Update XV: Stuck Inside of Tulsa with the Oklahoma City Blues Again

[J-Mann]

Pfffft ... "side-jack."

[J-Mann]

With all of five minutes of investigating ...

... it's legitimate enough -- an "insourced" call center for communication / telecom / tech companies to utilize for customer support and upselling purposes.

The reviews on Glassdoor, however, are universally negative. It's a churn-and-burn environment; one that -- again, Jeff -- is not conducive to your psychological strengths and make-up. It's probably as close to a legal sweatshop as you can get. The entire reason places like this exist are because companies like AT&T DO NOT like to "throw money around." Rather than hire their own in-house staff of well-paid inside sales and customer service associates, they insource these duties to companies that fill those voids while standing on the backs of those desperate for a job.

BUT ... it's legitimate. Do what you need to do to survive there, Jeff, but realize that ultimately this job and this company aren't for you and keep searching in the evenings for something better that suits your skill set.

[J-Mann]

First off, I am not going to lose this job, so I don't know why all the speculation and negative posting about that.  Did I not specifically request that all such speculation be stopped?  Why am I being ignored?

Second, I have just started the application process for the post office.  I just ordered an application packet over the phone that will arrive at my door within 10-14 calendar days.  That's the only way to apply for the post office.

When you lament the fact that you're being ignored, Jon Stewart should run clips of all the times you've ignored the good advice of the posters here.

On your second point ... GOOD. I don't exactly know what sorts of positions you'd be looking at with the post office, but plenty of people I've known have turned that into a stable and long-term career. Aside from doing customer service at a counter, they may have something that's more up your alley. And keep the passive search up for other opportunities, too. Now's the time to do it -- when you're not desperate.

[J-Mann]

So, Jeff -- why aren't you applying online for the post office? Are you doing paper applications for other jobs, too?

[J-Mann]

I did a quick search for back-office jobs in Tulsa and came across at least a dozen decent prospects that would fit you better than your current position or one that involves physical labor at the post office. Surely you could handle an entry-level accounting job where you review orders for accuracy and process things, right?

[J-Mann]

Surely you could handle an entry-level accounting job where you review orders for accuracy and process things, right?

The guy who spent $58 on a fake job application processing and reviewing orders?

Sounds great.

You could have a point, although I'm thinking risks would be greatly minimized in an environment where he's a piece of a much larger chain and has a checklist and constant flow of work to keep him occupied. His type excel at repetitive tasks.

[J-Mann]

Any place that fires a staff member in front of others has some issues.