Now I have officially started working as a Customer Service Officer for Natwest, I am in the middle of a training course in Manchester and it's not as bad as I thought it would be. It's not been all about boring lectures with slide-shows, but more about fun and the people on my course are all friendly and 3 are in the same hotel as me, so it's not boring in the evening! There's less people on the course than I thought there would be, 10 of us next week, but that means we're a close knit group and all talk to each other.
In the branch I'm working at they are all lovely too, were all welcoming when I started and I'd got to know some of them through my various visits to sort out one thing or another. The 3 days I was at the branch were alright, got better each day and I actually served people on the 3rd day rather than shadowing people, which wasn't as daunting as I thought it would be.
I'll be starting off part-time, which isn't what I was wanting, but they are trying to get it sorted so I'm full-time..hopefully sooner rather than later. I've found the locals are already remembering me! Seems you get it a lot working in a bank. I'd explained to someone it was my first day when they had a query and on m 3rd day I was in a card shop and they approached me asking how my 3rd day was going! Well, Kendal is a small town I suppose! Also, with volunteering at Oxfam before starting, I've been seeing 2 people I know every day there. Though, there is a weird lad who worked at Oxfam who I keep seeing at the bank and he seems to know people there. Hope he doesn't come in too often because I barely understand what he says sometimes (he seems lazy with his speech) so it gets awkward!
I think I'm going to enjoy working there, even meeting targets doesn't bother me, as long as I do my best and whats expected of me, that's all that matters.
