"N" Search of Ecstasy

You see, the way that this happened was earlier this year (late May/early June) I decided that I would start applying for another job because the current position (Research Coordinator) that I have was getting WAY to demanding, the researchers were being very rude and did not want to take my advice, and I was just fed up with the upper level management not putting there foot down and making these researchers obey the standard protocol. Anyway, I applied for a few jobs, went on 2-3 interviews, but had NO luck.

I decided in mid-June that I was not going to apply for anything else until I finished my PhD (in about a year or so). I just did not want the stress of starting a new job and having to go through all of the boring job training over again. Besides, it was not like I have a horrible job, in fact its one of the best I’ve ever had.

Here are the reasons:
* I come and go as I please - late all the time (what could be better than that?)
* I get almost 2 days of vacation and a day of sick leave a month
* I can get on the ‘net w/no problem
* Get personal email and phone calls as I please
* The pay is decent

So why leave right?

Well, I’m getting closer and closer to graduating and I feel that the more public health experience I have the better. That way, when I get ready to get that BOMB AZZ job, I’ll be ALL DAT and a bag a chips! Plus, I've wanted to work in an area that I actually went to school for, for a VERY LONG time. I love public health and health promotion! That's why I went to college for it and its what I want to do when I grow up (smile)!

So back to how this happened…..I get a call in September for an interview for a job that I forgot I had even applied for. I’m like WTF? I really did not wanna go and I started to call and cancel several times. I was not really interested at this point in getting something else, but I went anyway. I interviewed. I did not feel that I did well on the interview, because I reviewed the job announcement before I went to prepare myself and when I got there, the job they were interviewing for was something totally different, so I’m like awwwwww damn!

Another month goes by, then they call for a 2nd interview. I go and they give me a fugging assignment to do on the computer. Once again I’m like awwww damn! They wanted me to design an evaluation for a fictitious health fair. I was so overwhelmed and out down I did not know what to do. They sat me down in front of a computer and told me to go for it. I just said a prayer and let the words flow as my fingers typed!

Once again, I did not think that I did well because I didn’t get a call by the end of the week like they had said. But here we are a month latter and I got "the call" Friday morning with the offer. I was ecstatic…..that is until I realized that I would have to tell my boss. Gosh I knew he would be tripping and he did!

It was all good though, because the bottom line is that he knows I’m a good, faithful employee and he does not want to lose me. He even told me that I can come back any time and to feel free to change my mind during the next two weeks, lol.

I did have a few 'HATERS' to. They were like “you are going to work for a state agency. Oh I wouldn’t dare work for a state agency. But maybe you’ll like it, I don’t know”. Another person said, “State agencies just have sooooo many problems, you just never know what might happen. Ooooh I just don't know about that” and other shit like that! I'm thinking to myself, hell bitch you ain't gotta know, hell they didn't offer the position to you, they offered it to me! I was so aggravated, because I’m like I’ve already turned in my notice and accepted the position. ‘Why do they want to go tell me some bullshit like that’? Damn, just bring me down why don’t ya’! I can't stand hatin' azz BITCHES!

It’s like they were making me second guess my decision. I can’t say whether or not I will like my new position or not, but I prayed for it and its mine! The pay is MUCH better and the experience will be priceless.

Anyhoo, I’ll be starting in two weeks so I’ve really gotta get my shit together. No more of the lax crap I’ve been pulling on my current job! ~~Sigh~~

This is Nicoletta

A Little Closer to Ecstasy Today and I’m out!

"If you see someone without a smile today, give them one of yours!