But there's no self-flagellation this time, for I have two VERY GOOD REASONS for the silence.
1.) I've been more socially connected IRL (also a goal for the year as I spent a good portion of last year wanting to crawl into fetal position and hide from life). I've been hanging out with girls from my MOPS group, seeing the bestie regularly, and all around investing more in lives of the folks I care about.
2.) I had a BIG INTERVIEW via phone on the 9th for a job I'd been praying about. Followed by a face-to-face interview on the 13th. I put a lot of prep time into these interviews as they were for a position I felt COULD BE THE ONE, you know, that forever job I would love and still be able to balance family with because it was only 3/4 time and amenable to school hours? Yeah, that perfect storm was brewing, so I was miserly with my time and didn't get around to blogging. The rest of that week was spent being busy so that I couldn't think about the wait...though I got an inkling that this would work out Thursday when my mentor/former boss texted that she'd been contacted for a reference and proceeded to rave about my abilities to them; this happened again in an e-mail Friday night from a fellow long-time non-profiter. Sidenote: I have an amazing village of women in my life - locally and in my computer - and I am so blessed for each and every one of you!
Monday was MLK Jr. Day, and thus, another long wait that about drove me crazy (or maybe that was just having all three kids at home with little planned to do). Tuesday morning, I got the kids all back to school, save for the girl child as her school had a special IB planning day much to the chagrin and "No fair"s of her brothers, and tried (unsuccessfully) not to will my phone into action.
At 9:48 am, my phone buzzed alive and caller ID showed the organization's number. This was it. The yes or no call.
I quickly told Kelsey to quiet the TV, this was about The Job, took a deep breath before answering, and kind of held it as the hiring supervisor introduced herself and did the whole "The reason why I'm calling is" preamble. Then when she finally go the the part where she said, "And, I'd like to offer you the position," I breathed at last and this burden of the past 11 months' joblessness just fell off my shoulders while my soul simultaneously screamed silent gratitude to God.
I went in for my first day Thursday. Yeah, consider that. This time last week I didn't even know if I'd have a job, and now I've already got two days under my belt. That is mind-boggling to me, still. So the rest of Tuesday was filled with lots of squeeing on Facebook and also arranging morning care for the littlest guy (since he's only in pre-school in the afternoons), filling out transportation requests for him, and getting info to the school about the two ladies who are going to help watch him in the mornings so that they are authorized adults. Then I had to catch up all the housework so that everything was functioning come Thursday morning. It was insane how quickly Tuesday and Wednesday went by.
And the job - wow. I just couldn't be happier or more blessed.
Despite only working 30 hours/wk, the organization considers that full-time for benefits purposes, so my portion of the premiums for medical, dental and vision are FULLY COVERED, and the family rate is affordable enough that we will all subscribe to my plan. Also? It is effective immediately. No 90 day waiting period as is customary with many local employers. Thus, we are happy to report that the rush to make sure we are in compliance with the Affordable Care Act mandate for coverage is over.
My schedule is 8:30-3:00 M-F which means I get home before my kids are done with school, so except for Christopher, not much is changing for the kids' time with me.
But the most amazing, makes-me-feel-so-grateful-and-see-God's-hand part in it? Is the organizational culture. It is CLEAR from a policy standpoint as well as the staff interactions that this is a place that values their employees and makes them aware of that at every turn. The result is so much positive energy that I can't help smiling all day long. I really have enjoyed getting to know my supervisor's personality and style, and am happy to report that we "click" very well. On Friday, she and her boss, the medical director of the organization, met with me to go over more of the job duties and functions and they stressed to me how open and willing they are to send me to trainings that will help me grow and develop deeper skills helpful to my position. I left the meeting feeling nurtured and ready to thrive.
2014 is off to a great new start!
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