I'm Back!

To those of you who have checked in here daily, hoping for news, I apologize. I did manage to log in twice from Florida. For whatever reason, I just couldn't get connected at the hotel in Georgia either way. And when we got home last night, I was just tired and wanted nothing to do with the computer.

I went to the interview on Tuesday afternoon. I interviewed with the business office manager and three lead personnel. I was not interviewed for the job I initially drove down there for. No mention was made of it. I used to work in Emergency Room registration. From the time I talked with Eddie on the phone last week, to the time of the interview, they had a job opening in the ER. That is the job they interviewed me for. I never got a chance to inquire what happened with the job I had driven 18 hours one way to discuss! The last thing Eddie said to me was "The next voice you'll hear from here will be HR personnel" which I took to mean they were offering me a job. So far, I've not heard anything from anyone.

I kind of hope they don't call with an offer. The ER job means being on my feet for most of an eight hour shift. All registration is now done at bedside on a laptop. I can't even imagine standing up to type info all day long. Wow! The hours and days of the week I would be working weren't discussed, but they wouldn't be an issue. When one needs a job, one needs a job. But I don't want to relocate and then find they aren't going to keep me because I can't keep up. And I'm facing reality right now. There is no way in hell (or anywhere else for that matter) that I can stand up for eight hours a day!

I also came to the realization that I really don't think I want to move back down there. Yes, the warmer weather is nice and I certainly wouldn't mind that, but we have no real friends and no family there. That's always been an issue for me. We had Mandi before, but there's no guarantee she's going to want to be there when she graduates. I would be alone if something happens to Tim. I know family can drive down there in 18 hours but a LOT can happen in 18 hours!

Tim and I had our first real fight in our entire marriage over all of this yesterday. Actually, it brought up a lot of old feelings and hurts and blaming that had been put away for a very long time. Things were said that would have been better left alone. Feelings were hurt and will take a long time to heal, if they ever do. It was not pleasant.

Bottom line is I'm now praying they don't call me. I'm praying that they realized I was not the right person for the job after all. I was honest and told them I wasn't sure I could keep up being on my feet. They were nice about everything, but who knows what they said once I left the room? All I know for sure is I haven't heard from them. Oh well!

I will go to the local employment office on Monday. I will register and see what they can come up with. I'll continue to apply for jobs here. I'm going to the local superintendent of schools to see what I need to do to get my teaching certificate back up to par. Maybe I can substitute teach in the county and manage to work fairly steady. It would be without benefits, which has been an issue but it would be money coming in. At least I'd get my foot in the door and hopefully get a full-time job when one opens up. I'll also check with the local temp agency and see if that brings any results.

So ... on I go. One way or another, things will work out. It's just going to take time. I didn't answer the comments from my last post. I'll work from this point on. Thanks for stopping by, each of you. It means a lot to know you all are out there, thinking of me and supporting me.