Acceptance

I accepted the position at the nursing home.

I went this morning and had my drug test done. Next week, they'll do the TB test, and all of the other paperwork.

Funny thing was, they had me fill out a job application today!

I've already been hired to be a prominent person in their administrative offices, but I still had to fill out this form! I thought that was pretty funny.

The interview at the University of Oklahoma Physicians was in the Chemotherapy lab. The woman who interviewed me seemed very unhappy, and she clearly doesn't like her job or the people. It did not feel as though she would be good to work under.

Plus, the salary offer was pretty low (while still more than I made at my last job), and there are no University related benefits, such as tuition assistance. I was surprised about that....but she could have been wrong about that, judging by the timbre of my time in her office.

The one benefit she was most articulate about has to do with the earned time off policy. Working for the clinic, you earn 18 HOURS of paid time off EVERY MONTH, beginning immediately.

That works out to 5 and a half WEEKS of vacation at the outset! The more years you work, the higher the number goes.

I figure it's a way to compensate people who are NOT students, or otherwise University people, who need to have an INCOME during the times of year when the University is shut down, like spring break and winter break.

The chemo lab, however, doesn't close. Patients need chemo when they need it, regardless of if it's Christmas day.

Anyway, I felt like I was being suffocated and drained of all my energy, while I sat across from her for well over an hour.

She said I was her first interview, and that she'd be in touch next week.

Today, however, I had a phone call from someone at OU Health Sciences. This is thanks to my cousin, who put in a good word for me, and sent my resume to a colleague over there. We'll see what they have to say.

No sense closing that door yet. Waiting for her callback at the moment. (she called while I was sitting at a stop light. Of course, the light changed as soon as she introduced herself. I probably should have let it go to voice mail, rather than having to say "I'm sorry...I'm driving right now, and I have to hang up...." She said she'd call me back in an hour. It's been an hour and a half...so...who knows?)

Dave is taking this afternoon off, and we will HOPEFULLY finalize the process of getting my driver's license. Two more trips...one to the state police, and one last trip to the tag agency again.

This will have taken 8 trips in all, back and forth, for this and that, before it's over. Uneffingbelievable!

But, in terms of acceptance, I guess I just have to accept that all of the RED TAPE is why Oklahoma is one of the reddest of the red states!