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Lauriebell82

I got the job!!!!!!!!!!

 

They offered it to me today, I'm so excited. The lady explained that she was aware I had applied for therapist positions but they were looking at internal applicants before external ones. So basically she was saying that I should get my foot in the door to become an internal applicant so I have a better shot at the therapist job.

 

Actually when I interviewed for the company before (for a different position) she called and told me they hired someone who already worked there. So I guess my best chance is to get my foot in the door in order to move up.

 

The hours are a little crappy, the pay not so high, but it's better then what I have now!!! I was asking questions about the benefits (detailed ones) due to the problem I have with my current insurance. She told me that she would have the benefits specialist contact me to explain it.

 

Sooooooooo, the question is: do I take it? (this is just asking for opinions, I will base my decision on what I think is best of course)

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Good job, LB!

 

Despite my previous comments about job hopping, I think accepting this position would be the perfect thing for you. It sounds like you'll have the foot in the door, leading to even better opportunities within at a later date.

 

So yeah, I'd say take it! :)

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I would take it. Put one or two years into it build a good professional reputation and it will lead to good things.

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Congratulations LB! I also vote for take it! Work hard and go wow them and soon enough you will be able to move up to a therapist position in addiction counseling! One step closer to your dream job! (And is it job-hopping if you stay with the same company?)

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Congratulations LB! I also vote for take it! Work hard and go wow them and soon enough you will be able to move up to a therapist position in addiction counseling! One step closer to your dream job! (And is it job-hopping if you stay with the same company?)

 

no it is not it would be considered a promotion.

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is it closer? less of a commute? did you meet any people there that you might be working alongside? have you done a little research on the company?

did you tell them about the wedding and that you will be needing certains days off? what does your soon to be husband think?

 

i think it will be better- at least for a paycheck, and to "get your foot in the door"

 

does this company have a lot of turn over?

 

And Congratulations!!!!

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Congratulations Lb! :)

 

You might want to wait for this call though, just to see what she/he has to say:

 

She told me that she would have the benefits specialist contact me to explain it.

 

On the otherhand, what have you got to lose? Even if they don't have full benefits, it's better than none.

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I would take it. Put one or two years into it build a good professional reputation and it will lead to good things.

 

What HG said :)

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Lauriebell82

Thanks guys!!!

 

I just talked to the benefits specialist and she explained how the time off works. Basically they do not differentiate between paid time off (vacation/sick/holiday) and you acrue (sp?) 3 days per month. So by September I will have about 11 days off. So that's great that it will pay for our honeymoon!

 

I do have a few days I need off here and there on Saturdays (the job is Tuesday-Saturday) that I will need to negiotate. The lady said that it would be possible for me to swap a day with someone, say if I need Saturday off I could work that previous Monday in order to get 40 hours. I explained to her all about my wedding and the committments we have and she said it's not problem we would work it out.

 

The job is a LOT closer to the job I have now. I also like that it is just an office job, you park for 8 hours, do your work, and leave. That is the downside of my current position. The company does have a high turnover rate, but every social service agency is that way. It's just the nature of the industry.

 

I hope I'm making the right decision!

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Thanks guys!!!

 

I just talked to the benefits specialist and she explained how the time off works. Basically they do not differentiate between paid time off (vacation/sick/holiday) and you acrue (sp?) 3 days per month. So by September I will have about 11 days off. So that's great that it will pay for our honeymoon!

 

I do have a few days I need off here and there on Saturdays (the job is Tuesday-Saturday) that I will need to negiotate. The lady said that it would be possible for me to swap a day with someone, say if I need Saturday off I could work that previous Monday in order to get 40 hours. I explained to her all about my wedding and the committments we have and she said it's not problem we would work it out.

 

The job is a LOT closer to the job I have now. I also like that it is just an office job, you park for 8 hours, do your work, and leave. That is the downside of my current position. The company does have a high turnover rate, but every social service agency is that way. It's just the nature of the industry.

 

I hope I'm making the right decision!

 

any decision you make will lead you to your future... your current job lead you to this opportunity, etc.....

 

things will work out!

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Aww congrats LB! I say take it!!! If it gets your foot in the door to the career that you want to have, then this is definitely the route you need to take. At least this way when you change jobs again it will hopefully be for one they have in the same company.

 

I'm proud of you! :bunny::bunny:

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Thanks guys!!!

 

I just talked to the benefits specialist and she explained how the time off works. Basically they do not differentiate between paid time off (vacation/sick/holiday) and you acrue (sp?) 3 days per month. So by September I will have about 11 days off. So that's great that it will pay for our honeymoon!

 

I do have a few days I need off here and there on Saturdays (the job is Tuesday-Saturday) that I will need to negiotate. The lady said that it would be possible for me to swap a day with someone, say if I need Saturday off I could work that previous Monday in order to get 40 hours. I explained to her all about my wedding and the committments we have and she said it's not problem we would work it out.

 

The job is a LOT closer to the job I have now. I also like that it is just an office job, you park for 8 hours, do your work, and leave. That is the downside of my current position. The company does have a high turnover rate, but every social service agency is that way. It's just the nature of the industry.

 

I hope I'm making the right decision!

 

Congratulations!

 

About the bolded part. My husband got hired at a job while he was in school and told them upon hiring when he had finals for school. They had told him it was no problem and he could have the time he specified off. Then the time came and they wanted him to work. When he said he couldn't and it was ok'd upon his hiring......they fired him!!

 

I don't know a solution to it unless you could somehow get it in writing. Because she can say anything she wants but if it's written down it's not easy to deny later.

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Congratulations!

 

About the bolded part. My husband got hired at a job while he was in school and told them upon hiring when he had finals for school. They had told him it was no problem and he could have the time he specified off. Then the time came and they wanted him to work. When he said he couldn't and it was ok'd upon his hiring......they fired him!!

