I just finished my first phone interview ever, and the first step towards employment as a customer call service operator through AAMI. I think I communicate well over the phone when the person on the end is a customer (or, y'know, a friend!) but when it's a potential employer... not so well. I don't think I did bad, I just think that not being able to see their facial reactions and body language places so much emphasis on tone. I'm probably just over-reacting and this is just coming from the nerves I had.

I feel really lost at the moment. I know where I want to be, but I just don't know how to get there.

I know I want to go to university (or TAFE, whatever I get accepted into) next year because I'm sick of going no where. Some people aren't interested in studying but I am. It's all I'm thinking about. But I need money to apply to university, to move to Sydney if I actually strike gold and get into NIDA, even just to live when studying full-time. Money isn't a problem as long as you have a job, which I have, but I hate it! Tomorrow we lose another full-timer, and then another next Friday. That makes five people that have resigned in the last few weeks, thanks to our new management. Which is why I have been job hunting.

Except it's becoming extremely difficult to find a casual position that offers 30+ hours a week because no one wants to pay us the overtime (understandably, I guess). That's why Tradies became such a sweet deal because I became a casual with full-time hours. But then new manager came along and, despite being told that my hours wouldn't change, my hours changed.

Hardly anywhere seems to take part-time employees anymore (I don't think that'd be enough hours anyway) so that leaves me with full-time employment, which is almost just as hard to find when you say, "By the way, I require a fair few days off in November for auditions that'll hopefully get me into full-time university come February". No one wants to hire someone, train them up, and then lose them in five months time. (Again, understandably.)

All I want to do is start studying.

So, Brisbanites, seen any jobs going?

PS: Had my colonoscopy yesterday. Apparently all is good!