Pressure

There is always a downside. Since my job is commission based it was only a matter of time until I figured out where the pressure was going to be. During the initial learning process people tend to go easy on the new girl in order to allow her to learn. Since I have now completed my first talent search the push from management is now starting to come at me. Essentially what we play is a numbers game. We make appointments for talent searches, only 30-40% of those appointments will be kept, and of the kids that we see only 30-40% of them will actually take the next step and begin classes. My paycheck is determined by how many kids start class at a given time. Right now I have 5-7 students starting class. 3 or so will start later on (so that won't be on this paycheck), and a bunch of kids couldn't afford it, or decided against it. Now that we are on to the next search I am under pressure to book a ton of appointments. This part of the process, i feel, is the hardest. Calling tons of numbers and never knowing who I am talking to is a bit of a strange experience. It is also my least favorite thing to do. I think that eventually I will acclimate and it will all get much easier, but for now I am feeling the burn a bit. Not to mention that I am going into work today when everyone else is off just to try to book a bunch of appointments since I will off on Monday to shoot the homecoming catalogues for my last boss (I started out as his model before I was hired to work in the office). I just want to make sure that this job is something I will be able to stay at. As long as the money is good I can deal with the pressure. Finances make me crazy, so I know that if the money issue becomes stressful for me I won't be able to take the pressure at work. Really, only time will tell.