The agency isn't much help

Pleasant things: Realising that Microsoft Word can be shortened to Mi Word.

I'm back home from my parents. Well, I got back yesterday, but stuff was sort of happening. It would have been Sunday but, well, I didn't exactly have a reason to hurry back.

I went to see my agency today. Face to face I found out they/my contact person don't have any temp to perm jobs except ones you'd need a car to get to, and the only job she has to offer me is a permanent position working on a sales desk. She also sort of called me on being quiet at work, and said I'd need to come out of my shell and at least seem enthusiastic to get past the interview, if I wanted it. I'm not particularly inspired though. As far as I can tell, it's to be some sort of telephone debt collecter ,for Virgin Media. Debt Repayment Facilitator is probably a closer description, but it still doesn't seem like the kind of thing you'd want to be chatting away to people about. I don't know. I did get a lot more relaxed doing VRT calls in the last few months. And I got some voice coaching while working on the student radio in uni, so I probably could sound enthusiastic if I wanted to. My contact woman said that speaking enthuastically didn't really come naturally to her, she just picked it up as she worked, but I resisted the urge to say that she sounds really forced and false and a bit scary on the phone. Which I feel was borne out by the utterly terrifying smile she gave me when I said I wasn't sure the job was for me.

But it is the only job they have going. And it's permanent and in the city centre, and with a higher wage, though it's partially based on performance. And maybe my genuine/fumbling phone manner would HEAL THE INDUSTRY. I don't know, I said I'd think about it. The current plan is to brush up my CV and go around some other agencies tomorrow, and check out the playhouses to see if there are any actual arts posts open. I'd ideally need something a bit sooner anyway, since the phone job doesn't start till the end of the month anyway (and no brain, that's NOT a plus). Though people keep suggesting I could sign on.

So I'm currently messing around with the CV, and the annoying about it really is keeping it to 2 pages when you keep having had more jobs. Then you have to start taking out responsibilities, or whole jobs altogether. But is volunteering at a BHF shop what I ought to get rid of, or working at a summer school? TELL ME THAT. Damn.

In other news, Peter can do anything better than you. And I haven't run out of Peter/Sylar slash yet. And dwseason4 continues apace. Hurrah!