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First day at Comcast today. I have been looking for work since I returned Stateside, and am still looking, but I had to settle on a job at Comcast in the meantime to support this nasty insulin habit I have developed.

My first day was today and it was an orientation. I have never been a part of the corporate world before and I'm so afraid to say anything at all because I know I'll be fired for the company's fear of being sued.

I have some pride issues, but I didn't fund my university education to tell people about the Triple Play Advantage over the phone. The peers in my training clearly didn't fund a university education to do so either, if you know what I mean, but they seem like really nice people, and I'm knocking myself in this case, not them.

Worst of all a girl from my high school graduating class is going to be the HR lady leading the training tomorrow, unless there is some other girl with her rather unique name in this area.

At least I'm working. It's a shabby economy and I know a lot people are in much more difficult situations than myself... but for my i.d. badge picture the lady told me to show her my 'Comcastic' smile.

MrSaigon wrote:but for my i.d. badge picture the lady told me to show her my 'Comcastic' smile.

I probably would have walked out at this point.

Sorry about this my man. I would have likely puked when asked to give a Comcastic smile.

Can you find a job in a local microbrewery peddling beers? That might be more fun.

cardsfansince82 wrote:

MrSaigon wrote:but for my i.d. badge picture the lady told me to show her my 'Comcastic' smile.

I probably would have walked out at this point.

My reflex was to do that uppercut from Mike Tyson's Punchout, but I was able to control myself.

I'd totally shag golfballs for minimum wage and just stay with my folks indefinitely until I found what I was looking for, but as Puff Daddy would say (elsewhere in Rants) 'It's all about the ben... efits.' Pretty good medical benefits in two months.

The Corporate world isn't all bad. I started today and I get the 4th off paid. I'll have accrued 7 vacation days by October and they encourage me to use them before they expire at the end of the year. It's free every channel cable (have to pay for the Cardinals package, but it's half price, I checked), Internet and phone.

And now that I have some income, I can more particular about finding the job I want.

Who knows, maybe I'll find it to be Comtabulous.

MrSaigon wrote:It's free every channel cable (have to pay for the Cardinals package, but it's half price, I checked), Internet and phone.

That is pretty clutch.

I feel extremely lucky that I don't have an illness that requires expensive prescriptions. I can't imagine how hard it would be to have diabetes without health insurance.

G. Keenan wrote:I feel extremely lucky that I don't have an illness that requires expensive prescriptions. I can't imagine how hard it would be to have diabetes without health insurance.

My mom is an RN so she just steals meds from people who are going to die soon anyway... joking! But l found a diabetes educator who is hooking me up on the low low until I start work, or now, I guess.

I'm really lucky. And fortunate that I am in a situation where I could have gotten $help from family or friends if I needed it. I bought a couple bottles of insulin (it isn't cheap) before I found arrangements, but the only thing I've been paying for are blood glucose test strips.

If I payed for everything I think diabetes would cost me somewhere between $500-600 a month. Glad that hasn't had to happen yet.

There are assistance programs from the pharmaceutical companies, but my f-ing doctor wouldn't write me a prescription because we haven't met in a couple years. That really pissed me off, I wasn't about to pay for a checkup just for a little piece of paper that says my pancreas sucks. If it weren't for moron body builders I'm not sure if insulin would even require an Rx.

Anyway, now I'm employed.

MrSaigon wrote:but my f-ing doctor wouldn't write me a prescription because we haven't met in a couple years. That really pissed me off, I wasn't about to pay for a checkup just for a little piece of paper that says my pancreas sucks. If it weren't for moron body builders I'm not sure if insulin would even require an Rx.

in their defense I don't think you'd find many doc's who would do that (especially a med for a new, major diagnosis) and if you did they were likely being irresponsible and shouldn't be your doc to begin with. Still frustrating, I know, but it's sound practice and not simply a money grab.

So, this is a call center job?

The corporate world will get you one way or another. Best to accept it now. 'Comtastic' and related BS makes me want to stab myself in the eye, but you can get around it. You're using them, right? Right.

MrSaigon wrote:but for my i.d. badge picture the lady told me to show her my 'Comcastic' smile.

This one should not be allowed to reproduce.