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In Need of a Job?

January 23, 2012 By Anne 16 Comments

I’ll be leaving my job of almost 12 years next month. It’s not because I’m dissatisfied, but we are moving five hours north. But there have been times in the last twelve years I’ve thought about another job, I’m sure I’m not the only one to do this.

I wish I would have found out about Global Response earlier. I think I would have at least gone on an interview. They have customer service call centers that work with many wonderful companies like, Crate & Barrel, National Geographic, Blue Cross Blue Shield and JC Penny, just to name a few.

What is a call center? When you call a company, like your insurance company, you get put through to a call center. Things can happen fast at a call center, there lots of employees answering the phones at the same time. When I make calls to insurance companies I can sometimes hear others in the background. Everyone is usually very polite.

I was checking out Global Response and see they offer good benefits and on-site child-care. This would be a HUGE benefit for me. My daughter is only a few minutes away from me now, but to have her on site would be awesome! They have a 401k, which I would love to have had at my current job. Health and dental benefits are offered, as well as vacation, sick and personal time. They have picnics, team spirit days and it sounds like they really care about their employees. Check this out- after 20 years, you get a trip for two anywhere in the world.

Maybe I should re-think my move! Just kidding…

Their main headquarters are located in South Florida, and they have two smaller call centers in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. If you’ve ever thought about customer service careers and live in these areas, check them out!
After our move, I am hoping to take some time off working outside the home and really focus on my blog. Savannah will be going to pre-kindergarten in August, so I may get a part time job then. Maybe there is something similar in Jacksonville.

Will I Go Back to School?

January 12, 2012 By Anne 22 Comments

I’ve always wanted to become an elementary teacher. However, after high school, I didn’t really want to go to college. I took a few classes, but wasn’t into it. I wanted to get married and have kids. Thankfully, that did not happen. I wasn’t as ready as I thought I was.

Then I decided I would be a nurse. I was dating my husband at the time and he was a firefighter/paramedic. I thought it would be cool to be in the medical field with him. So I went back to the community college and took some more classes. Man, I did not like the science class or the math classes. So not my thing. So I stopped and went to work full time and starting raising his family and forgot about it again.

Fast forward ten years, when my son was 2 and I wanted to start taking some classes. I looked into financial aid and thought about quitting my job and take classes full time. I did take a “class in a box” which was basically watching DVDs and taking a few tests. That was easy. Then my step son passed away and so did my drive for school.

So – eight years later, we are moving and starting anew in a new place and I do not have to go back to work right away!! Yeah!! So…. will I go back to school? There are some colleges on line. I feel too old to go back, I mean I am almost forty! lol But seriously…. maybe, we’ll see. I would want to study education or computers, not sure.

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Has anyone gone back after 40? Am I nuts?

Happy Birthday to Savannah!

January 3, 2012 By Anne 15 Comments

I can’t believe my sweet girl is four today!

I hope we will go to Chili’s tonight for dinner and the party will on Saturday at Chuck E. Cheese.

Giving Back This Season

December 22, 2011 By Anne 9 Comments

Every year we always say we want to do more.

I really want to take the kids, mostly my eleven year old son, to volunteer passing out meals or passing out toys to those in need.

This year my husband took Hunter to help pass out toys with a local radio station. They arrived at noon, but were too late to help. All the toys were passed out. It’s the thought, right?

Last Friday was the Holiday party for the Firefighters and my husband and I attended. The price to get in was an unwrapped toy each. I loaded up my bags and took 5 toys altogether. That felt great to be able to give extra toys this year. All toys were collected for Toys for Tots.

Then on Thursday I read about people all over going to local Kmart and paying off layaways as a Secret Santa. My husband and I talked about it and on Sunday we loaded up the kids and drove to the closest Kmart. We paid off a layaway for a single mom and her daughter. The items on layaway were all Dora stuff, toys, linens and such.

On Monday the cashier called to say the single mom picked up her stuff and was so happy and felt so blessed.

Next year I hope to be able to do more!

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What about you? What have you done? It doesn’t have to cost money, either.