Published on 12, July, 2020
I have recently been working for a call center, due to covid it was a viable option as it was homebased.
The first week was rough the predicted crash course with fries like any other major corporation.
I felt stress as I was not trained properly for the job but as the weeks progressed I adapted and learnt on the job, I suppose like everyother person.
I started to feel really burnt-out at the end of the day and this week past I've been completely exhausted yesterday I had such chest pains that I threw up, my head was sweating and I was dizzy.
Has anyone ever felt like this in a similar role.
I feel bad, what ever job I do the stress of it alway makes me ill mentally I just push myself through but yesterday I really felt I was going to die, I know that's melodramatic but that how I experienced my situation, plus it being cover incarceration year where I live the doctors surgery isn't even answering the phone not that they did before I suppose.
yes my first week in telesales was exhausting and stressful. I had a family to support so I had no choice but to keep going while I looked for other jobs. They never really train you well in such jobs ------ u do know the "Smile Rule" right if no say so and I explain it.
having said all that,,, I was in a room and could listen/copy those nearby so u are very isolated --- have u any contact with any other home-based users of your system because thats where u cam pick up tips really quickly ?
stick at you will pick up new skills like talking to people, imagining their lives what they look like etc u get to see/hear the variety of humanity for better or worse
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I have not heard of the smile rules, I feel compelled to aquate the smile rule to information I have retained, I.e when talking smile as it give positive voice tone to the listener and also releases endorphins when you smile, but I have learnt that my assumptions are almost alway wrong.
thats it, always smile even a tiny smile ( half smile ) , it changes the tone of your voice and changes your personality to more friendly ---- it works,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,its also good for u long term ( from zen meditation whereby u smile during meditation ---- this is why statues of the Buddha nearly always have a half smile )
i know what u mean if i am under stress buy actually think i am ok, my ecezma gets worse to say "u are under stress" ----
i do a meditation every lunch time (30m) as way to keep stress back during a rough week. it is like my escape from everything
is your skin rash eczema ? mine is related to sweat so if i am under stress ie working hard I sweat more (invisible amounts) which upsets my eczema. I then use steroid creams to push back the eczema.
But at times I do lose control of my eczema which is another reason I like Working From Home. I dont use the camera I just use audio in video calls when possible.