More job news
So I mentioned that I was applying for the evening shift administrator position, if it opens up (I still don't know if it will or not, yet). The rest of the noc shift folks have been uber supportive, and seem o think I am a shoo in, which is sweet, but two of them, admittedly, are new folks and don't really know the lay of the land here. However,when i mentioned it today to Scott, who is my old boss, and still one of the bigger guns around here, he was very encouraging. "You'd be my boss then. Cool!" he seemed to think I definitely have a good shot.
All of a sudden this has gone from good idea to scary real possibility. Eek! Being an administrator would mean a lot of work, and probably over 40 hour weeks. I would be helping with the hiring and firing of people, deciding who comes in, going to the state hospitals to interview potential residents, setting policy, handling disputes, overseeing clients treatment plans, generating new forms and paperwork, dealing with the state, getting us ready for audits, etc, etc. Egads!
It's a lot of work and responisbility, and such a big leap from where I am now, it scared the bejeesus out of me. If I did get it, what if I can't do the job? It's not like I could just drop right back into my cozy noc shift lead position. It's definitely safer to stay where I am ...
But. But, but, but. This is the same way I felt before I became program manager at Cuenca. Like there was no way I could possibly do the job, I was a kid fer chrissakes! I am thirty now, as I like to complain to anyone within earshot. Plenty old enough to have a family of my own with kids and a house. Plenty old enough to do this job, I think. I think I have the skills and the talent, I just need some training and a push. I think I can do this, I just need to tell myself that. A lot. *laugh* And stop freaking out over something that may or may not happen!
All of a sudden this has gone from good idea to scary real possibility. Eek! Being an administrator would mean a lot of work, and probably over 40 hour weeks. I would be helping with the hiring and firing of people, deciding who comes in, going to the state hospitals to interview potential residents, setting policy, handling disputes, overseeing clients treatment plans, generating new forms and paperwork, dealing with the state, getting us ready for audits, etc, etc. Egads!
It's a lot of work and responisbility, and such a big leap from where I am now, it scared the bejeesus out of me. If I did get it, what if I can't do the job? It's not like I could just drop right back into my cozy noc shift lead position. It's definitely safer to stay where I am ...
But. But, but, but. This is the same way I felt before I became program manager at Cuenca. Like there was no way I could possibly do the job, I was a kid fer chrissakes! I am thirty now, as I like to complain to anyone within earshot. Plenty old enough to have a family of my own with kids and a house. Plenty old enough to do this job, I think. I think I have the skills and the talent, I just need some training and a push. I think I can do this, I just need to tell myself that. A lot. *laugh* And stop freaking out over something that may or may not happen!