Today was a good day indeed. I awoke bright and early to the ringing of my cellphone. It was the IT Director of Minnetonka schools. She called to tell me she couldn’t get in touch with any of my references. It really didn’t surprise me. SJU is out for the summer, so I wouldn’t expect the profs to be around much and the guys at NESC are terribly hard to get a hold of when they’re out on site. She also was having problems with Target. For whatever reason the contact number I gave her wasn’t working.

So I got to work, promptly sent off an email to my manager to have him call her and square things away. A short while later he informed me that it is Target’s policy to not give out any information about my employment. He could tell her I worked for Target in their call center and that he was indeed my manager, but nothing more. This did not bode well for my future employer’s opinion of me I’m sure.

I figured I’d make the best of the situation and at least try to email all my references to let them know Sue was trying to get in touch with them. Miraculously, one person was around on this pre-holiday afternoon and actually called her. I don’t know what he said, but it must’ve been good because an hour later I was being called by Minnetonka school’s HR rep offering me the job! Josh can vouch for me, I did a little dance right there.

All that’s left is to get some paperwork done. Just the official stuff you know. I can’t wait to get started. The last few weeks at Target will most certainly be a drag, but knowing they’ll be my last will make them easier. Not to say that Target is a bad place, but anyone who has worked in a call center knows what I’m talking about. Everything is scheduled, you are tied to your desk, and after awhile there is no challenge to anything. Goodbye to that I say!