Oh. Em. Gee.

[memento1]

I got hired!!

Holy crap. I got hired. I went to Universal Studios today for my interview, which was very informal. They had me watch the Animal Actors show and the Fear Factor Live show next door which they provide animals for. When I returned, they said they'd be glad to have me and can I start tomorrow. Holy. CRAP! It's on a part-time trial basis to start out, but it will build from there if it all works out. So tomorrow and Friday I have 12 hour days (7 to 7) learning the basic duties, which starting out is cleaning and meet and greet (greeting guests at the entrance with a dog).

I can't really believe it. Its going to be hard work, but I'm really, really excited to get started and see how I like it. This is surreal.

This is all slightly tempered by the fact that I've had terrible cramps all day (what great timing, eh?), but not enough to make this less exciting. WOOHOO!!!!

Comments

[lornyloo.livejournal.com]

Wooooooooo that sounds so exciting! Well done!

[naushika.livejournal.com]

Awesome! Congrats!!!

[stiffleaves.livejournal.com]

Yay! Congrats!!!

[krisnreine.livejournal.com]

Congrats! So what kind of dog do you greet with? ;)

[memento1.livejournal.com]

All kinds. There's about 25 dogs backstage, most of which came from shelters. There's 2 dalmations, a Saint Bernard, a few retrievers, collies, a Picardy Shepherd, and lots of mutts. My favorites are Freddy-James, who was in The Grinch, and Morgan, who played Duke, the Bush Baked Beans dog in the commercials. Kinda fun to be walking celebrities!

[(Anonymous)]

WOW! GOODONYA! BRAVO! G'luck!
So happy to hear - sounds very very interesting!

(and sorry I haven't been around... just plain'ol'busy....)...

HUGS!

v

[memento1.livejournal.com]

V!!

I'm so glad to hear from you. I have to write sometime. You know, when I get any free time at all. I miss you! I hope work has been better for you than for me - I'm enjoying this new job even less than my old one. Darn it. Some people DO enjoy their work, right?

[veredgf.livejournal.com]

Snort... I didn't notice I wasn't logeed in last time...
I read your newer posts... sounds like a rough ride - what do people on the job tell you? Do people quit after a short period of time or do they end up liking it?

I hope you do survive - for now I know it's tiring but you don't have to at least run a household and take care of kids and a hubby so it's a good time to have such a job with long hours...

I hope you will also get to enjoy things - and see all sorts of animals like you like and get some good ol'experience you can take with you to future jobs.

Some people do enjoy work... and I do envy them. My job isn't hard, but I have an awful boss... which ruins everything for me as far as this job is concerned... but yes, I know there are people who love what they do....

HUGS!!!!

[suzvoy.livejournal.com]

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

[kira-iras.livejournal.com]

Congratulation :)