So… at the beginning of summer ‘07, I was not a happy person. I had a job that was not emotionally fulfilling. I liked my co-workers, but hated going to work. I couldn’t wait for the weekend, but once it came I hated it because I knew Monday was just around the corner. My spirit was weak.

So, I made a bold decision and quit my job. It was about more than just leaving my old job though. I was finishing up school and needed to focus on what path I wanted to take with my degree. It was hard trying to make such an important decision while working so much. In the words of Fergie, I needed “to be with myself and center. Clarity, peace, serenity.”

I had goals after I quit my job. I posted about them a long time ago. My plan was to find a job that would give me the experience I wanted or find a job that would allow me the free time to gain the experience I wanted.

I originally planned to start grad school in spring 08. I want to be a librarian and a Masters is needed if you really want to do anything with that career. So, I pimped myself out and tried to worm my way into the library’s doors. I applied for a position and got an interview. I didn’t get the job which sucked, but I later found out it went to someone with experience in that area. I am OK with not getting the job for that reason.

I also applied for the job I have now. I became excited about the job from the get go. It seemed like a cool thing to try out. I was a little bummed that the library thing didn’t work out; so this seemed like a good backup option. But they took forever to send me a job offer. I think it was about a month. 

During that time I interviewed for another job at the library. After the interview, I didn’t think I sold myself enough. I didn’t think I had a chance in hell to get the job. The interview went fairly well, but I was pretty sure I would get passed over again for someone with experience. Especially when the person I interviewed with told me they had a lot of applicants and mentioned that they will send a letter and that she hoped to see me again sometime in the future. That pretty much sounded like a kiss off to me. That same day I received the job offer I had been waiting so long for from the other company. I accepted and have been there for 2 weeks.

Well Friday, I got a call from someone in HR at the county asking if I was still interested in the second library job I interviewed for. I am really shocked. I am going to call them tomorrow to see what they have to offer. It doesn’t hurt to do that, right? The library job has better benefits, but I feel the job I’m at now has better pay.

It just sucks cause the library position would offer me so much. I’d be getting the experience to back up my degree when I graduate.