Last day at NAU

Yesterday was my last day of my job at NAU Distance Learning - Scottsdale! Which is both exciting and sad at the same time...

Exciting because it means I'm starting a new job, a full-time one for more money. Exciting because its a place where I'll have opportunities to move up (and from the interview the people seem like great people to work with!!). And exciting because it will be where I'll be going to school, which also means I can get the tuition reduction (not only for myself but for Ben as well) :-D! I will be working at one of the Colleges at ASU starting July 14th (right after my family vacation). Yea!!

Sad because I'll be leaving a great place. I loved the girls that I worked with, they were awesome! We all got along great, which is the main reason why I'm so sad to leave. They were also very supportive of me finding another job (I asked them at one point if there would be a full-time job available anytime soon, but there wasn't); I was very lucky for such great girls to work with! The job itself was also a nice job to have. When I lived in Chandler, it was a perfect distance to travel for a part-time job. I was able to do some homework, misc errands that I able to get done while I was there, and some internet surfing when I had down time. They were very relaxed with that. I also enjoyed accomplishing the various projects they had for me. My favorite project I got to do was delivering brochures in the state car for NAU at various Scottsdale/Paradise Valley locations (such as parks, library, etc) because I got to explore Scottsdale and Paradise Valley in places that I otherwise would have never gone. One challenging project they gave me that I was very grateful for was having to call students and some instructors. As you may remember from a previous post, I am NOT a phone person, especially with strangers. But because I was basically required to make these phone calls, I became more comfortable and bold when calling in that situation. Which is great since I'm able to gain more experience in different areas and therefore not only make myself a better person but it prepares me for my next job and every job after that.

My last day was great, there wasn't much to do and since it was my last day they let me go home early. They even got me a good bye gift (a VISA gift-card, they're awesome!). It doesn't feel completely like a good bye since I'll be coming back occasionally because I tutor one of my co-workers from there for a Math class (which was an good experience I'll have to share another time). All in all though I'm so glad that I was able to leave this job on good terms.