Spedman975

The Toronto Blue Ja…… (ys)

Well my working life over in Canada has been a whirlwind of excitement, I tell you what! At the moment I have had my orientation shift at Canadian Tire AS WELL AS my e-learning shift (4 hours of sitting in front of a computer doing training modules that have no relevance what-so-ever, except that they train me in things I need to know - meh!) and now I am waiting for a call to tell me to come in for my checkout training shift. I was told last Thursday that I should receive a call this week at the latest - and low and behold, no phone call yet!!

Wait, that’s not entirely true… I have gotten ONE interesting phone call, but not from Canadian Tire.

Ok, so I was standing in the kitchen chatting to Leeann about random stuff when the phone rang. NAturally, not my house so I ignore it! But, out of curiosity I looked on the caller ID screen to see who was calling: “Toronto Blue Ja”(ys). I naturally assumed that they were doing telemarketing asking people to buy their season passes (Especially since no one would BUY them at the moment because the Jays have only won ONE game) so I paid no attention… UNTIL, “David? Yeah hang on a second…”

What reason could the Jays POSSIBLY have to call ME!?

Little did I know that it was someone from the Rogers Centre (the big baseball stadium in downtown Toronto) calling to ask if I would be interested in doing a phone interview for the position of part-time Tour Guide in the stadium (yes, I did apply for it - it wasn’t just a random phone call) I thought to myself, “I already HAVE a job!” so my initial thought was to say no… But then I thought: “Canadian Tire hasn’t called me back…” and, “This job would be WAY better…” and then, “They PAY better too…” so I decided to go ahead with the interview!

Basic questions: “why did you apply at the rogers centre?” “why do you want the job?” “whats your customer service experience?” “whats your public speaking experience?”

So that was all and the interview was DONE! They are very neutral in this country in interviews (they’re not allowed to say one way or another how you went) so apparently if I got the job I can expect a call in the next week or two - if not, no call! So here’s hoping!

I personally dont expect to get the job - especially since I am a foreigner (”Hi, my names David. I’ve only been in the country three weeks but let me show you the stadium you’ve grown up with!”) - but I wouldnt mind it! Although this raises the question, “Do I quit Canadian Tire if I get the job, or work both!?” I am personally leaning toward the former - I dont wanna work too much!

But hey, that’s all if I get the job!!