will be crossing fingers and toes, just for you.

in the "what i know for sure" section of oprah magazine is all about work. some passages touched me:

"if you get paid to do what you love, you have been given a gift." (Yes, this feel true to me!)

"work is an exchange of energy. i put energy into my work. and i get energy back--in the form of money" (then why are women still being paid less than men? I think the energy women invest is damned valuable!!)

"the income represents the value of your service." (hmmm..makes me think of all the stuff i have done for free...was i sending a message about the value of my services?)

i wish i had the article in front of me so i would do it some justice but you get the point. all good things to contemplate, eh?

I should hear in roughly 10 days to 2 weeks. Hopefully. Sometimes molasses moves faster than our library.

Laura,
The waiting sounds like the easy part now! Between the stress of the interview and your upcoming chem test I hope you hear back very soon and that they give you good news!

Jill

I'll keep my finger crossed for you, Laura! Sounds like you did great.

Did they say when they'd be making a decision? Will you need to go back for another round of interviews?

Oh, thank heavens that the interview is over. I've been overly stressed out that I had to miss chem tutoring for it, because I'm seriously lost and have a test next Tuesday.

So back to the interview...

I walked to the library from the university. I'll stick with the "I wanted to enjoy the lovely, gale force winds while I got some exercise" reason and not admit to the "I was too lazy to deal with driving my car to my usual parking deck in order to pay exhorbitent parking fees and then have to drive back to campus and find a non-existent parking spot" one.

This decision was good, because I did burn off some of the nerves, but not all of them. It was a panel interview, and I am pretty positive I did a good job at answering their questions. I hope I accomplished my goal of making them work really hard to not pick me over someone else.

Now I sit and wait. Or rather, forget about it because I'm too busy trying to figure out how to avoid flunking this chem test.

Good luck Laura! I hope this is something that will really improve your job satisfaction while you finish school and it all works out!

Peg

Best of luck Laura!

Laura, i got all my toes crossed to the best of my ability. just for you.

Laura,
Good luck at the interview! Sorry, I s*** at math so I can't offer any calc help!
Jill

Laura,

Wow! Go, girl! You can do that.

Do you want to hook up with Trey on the calc?

Linda

Good luck, Laura! I'm sure you'll wow 'em.

I have an interview for a transfer to another department in the library on Tuesday. It's at least a department where I have lots of interests & some knowledge (and a much better fit than where I am now).

I'm okay with whatever happens, but of course if I didn't want to move to this department, I'd never have applied.

Hopefully school will not be adversely affected if I do, but I'm trying to only worry about doing a good job planning for the interview right now and getting a boatload of homework done this weekend too.

Any calculus whizzes care to help a girl out???

jill, you are on the right track.preparing your mind and your emotions. keep going. keep moving.i am cheering you on, girliepoo.

today was my first day on the job. my brain hurts. i have not had to think like that in a long time. i need food. i am weak. i am tired. i need rest. i have loads of dishes to wash...oy vey. but it feels good. i know i am going into a positive direction.

I really, really need to get my A** in gear and either go back to school or get another job. I work as a independent contractor-even though from what I read in a book about tax laws for self-employed I really should be considered and paid as an employee. I am paid on collections, so my paychecks are at the mercy of the person who collects due fees or the people who owe the money actually paying on time. I pay my own health insurance, and the company pays NO benefits at all, of course, because I am not their employee. I am a single mom and am one of those who lives paycheck to paycheck. I am sick of getting my checks and having to decide which bills I can pay. I have been with this company for many years now and yet I am making no more now(in fact some weeks less) than when I started. I feel some loyalty, because I, on a personal level, love the people I work for, but not from a business standpoint. I need to make some decisions, fast!

Jill

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Originally posted by Tayhudson:
I'm reading and doing the exercises in "What Color Is Your Parachute?" and it seems to be clarifying some things for me.

Dawn

How many editions of that book are there by now? I remember reading it right out of college and then again when I changed jobs for the first time -- that was longer ago than I care to admit. The book was really helpful, though, and I'm glad to hear that you're taking some proactive steps.

Do you like teaching?

Good for you, Peggy. You were so due to have things go your way!

I can't tell you what a difference just one day of telecommuting has made for me. I get so much more done on that day and yet I'm more relaxed at the end of the day. You're going to love it -- until you find your new gig, that is.

Hallelujah, Peg!

It sounds so good. Especially selling your house in 9 days. Maybe you could market your real estate secret!

Continued good news.

Linda

Good for you Peg! Congrats!

I'm currently substitute teaching and trying to find full time or at least permanent part-time employment.

I'm reading and doing the exercises in "What Color Is Your Parachute?" and it seems to be clarifying some things for me.

Dawn

Wow! That's great news Peggy.

Dawn