Job Interview!

[Crankin]

I have an interview Friday morning at the community mental health clinic 5 miles from my house. The psychiatrist I work with now, also works there one day a week. He gave me lots of good information about the clinic director, so I know how to proceed. This is the first time I actually made a cold call to anyone about a job. She called me right away and told me that the doc had already told her about me.
I am hoping this goes smoothly. I smell commuting in my future... (yes, a prime reason for a change). No more driving to clients' homes and being able to work with individual adults, not just in family therapy is also a big plus.

[Veronica]

Good luck!

Veronica

[thekarens]

That's awesome, good luck!

[roo4]

Go get 'em!

[Owlie]

Good luck!

[ny biker]

Good luck!

[marni]

fingers toes and hairs crossed for you!

[thekarens]

Congrats! Sounds great so far and I think your priorities are exactly where they should be

[ny biker]

Congrats!!!

[Triskeliongirl]

Big congrats!

[OakLeaf]

Yay! Congrats!

[Pax]

Good job!

[Catrin]

Congratulations!

[Crankin]

Just told the first client family about this. One who lives 5 miles from me, so the dad was quite happy to bring the kid to the new place. Too bad I won't be able hike or ride with him anymore!

[Crankin]

Thought I'd bump this up. My last day at my present job is January 30th and it has been a weird 8 weeks.
I had no contact from my new boss until I called her on 12/24, to check in. I got a verbal reassurance of her offer and we discussed start dates. She said the next step was to wait for something from corporate. Well, I waited and waited, and started getting scared. Last week, I spoke to the doc who I work with now and will also be working with in the new job; he said don't worry, you're set. I left a voice mail on Tuesday and Wednesday I got so pissed, I called the corporate office and left a VM for HR. I emailed my new boss and told her so.
Well, that got her attention. She was pissed, as I knew she would be, as according to the doc, she single handedly does everything at the clinic. She sent me an email, apologizing for not communicating, saying she's been swamped, with clinicians out sick, blah, blah. Who doesn't answer phone calls or emails?
I responded, very nicely and ignored her comment that she hoped this wasn't how I operated (going over her head). Had another long talk with the doc yesterday. He said she asked if I was " a worker" and asked him if I "had" to work. The doc told her he had no idea if I had to work (which of course is not true, he does), but that I was a very hard worker and I was an advocate for my clients. She told him she got the sense that what he said was true... she is overly concerned that I am just another rich, entitled Concord woman, with a husband who has a good job. I know she's been burned by a few of the clinicians there and left in the lurch, so I get it, but her own issues are really playing into this, i.e. she's single, the clinic is her life, and the doc said she has issues with people who don't take their job seriously. Well, that's not me, the one who went from the delivery room, back to work, pretty much. I have never not worked.
She'll get to know me, so I am not worried. I go to orientation on February 6th. Three of my clients are coming with me and I am so looking forward to the end of my driving 300 miles a week days.