FED UP WITH USELESS AGENCIES!

Wot no ironing? Well done - thrilled for you!

Well done phoenix I hope the new job is all you want it to be.

Oh, well spotted Charleygirl ! I must admit I haven't as yet embarked on a thorough look round the sites, still sort of focussing on the house spring cleaning! (The idea is that if I give everything a thorough "do", it will easier to maintain. Don't want to be spending too much of my free time developing a meaningful relationship with Mr Muscle & a J cloth!)

Well done phoenix! Think you should get an award for perseverance.

phoenix you will also have to tell Orion that supply is spelt with 2 ps. It is little things like that I find stand out, but I am fussy.

I told you it was technical!

The MD asked me how I felt working for a company that is involved in producing things that are used in wars etc, (hence the fighter plane) but they also produce things that are used (for example) in surgery that involves the use of lasers.

They are very keen to develop a sort of "brand image" which could be erm challenging to say the least. They have told me who they regard as their competitors, so I plan to start by having a good look at their websites.

That is after I gently tell them that you don't need a capital R when signing off "Best regards" and try to persuade them that having an email footer with their logo on is practically essential!

Well done Phoenix! God helps those who help themselves if you don,t ask you don,t get! Brilliant news for you. The very best of luck on Monday and I hope you enjoy your new job and they can see what a bargain they have got.

And I didn't tell anyone!!

(We had a celebration at our meetup last week, which might account for the )

But - so happy for you, Phoenix. xxxx

Win your own fighter plane on GN - hmmm.

Well you now know lots about the social networking scene and how it is used for marketing - but perhaps a prize offer on GN is not the way to go for a hight tech product.

When I Googled Wordentec I thought it looked like they do stuff like the anti scratch coating on specs. Then I looked at Orion and a bloomin' fighter plane came up! This could be such an interesting job. And, the Only Woman! Absolutely bloomin' perfect!

Phoenix, well done. You deserve it. Good luck on Monday

phoenix the best news ever so many congratulations to you I knew something fab would happen this week and I have been proved right,such a great place to get to as well no more travelling and motorways etc,wish I lived nearer I'd be round with a bottle for us to crack open well done you

So pleased to hear this , Phoenix. you deserve it.

I googled the two firms, and the Orion one has a photo of what does look like a jolly gang.

Well done Phoenix and good luck, it sounds awfully complicated!

What a lovely lot you are!

The actual job title that they have come up with (as it is an entirely new role that they have created) is:

Office and Marketing Administrator.
Reporting to: Managing Director.
Duties: Provide admin support for current business activities.
Develop and improve admin systems
Work with the directors to develop and maintain a
marketing strategy.

So it is a bit of a blank canvas, which is nice (well, I think it will be!)

The people I have met so far seem a jolly lot of chaps, and that is definitely the right word as they are all men, I will be the only female employee!

Now, whatever you do DO NOT ask me what they do! It is very technical! When I was shown around the work shop on one side and the Lab on the other, I did a lot of nodding, interspersed with a slight raising of the eyebrows to show how impressed I was. I think I got away with it.

The company is called Wordentec, their sort of spin-off company that is housed within the same building is called Orion Photonics. Although officially I will be on the payroll for Wordentec, I will be dealing with the marketing and admin for both companies.

Great news! Good luck

Oh Phoenix I am so happy for you, You have had a S**T time.

I do hope it all works out. However what exactly is it you will you be doing or is that tale for another day?

Congratulations anyway [cake] and a big (((hug))).

Whoop whoop well done

Just got in and thought I'd have a quick GN fix. Saw the heading and thought 'that looks like Phoenix, oh dear what has an agency gone and done/not done'.

But FANTASTIC NEWS! Ok, it's only virtual but at least you won't get a hangover.

That is really lovely news - at last your persistence has paid off and the fact that you will have no travel costs to eat at your money is even better.

Wow I am so pleased for you phoenix Been following your long quest for a job and I am SO delighted!

Yay! Brilliant! Wishing you all the very best in your NEW JOB! X

So very pleased for you phoenix - such a relief for you. Well done !

Good for you phoenix