To be perfectly honest, even though it's a bloody hard job, I actually love it. For someone who never really got up before 12pm since leaving school (even in the case of early lectures!), and for someone who would get a lift rather than a 10 minute walk, I seem to be adapting to the trekking quite well! I've gone down a size since starting my first runner job two months ago, and I definitely don't need to think about a gym membership just yet!
My workplace is great, a lovely, homely environment, and everyone is really nice. Overall I'm enjoying it very much and seem to be picking things up fairly quickly. My day-to-day jobs are mainly looking after the clients with drinks and food at lunch and dinner time, and running around to other companies with tapes and DVDs. There's plenty of other stuff to do to keep the building running smoothly, and soon there will be a chance to sit in with some of the tech staff and train with them on whatever they're doing at the time.
All in all everything is going great. Today, however, I received an email from TigerAspect about a Drama Runner position, giving me details for application (I sent them my CV a couple of weeks ago)............ Don't get me wrong, I would never consider it now that I have this job, but it's just sightly annoying that it didn't come up a little sooner, because in all honesty I would probably prefer the drama environment rather than post production, and TigerAspect would have been one of my first choices (if I'd had one). However.... everything happens for a reason and I'm happy with where I am now. It will be great experience to see the post production side of things, and then hopefully I can get more production stuff later. I think I'm still going to apply - as well as your CV and covering letter you have to write 500 words of your favourite and worst shows of the year, and how you would have improved the production on them - because it would be good to try a different application/interview process. And should I get it (!), I guess I'll just have to let it go, and hope they remember me for the future!
In other news...! I have found somewhere to live. A box room in a house share in Woodford, Essex. It's not entirely ideal, but for the price it's fine, plus it's on the Central line and really close to the station. I move in around the 16th Nov. It will do for a few months!
Looks like I'm here to stay!
(Sorry mum!)
eeek, sounds like things are going well then!! I'm glad you've found a place to stay, too, must be a relief! and good idea starting the blog! :):) xxx
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