Lick My Cupcakes

I have been spending most of my time nerding out at/about work lately.

It’s probably not the most exciting job, or the most creative, or the most challenging. But I make it fun, & I enjoy it. And Gumby is there.

I like to think I could get to where I want to be fairly quickly. That being a trainer. I have always wanted to be a teacher (amongst other things, such as a cake decorater, a writer, an illustrator, a wedding planner, a pin-up model (in a fantasy land where I’m more attractive & not so awkward), a cat lady, a pimp & the list goes on..) so it’s fairly up my alley.

I have never really been a career-focused person. I’m definitely more creative than academic, & I hadn’t thought a lot about a career path the past, oh, 9 years, because obviously my plan for the immediate future was very, very different. Since there is no baby-making, home-baking (soul-shaking luh-uh-uh-uve! There is though..the love part anyway, I just felt the need to bust out into En Vogue.) plans going ahead I have had a lot of time to put my time into other things. And filling my time with work helps to fill some of those voids.

I really enjoy teaching people & moulding them & watching them improve & grow under my guidance. Training new staff has always been so fun to me, (yes I’m THAT much of a nerdlinger) so I decided very early on in this job that this was the path I am (initially at least) wanting to take.

I’ve only just moved out of the training environment into the “real” area of my work myself last week, & I did have the option to skip this middle step & jump right up to the next stage, which I definitely would have done, but unfortunately they just cancelled this months recruitment so there won’t be any moving up in the world until August.

When I do move up to that next step however, I can definitely start working toward my goal a bit more proactively. For now I am just starting my development as early as possible, making it known that that’s where I want to be & I’m willing work to get there. I’ve been spending a lot of time helping out with listening in to new staff, giving them tips & sharing my ideas & experiences, which I’m really enjoying. It’s great to be recognised as someone who can assist others so early on, & assist staff members who have been there longer than me as well as though brand new to the business. And to see them taking on what I’ve taught them already & know they are improving because of it is an awesome feeling.

Oh, & don’t worry. I don’t swear as much as usual when I’m at work.

Actually, wait, I TOTALLY DO.

</boring rambles about work purely because I felt like a ramble. RAMBLE>

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