Learning lots in my new job

Most of you know that I had toyed with the idea of going back to school while I was unemployed, I even toured a couple of campuses.  In the end, I had decided I was too old, or my brain was too old to comprehend some of that stuff, so I decided to find a full time job instead.  Enter Vectren. 

I must admit, I learned a lot in training, and I was overwhelmed in training.  In fact, I hated it!  I am not good with tests and things like that, I am a more hands on kind of person.  I didn't "hate" it in the sense that I thought it wasn't necessary, I hated it how uptight it made me feel. 

Being on the floor on my own, I have learned so much more than I did in my 9 weeks of training.  Not a bad thing, just real life experiences.  I want to say that I think the trainers did an awesome job, though to me, it was still overwhelming.  I am so much happier being on my own and learning the things I learn to get better in my job.  I find out every day things I could have done, should have done, but so far my scores are decent and I am not complaining and so far neither is anyone else, so I guess I am heading in the right direction. 

Sure, I have had some job offers since I started at Vectren 2 months ago, and I pursued one hot and heavy until some things I found out about the job steered me away, far far away from them.  I am no longer looking, I think I found my niche.  Looking forward to the overtime that will soon be heading my way and I will reach out and grab that! 

Though the pay scale is not what I am accusomtomed to, the job, the people, the activities, and respect make it all worth it.  I never thought I would say that, but it is so different from where I came from.  I am not watched every second of the day, I don't need a babysitter and they recognize this, and as long as I am doing my job to my full potential, I can do things on the side. 

If anyone is interested in joining the Vectren team, let me know, they will be starting a new class in either December or January!  And no i don't get any kind of referral bonus, just wanted to throw that out there in case anyone was interested.  It is a great place to work, great benefits, people are super nice (for the most part), and they do a lot for their employees.  My supervisor and team lead are great individuals and very encouraging!!