Big Update..

OK..  So..  I’ve kinda been waiting to update this, because I wanted to see how the new job went before posting..

Last Friday, I had my first day at KMPH..  I’m part of the “Floor Crew” for their daily morning show, “Great Day”…  For those who don’t know, Floor Crew basically entails operating cameras, running the teleprompter, directing the anchors and guests so they know when to speak, which camera to look at, etc..

The hours (4:45am until noon) really suck..  All the people there assured me “You don’t really get used to it, but you make it work”..  Which so far, is pretty true.  Waking up at 3:30-3:45 to get ready is pretty rough, and I’ve been having to go to bed at like 8..  But it’s definitely one of those jobs that I wouldn’t mind sticking with, because it really doesn’t feel like work..  I enjoy doing it, and I think I’ll have everything down in the next week or so..

Every Friday, there are live bands on the show, and other days, there are random guests, chefs, etc.. doing random things, or cooking, or whatever, so I get to meet people from around the area, find out whats around town, etc..  Plus, I actually hear news and stuff that I normally wouldn’t hear otherwise, since I never really watched the news or read the newspaper..  Haha..

They’re already talking to me about getting me trained on Editing, and today, one of their graphics guys was asking me what my knowledge was, so that could be a possibility too.  I don’t know if doing either of those would include a raise, but it couldn’t hurt!  I’m willing to cross-train in anything they have to offer me..

Now, as far as my other job, my last post talked about me starting at Target..  Weeeeelll..  After like 3 days of working there, I quit.  LOL..  I really didn’t like working there, plus, when I went to talk to them about changing my availability for Fox, they weren’t too willing to accomodate it, so yeah..  It didn’t work out..  But, the same day I decided to quit, I also got a call from Hollywood Video, to set up an interview..  And a few days later, I had a NEW 2nd job..  :-P  I start off as a lowly Guest Service Representative, but they’re promoting me to a Shift Manager after 2 weeks, to give me time to get back into the swing of things.. (If you don’t know, I was a Shift Manager at a Hollywood Video back in MI)

I’m still not entirely sure what they’ll be paying me, but I do know it’ll be more than minimum wage (at least after the first 2 weeks)..  The hours are still gonna suck, since some nights I’ll prolly have to work 5-Close, which will be some time between midnight and 1, but the store manager made it sound like she’d be able to be pretty flexible with me, and hopefully I’ll mostly only close on nights I don’t work at the TV station the next morning (Fri/Sat)..

So ultimately, I’m really pushing to get a car in the next week, and an apartment by the middle of November..  Even with 2 jobs, money is still gonna be tight, but I should be able to make it work..

Posted on October 24, 2008