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I don't know how to work the logistics of this. I've been in contact with a company in Houston. Took and subsequently passed my test that certifies me to perform ultrasound in refineries. I thought I had failed the test (for some reason I think I fail all of them), and did not interview with that company while I was in Houston. Anyways, its a new year. I'm using up all my vacation time in February and March to learn how to use the newest ultrasound system. This will take 2 weeks in Hoover, AL. That is almost half-way to Houston. But at the end of those two weeks, my time will be up. How do I interview with this new company and yet not get in trouble for 'job abandonment' by not being back in Louisville in time?
Its such a long fucking drive. 15 hours of straight driving, about 18 with getting gas and eating and all that good stuff. I could depart for Houston that Friday after I finish my course, and be there to interview on a Monday morning. But what if something goes wrong and I dont get the job? I'll have already missed one day of work back in Louisville, and will have to drive the majority of a day to get back. But what if I do get it? I'll need time to scout out living quarters and such. There is no way around it, it is job abandonment either way.
I'll talk to my brother on the phone tomorrow. He'll give me some good advice.
I've put in 3 years at this place I'm working now. Over the time I've been here, I've noticed a massive brain-drain. Just can't retain quality, experienced employees. Fortunately I've taken this opportunity to earn as many certifications as my brain would allow me. I don't really enjoy the work very much anymore (environment perhaps), and while I wish I would have finished college, I am making more money than someone with a Masters degree in Fish and Wildlife biology. And because of the declining industry in Louisville, my earning potential is actually less than half of what it would be in a huge petro-chemical complex like Houston.
Anyways, time for bed.
Its such a long fucking drive. 15 hours of straight driving, about 18 with getting gas and eating and all that good stuff. I could depart for Houston that Friday after I finish my course, and be there to interview on a Monday morning. But what if something goes wrong and I dont get the job? I'll have already missed one day of work back in Louisville, and will have to drive the majority of a day to get back. But what if I do get it? I'll need time to scout out living quarters and such. There is no way around it, it is job abandonment either way.
I'll talk to my brother on the phone tomorrow. He'll give me some good advice.
I've put in 3 years at this place I'm working now. Over the time I've been here, I've noticed a massive brain-drain. Just can't retain quality, experienced employees. Fortunately I've taken this opportunity to earn as many certifications as my brain would allow me. I don't really enjoy the work very much anymore (environment perhaps), and while I wish I would have finished college, I am making more money than someone with a Masters degree in Fish and Wildlife biology. And because of the declining industry in Louisville, my earning potential is actually less than half of what it would be in a huge petro-chemical complex like Houston.
Anyways, time for bed.