| | Change is amazing!
Let's try a 6 month recap, with a little bit of fun.
I was laid off from my job of just over 4 and a half years back in January. They no longer needed a full time lab technician. This was a complete shock to everyone.
I collected unemployment for 3 months. That let me relax for a bit. I hung around the house and did a lot of cleaning and relaxing. I started to watch Rachel Ray in the morning. That woman is amazing! I learned how to make peanut butter and jelly french toast! Good stuff. Over the months, I started doing things to get rid of my boredom, which inclulded raking the leaves, bagging them up, and placing those 14 bags on the sidewalk for the trash to pick up. It also included cleaning out the gutters, which, I have to admit, was pretty fun. That was about the time that I figured I really, I mean really, needed to get a job.
I did some interviews, but nothing really seemed promising. I decided to look in the DFW area since I had been driving up there a lot anyway. A lot of things have changed, so I was a bit weary about moving to DFW finally, so I also looked in Austin. Finally, I accepted a job in Arlington. It seemed promising, so I started the beginning of April. Looks can be deceiving. Really. That place was horrible. I thought, since I was sick the first week, that it was only because I didn't feel good that things weren't right. But as I began to feel better, I realized it wasn't the environment for me. They double booked each appointment, every day. That resulted in some patients actually waiting 2 and a half hours for an eye exam. Not for me. So my 3rd week there, I decided I was leaving. Met with a doctor that called to interview me the day after I took the position at, what I would find out later, was a horrible place. That office seemed much better in how it would be run. The doctor wanted to hire me, but had to run some numbers. Monday, she offered the job to me. I gave my 2 week notice to the other place. That Thursday, I got to work, on time, and no one was there (which was normal for them, even the doctor). We opened at 9, I waited, and waited, and waited. Patients were driving up and getting out of the cars to find that we weren't opened yet. It was 9:30. I began to write a letter explaining to the doctor that I gave 2 weeks out of respect to the patients and the business but I couldn't fulfill that notice because of the lack of respect given to the patients by the staff and doctor's constant tardiness. Four patients came to the door and left by the time it was 9:42. I placed the letter on the door and pulled out of the parking lot, still no one ever showed.
I took the rest of the week and the following week off from working. I had agreed to start May 7th at the new place in Keller. I went home that weekend, and got a call from the new boss, asking if I could start earlier because she just fired someone. I told her I could start that next Friday, May 4th. I began that job with much more excitement. Since then, things have been amazing. I have bonded very well with my coworkers, and a lot with my boss. She has the philosophy that we can hang out after work, and be good buddies, and turn it back to professional when it's time for work. I am able to do that because I had to work on that when I worked with my mom. This new place has amazing benefits. Not only do we not double book, but it's a much better environment. The doctor gave us all memberships to 24 Hour Fitness, at the corporate cost, but is paying for the membership. We are encouraged to take the American Board of Optometrists Certification in the fall. If we pass, she's taking us on a weekened trip to South Beach next spring. We get health insurance, and she loves taking us out to eat. I couldn't be at a better place! I have no plans on leaving that office, and I know the doctor doesn't want me to leave. But she is realistic. She sees her office as a stepping stone to further our knowledge and careers. She'd love to have her staff for many many years, but knows that might not happen. I'm not going anywhere though. I love it there.
I have been hanging out at the coffee shop a lot. I have a lot of new friends there, since there are a lot of new faces. When I moved to Arlington, I stayed with an old friend from one of the churches up here. I have recently moved to Fort Worth in an apartment with my sister. Amazing. The drive to work is about 25 miles, which isn't too bad. Eventually, I will be moving to Keller.
Hmmm. What else has been going on?
My birthday was good. I got to go to Beto's with friends. I love Beto's! I was a photographer for a wedding. My friends, Chris and Erica got married. It was great! They loved the photos. I did senior portraits for my friend Kassy. They turned out amazing! I just went to the ballet this past Friday with a new friend, Raye Anne. The ballet was "Season Finale", which was just absolutely amazing! It was very emotional at times. Beforehand, we ate at The Reata Restaurant in Sundance Square. It is a beautiful place, and we ate out on the rooftop. Very nice. She looked amazing, and I got to wear my purple shirt and tie!
So, that basically has been the first half of the year. Nothing like I expected from January 1st. Change is amazing, even though it doesn't seem like it at first. I'm sure there are more things, but that's it for now.
Have a wonderful day!
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| | Posted 6/24/2007 8:54 PM - 12 Views - 4 eProps - 3 comments
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