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Things switch up pretty quickly in life, regardless of the fact that you think you're standing still.
On Monday I received two calls from two different people at Deaconess Medical Center. One was a doctor who I had met at a job interview a few weeks prior and the other was a lady from human resources who I had never met. Neither knew the other one was calling, but they both had the same agenda. Imagine my surprise and delight when I return home to hear two people beseech me to reconsider taking a position at the hospital.
The job in question is a patient transporter. Basically I would be wheeling patients to their rooms after surgery, various exam rooms, the morgue (for obvious reasons), etc...
The pay is good, beating my current job by nearly $2 with extras added on during evenings, nights and weekends. I would finally have benefits, which have been a necessity for quite some time. This would get my foot in the door in a major institution where there is tons of room for advancement.
There are a few downfalls though, as with every job. I am only guaranteed 40 hours every pay period. That meaning only 20 hours per week, but I was told to expect to get more than that regularly.
It's an on-call position, so I have to be ready whenever they want me.
Since it is an on-call position, I would have to give up my job at Spokane Airways completely. 8 months and a raise waved away.
Overall, the pros outweigh the cons and this is one instance in which I really can't refuse. It is too good of an offer to pass up. I'm just waiting for a few final details on the job before I notify Carlo and put in my two weeks notice.
I hate leaving Spokane Airways, mainly because of all the people I know and work with there. Out of all the people I've met there, I've really only disliked about two or three. I know that I can get some phone numbers before I leave and keep in touch with those who I really enjoyed being in the company of, but something tells me it'll be like the end of high school: You go your separate ways and slowly most of the friendships you made dissolve. Oh well, one must move on.
Life isn't worth living if you go through it without taking risks.
On Monday I received two calls from two different people at Deaconess Medical Center. One was a doctor who I had met at a job interview a few weeks prior and the other was a lady from human resources who I had never met. Neither knew the other one was calling, but they both had the same agenda. Imagine my surprise and delight when I return home to hear two people beseech me to reconsider taking a position at the hospital.
The job in question is a patient transporter. Basically I would be wheeling patients to their rooms after surgery, various exam rooms, the morgue (for obvious reasons), etc...
The pay is good, beating my current job by nearly $2 with extras added on during evenings, nights and weekends. I would finally have benefits, which have been a necessity for quite some time. This would get my foot in the door in a major institution where there is tons of room for advancement.
There are a few downfalls though, as with every job. I am only guaranteed 40 hours every pay period. That meaning only 20 hours per week, but I was told to expect to get more than that regularly.
It's an on-call position, so I have to be ready whenever they want me.
Since it is an on-call position, I would have to give up my job at Spokane Airways completely. 8 months and a raise waved away.
Overall, the pros outweigh the cons and this is one instance in which I really can't refuse. It is too good of an offer to pass up. I'm just waiting for a few final details on the job before I notify Carlo and put in my two weeks notice.
I hate leaving Spokane Airways, mainly because of all the people I know and work with there. Out of all the people I've met there, I've really only disliked about two or three. I know that I can get some phone numbers before I leave and keep in touch with those who I really enjoyed being in the company of, but something tells me it'll be like the end of high school: You go your separate ways and slowly most of the friendships you made dissolve. Oh well, one must move on.
Life isn't worth living if you go through it without taking risks.