 

I don't know a solution to it unless you could somehow get it in writing. Because she can say anything she wants but if it's written down it's not easy to deny later.

 

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: Yikes!!!!!!!! That sucks! Now I'm scared. She said I would have gotten enough vacation days to take the honeymoon and I told her the exact dates. She said it wouldn't be a problem. Uh oh! How do I get them to write that down? She said other girls have started and had wedding committments and they have worked it out. But I guess I don't know that for sure!

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How do I get them to write that down?

 

You don't.. please don't ask them to put it in writing...

 

You trust the people who gave you their word.. they trust you in that you are going to do them a good job..

 

If you go into a new job not trusting your employer then it isn't going to last..

 

If a party gets fired for taking off prearranged days then either they suck as an employer or they were going to get rid of you anyhow and used that as an excuse.

 

It wouldn't hurt though once on board to fire an email to your boss just clarifying the dates so they have it in writing.

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You don't.. please don't ask them to put it in writing...

 

You trust the people who gave you their word.. they trust you in that you are going to do them a good job..

 

If you go into a new job not trusting your employer then it isn't going to last..

 

If a party gets fired for taking off prearranged days then either they suck as an employer or they were going to get rid of you anyhow and used that as an excuse.

 

It wouldn't hurt though once on board to fire an email to your boss just clarifying the dates so they have it in writing.

 

What Art said...

 

You have to trust people. Not always easy, but there's no other way around it.

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Lauriebell82

Yeah I suppose I have trust issues with employers after what my old company pulled on me. They told me my job was safe and that I was doing a good job then fired me. So I guess I don't think highly of employers even though I know that not all employers are as slimy and unethical as my previous one.

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We wouldn't have unions if we could trust our employers Art. In an ideal world we could all get along with the "word of honor".

 

I hope I'm wrong or over reacting. I've just witnessed too much lack of honor on employers parts to have faith in them.

 

Sorry to distress you Laurie. I just wanted to bring up a possible scenario so you don't have the most important time of your life shattered.

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We wouldn't have unions if we could trust our employers Art. In an ideal world we could all get along with the "word of honor".

 

I hope I'm wrong or over reacting. I've just witnessed too much lack of honor on employers parts to have faith in them.

 

Sorry to distress you Laurie. I just wanted to bring up a possible scenario so you don't have the most important time of your life shattered.

 

 

Yea, let's bring up every possible horrific scenario that is completely out of her control so that she can fret and worry about it until it does or does not happen. If all we do is worry about the things that may happen we will never enjoy the moments that are happening.

 

Enjoy the excitement of taking a job that has great potential for your career Lauriebelle.

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Lauriebell82

So I decided to take the job. I feel a little disheartened though, like I'm taking a step down. I'm just so good at being a therapist that not being able to have a caseload of clients is going to be very disappointing. :(

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Put a positive spin to it!

 

It's a foot in the door and an opportunity to get familiar with a side of your field which you might otherwise never really understand.

 

More importantly: it's a job and a much better job than the one you currently have.

 

Congratulations again LB.

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Put a positive spin to it!

 

It's a foot in the door and an opportunity to get familiar with a side of your field which you might otherwise never really understand.

 

More importantly: it's a job and a much better job than the one you currently have.

 

Congratulations again LB.

 

Yeah, you are right. I think it's just going to be hard to see someone else doing the job that I loved doing so much and was taken away from me. My goal is to work my butt off so they will promote me to a therapist position. Hopefully a therapist in my department will leave so I can get promoted!

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Yeah, you are right. I think it's just going to be hard to see someone else doing the job that I loved doing so much and was taken away from me. My goal is to work my butt off so they will promote me to a therapist position. Hopefully a therapist in my department will leave so I can get promoted!

 

Jealousy is not a very productive feeling in a work environment and it certainly isn't your coworker's fault that you lost your other job. Could you frame it differently in your mind as being able to work in a field you love and a step closer to the job you love?

 

I'm getting the impression that you're currently allowing yourself a dose of self-pity, instead of psyching yourself for the new job. I worry that you're going in with a negative attitude which might, in the long run, affect your performance once you start work.

 

I for one believe that part of being a competent and competitive worker is having the right attitude.

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Jealousy is not a very productive feeling in a work environment and it certainly isn't your coworker's fault that you lost your other job. Could you frame it differently in your mind as being able to work in a field you love and a step closer to the job you love?

 

I'm getting the impression that you're currently allowing yourself a dose of self-pity, instead of psyching yourself for the new job. I worry that you're going in with a negative attitude which might, in the long run, affect your performance once you start work.

I for one believe that part of being a competent and competitive worker is having the right attitude.

 

Yes, you are completely right about the fact that I have a negative attitude. I SO want to get back into this field (addictions) and I want to keep in mind that getting to work in addictions in any capacity will make me happier then I am at my current job.

 

I don't want my feelings about this job to interfere with my work..then they REALLY won't want to promote me. They already know that I applied for the therapist positions and that my preference is that position over the other. I guess though in my defense they have to expect that knowing that they are highering someone who is overqualified for this position. I'm not blaming them or anything but I hope they can be a little understanding about hte situation.

 

You are right though that I in turn need to have a positive attidude and be grateful that I am getting a chance to get back into it. I am trying to think of all the good things this position will bring instead of the bad. Maybe once I start and see how happy I am working with the clients it will give me a better peace of mind that I did the right thing. :confused:

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Yes, you are completely right about the fact that I have a negative attitude.

 

I'm not blaming them or anything but I hope they can be a little understanding about hte situation.

 

I hope you don't expect them to be understanding about your negative attitude... because I assure you, they won't.

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