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Sunday, September 04, 2005

How to temporarily sidetrack the future

The school year has begun for many, but this year I'm voluntarily postponing my educational calling in order to do some work that makes a bit of consistent money during this slow-for-subbing part of the year. So thanks to a fellow Brother, I've landed a temporary job at Quinlan and Fabish music in Burr Ridge, IL. That's 25 miles down the road - not exactly the greatest thing to have to do with gas prices, but I've taken it into account and it won't be a noticeable loss in the end.

The first week on the job is complete, and it was a tough one. I was thrown into it without the full breadth of knowledge I need to be comfortable. The result is I've botched a few customer calls, offended one to the point she hung up, and forced my co-workers to clean up some of the mess. The good news is that Friday went well, with no significant errors. It's a very repetitive process of taking instrument rental orders and processing them, so it's not terribly fun and can be quite time consuming. Sitting in that desk chair in front of a computer with the phone ringing non-stop (most of the time) is a different work environment than I'm used to being in.

Overall, I can't say it's a bad job. It's music, it's related to education, and it will last only to October. What more could I ask for for $12 and hour and no homework?

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