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So, today is the last day of my first week at my new job. I'm pretty sure that if my boss, Beth, remembers, she will pull me aside at some point during the day between all the other times she's running around in a panic, and ask me what I think and if I want to stay. I'm pretty sure that if I wanted to break her heart I would say that I didn't want to come back, but it would break my heart too. I just like the place that much.
But, you might be asking, why would it break her heart? Surely Jeremiah is just a worker bee, a regular drone, just like everyone else? Most assuredly, you're thinking, there really can't be anything all that special with Mr. Fargo?
I must protest! You're putting me in a really bad light, there. Geesh.
The fact of the matter is that on Monday we had a meeting about what our performance goals were, where we're expected to be, and what numbers we were supposed to be making. There were sheets handed out that had numbers on them showing what performance rates they want us employees to make each and every day. I heard grumbles around the table, and caught a few sly looks that were easily readable as "she's kidding, right?"
And that's when my boss made a mistake. "Oh, Jeremiah," she said as though just realizing something, "You don't have to worry about these numbers yet, you're new. You could be at level 4 right now," the lowest, I noted, "and that would be okay. The same with the error rates."
I nodded at the time, thinking, "Well, I'm already at level 2. That's good, right?" It was obvious that though the boss said she was keeping a close eye on the new people, which was me at the time, she wasn't really.
Basically, as the week has progressed, I've stunned my boss, and a few of the management people. The Level 1 Tier (where she wants all employees) is 45 applications an hour, and as of yesterday I was doing 55 or so. The percent of error allowed to each transcriptionist is 4%, and as of Wednesday I'm at 0%. She challenged me by singling me out in front of everyone like that, and now I'm doing better than most of her staff that's been there for months.
And that's not me gloating - that's what the boss told me yesterday. I get so proud over these pointless jobs that I love.
But, you might be asking, why would it break her heart? Surely Jeremiah is just a worker bee, a regular drone, just like everyone else? Most assuredly, you're thinking, there really can't be anything all that special with Mr. Fargo?
I must protest! You're putting me in a really bad light, there. Geesh.
The fact of the matter is that on Monday we had a meeting about what our performance goals were, where we're expected to be, and what numbers we were supposed to be making. There were sheets handed out that had numbers on them showing what performance rates they want us employees to make each and every day. I heard grumbles around the table, and caught a few sly looks that were easily readable as "she's kidding, right?"
And that's when my boss made a mistake. "Oh, Jeremiah," she said as though just realizing something, "You don't have to worry about these numbers yet, you're new. You could be at level 4 right now," the lowest, I noted, "and that would be okay. The same with the error rates."
I nodded at the time, thinking, "Well, I'm already at level 2. That's good, right?" It was obvious that though the boss said she was keeping a close eye on the new people, which was me at the time, she wasn't really.
Basically, as the week has progressed, I've stunned my boss, and a few of the management people. The Level 1 Tier (where she wants all employees) is 45 applications an hour, and as of yesterday I was doing 55 or so. The percent of error allowed to each transcriptionist is 4%, and as of Wednesday I'm at 0%. She challenged me by singling me out in front of everyone like that, and now I'm doing better than most of her staff that's been there for months.
And that's not me gloating - that's what the boss told me yesterday. I get so proud over these pointless jobs that I love.
