Introductions

Well today is day 18 on the job!!! Started April 23rd, 2006 @ Mid American Energy in Urbandale. We're located right across the street from Homemakers on Douglas.
Anyways, I'm in the construction services dept. I set orders to connect or disconnect temporary meters and set orders to connect permanent power to new homes. Anything new, they have to go through us first.

In my dept. theres 4 of us - my dept. is the electrical dept. There is a section of 2 girls, that work on Gas Connections.

In the Electric Dept its;

Janellie- she's been training me, since the trainer I was assigned to, has slacked. She has a daughter named Shannon, I graduated from school w/ Shannon. She works at Wal Mart, I see her all the time. J is just awesome, no words describe her better. Shes very responsible but has the personality of someone my age... I think thats what I love most about her.

Jennifer- My assigned trainer. Let me tell ya, what a trainer!!! She has been gone 99% of the time i've been here. She has not trained me but on 2 tasks, Janellie has taken care of me. She takes time off and continues to. Looking at the calendar, she has the next few Fridays off. She's the Holy Roler I talk about. She gave me a pen on my first day that said "worth waiting for..." Good god, I wont go into what else she tells me... So yeah, not to fond of her.

Scott - He's a couple years older than me. He's a nice kid but very annoying at times. He likes to butt into conversations and for christ sakes pick up your phone and get yourself off speaker. I cannot hear my customers on the phone if your on speaker phone dude. UGH! But then again he's funny and helpful at the same time.... I'm undecided on him.

That's the Electric Dept.

Then theres the gas dept. Deb & Julie work in that area. Dont know either of them very well to form an opinion, however, I do think one of them is not straight to say the least.

So those are my coworkers. Nice for the most part, when people actually show up to work. My biggest complaint is the training around here. I'm surprise I havent lost my mind yet to tell ya'll the truth. I dont know who is all reading this, but understand, I have been here almost a month on Monday the 21st, and I have learnt almost everything but they dont give you enough traning, that you will remember the tasks over time. Make sense?

So when you see me post out here, please give me some suggestions and help me out a little :) I need some encouraging words from time to time.

Thanks gise!
*Heather*