You were certainly blessed with good friends. Well done. Nancy:)
Comment Written 07-Mar-2023
reply by the author on 07-Mar-2023
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I was. Thank you.
Comment from Pantygynt
Another enjoyable insight into your varied life. Having served all these people in life it seems you are going to bury them all next time. That should be fun. Lol.
reply by the author on 07-Mar-2023
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Another enjoyable insight into your varied life. Having served all these people in life it seems you are going to bury them all next time. That should be fun. Lol.
Comment Written 07-Mar-2023
reply by the author on 07-Mar-2023
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Hahahaha. That comes next, and then no more. I'm glad I haven't bored everything senseless.