Sunday, March 29, 2009

Post#1

I work for a legal/paralegal agency, which is located in Brooklyn. I've been there since January this year. It's been only three months and I must say that during this time there was absolutely nothing unusual. Every day looks almost exactly the same. The only thing that changes every time I am coming in, is the list of new cases I have to take care of. Eventhough there is nothing extraordinary about this place, I think I like this job. The owner of this agency is a 46-year old woman. She always looks very professional and classy. She is demanding as a boss, but wonderful as a person. I love to talk to her in private. However the two days in a week I hate the most is Tuesday and Thursday. Yes, those are two days she is in the office for the whole day. It means that every Tuesday and Thursday I must be open-minded every minute I am spending in this place. But that is nothing, because the worst scenario is a costumer coming in with a letter saying that the case we helped him or her with, was denied and the reason for that decision was some mistakes in filing. That means that was our fault, I mean the agency's. If SHE was not there I could do something about this without even telling her about this. I could ask for help my co-workers and clear out this situations. However when she can see that there is a problem at the front she automatically is coming to talk to this client personally. That is the moment I almost can see a real storm coming over, with heavy, heavy rain...The first question she is always asking is "Who closed this case?" and if the answer definitely points me the first question is coming to my head is "Do I really need this job?". What I like about her is that she is not screaming at me. Her way to resolve it is to discuss the situation. It sounds very nice, but the problem is that I have to listen to this "discussion", which is obviously her monolog, so long, that sometimes I think I would prefer quick yelling. All of my co-workers are two girls, who are very helpful. They already tought me a lot. When we are alone we have a great time. We have to be responsible, so first we finish everything we must for do for the day and then we have a time for ourselves. I am really happy I work there. I would not change anything there. Maybe only money I receive, but that would be all.