Roodle Toodle

Well, I'm a little nervous about starting my new job. A few of you have asked so here are the details. I will be working for a land company that deals mostly with oil and mineral rights. So I will be able to put some of my real estate classes to use. I really wanted to do real estate until I got half way thru the classes. It's not very encouraging when your teacher says to never ever ever show a house alone. They all said to always take someone with you whether it be a parter or a friend or family member etc. Then like 7 teachers started sharing their MANY stories off all these times they nearly got raped or kidnapped etc. Wow. Why would I want that job now? Who just has friends or family that can drop things at a moments notice to show houses with you? And who wants to be scared everytime you try to sell a house that you might get murdered or something. In fact while I was in class the director came in and said that there was a breaking news story that some guy had just been captured that killed 5 real estate agents in TX. Apparently he lived in Arkansas, had a real estate deal go bad, lost a bunch of money, and went psycho. He got in his car drove to TX and took several people out to "show him houses" and they never returned. He killed 5 people that had absolutely nothing to do with what had happened to him. The only link was their job title. And then they went into the whole thing of be careful what picture you put of yourself on your business cards because the pervs out there really pick up on the people that have the "glamour shot" type photos promoting themselves. I'm not saying that I am anything special, however I am a young woman in my 20's and that alone is a reason to be cautious of people. Women are specifically targeted sometimes just based on color or age. You don't neccessarily have to be pretty. And people never take me seriously. So do I feel like I could be targeted? Of course. Anyhow this company I'm going to work for will let me use some of that knowledge without having to show houses or put myself in any danger. That is a relief. This work environment will be very different for me. When I worked for head start I was the youngest by 20 years and it was an office of all women. When I worked at Cox I mostly worked with people my own age. People did do their jobs but a lot of the time it was just like hanging out. At this new company the people are different. They are all super educated and very professional. They all seemed very kind. It's a small office so their is contact with everyone. I'm afraid that I'm not grown up enough to hang with them. LOL. I got the feeling that these people are there do their job. They work hard, but seem mellow. I guess it's just more professional than any of the other job situations I've been in. I guess we'll see how it goes. I've started digging out all my professional clothes to be taken to the dry cleaners. It's been a while since I've had to wear heels and slacks every day. I will be missing my jeans and tshirts. And def missing my beloved flip flops. The company has offices in 5 other states and there are 7 other offices in Oklahoma. So even though it's a small office I'm in, it is a decent size company. I did giggle in my head at the interview when they asked me if I had any moral opposition to doing a personal errand or two for some of the managers or the president when he's in OK. I asked, "Well, what type of personal errands?" I'm thinking I'm not picking up your dry cleaning or doing your grocery shopping. LOL. They said, "Oh well sometimes someone might ask you to get online and order them NFL tickets or something." This is when my intermonolouge burst into laughter. Oh my. What a moral conflict I would have with that. Ha ha. HR people can be funny. What a silly question that was. I suppose I should be greatful though. They didn't ask me any brainbusters. Anyhow, wish me luck. I'm nervous but I always excel in my job positions. There is room to move up too. They are expanding and adding offices etc. So if I work hard for the next 6 months or so I could have some good opportunities headed my way. That's all for now. I should be cleaning my house right now but that sounds soooooooo unappealing. You know what the best part of going back to work is? I'm going to make Chris do chores! LOL. I have a maniacal plan to turn him into a self sufficient human being. I might need prayers to succeed with this plan though! :)