Well today was day 3 of me being back to work...aside from being exhausted, I have to say that these past 3 days have been the best beginning to a new job I've ever had. Can you say "thorough"? Or "positive"? Ohmygosh. I cannot say just how impressed I am...there is a part of me that has to admit that I keep waiting for everyone there to stop "acting" because it doesn't seem for real.
I spent Monday & Tuesday in "Geico 101"...which is basically a very, very thorough & clear presentation of ALL benefits, the history of geico, geico's business model and vision, what they expect of you, I could go on & on. We had multiple presenters and each one was so positive & friendly & full of energy...each one welcomed us to geico, told their story as to how they came to geico and expressed multiple times how much they love their job and know that we will too. The hiring process was brought up often in a joking way like "wasn't that easy?!" and then each person would follow that with how geico is looking for only the best people and that they know they are tough as far as hiring but that they obviously saw something in each of us that they were impressed with...they also mentioned that for each person that was in the class that there were at least 25 people that applied and didn't get hired. That made me feel good.
They talked about how our success as "associates" is their success. They are very proud of their training program and I have to say that after just seeing a small bit of it today, they have every right to be.
Today was my first day in the classroom and I was a little nervous about it but within the first hour of being there, I really felt at ease and felt confident that I was going to get all of the training that I needed and I gotta say...it was a good feeling. I know that it's going to be 2 months of training and that makes me feel comfortable just thinking about when I actually start being on the phones...I'll actually know what I am talking about, imagine that.
Just back to the benefits real quick...they are amazing. Medical, dental, vision, profit sharing, vacation time, floating holidays, sick time, discount on my car insurance, discounts with stores, cell phone companies, etc...and more. I'm very impressed.
My couch was delivered yesterday and I'm very excited about that. :)
What I have not been excited about is the fact that it has been hotter than hell here...yesterday was about 97 and very humid. Today was around 89 but even more humid than yesterday...when I left the house this morning at 7:30 it was already 75 out and it felt like I was in a sauna. Thank god for air conditioning!!
On that note, I'm going to go lay on my couch in front of the air conditioner and probably fall asleep.
Jenna, sorry to hear you were under the weather, hope you're feeling much better!
Have a great week everyone! :)
2 comments:
Holy Cow!...Talk about a sweet company to work for and the benefits sound great. Sounds like its going to be awesome....and to know what you are talking about before you answer phones...not really sure what that would be like?? (heehee!)
Yea! I'm so glad you're having fun with the Gecko! I am a Gecko insuree myself : ) Nice that they have such a strong new hire/training program. Godknows we've dealt with some pitiful ones in the past. Hope you like your new co-workers; it sounds like everyone there is great!
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