I had a job interview this morning for a job that I think I would really love. There are a few drawbacks though.
Right now I work 3 twelve hour shifts a week with an occasional bit of overtime (very rarely though). I don’t like my current job..at all. I do, however, really like most of my co workers. My schedule is flexible, I earn PTO at a decent rate…my pay could definitely be higher (I’m at the very bottom of the wage pool) and I can’t even tell you how much I dislike my manager. It’s department wide too…not just me.
It’s not union…which could be both good and bad (considering I pay over $120 in union dues a month) and I just really enjoy having my days to do what needs to be done and still getting 4 days a week off. Are they always the days I want? No, of course not…but do I like them. Hells yeah. I also only work 3 holidays a year and either get paid double time and half or I get 12 hours into my PTO bank, my choice, or I can even take a different day off during that week.
New job is in a really nice family practice office using my degree (finally!), it’s mon – fri..still with varied hours though so some days I’d be home by 4:30..others not until 8:30 but would have every weekend and holiday off, an hour and a half daily for lunch…what seems like a nice friendly group of doctors and support staff and they all seem to love their job there (huge plus for me, I love when everyone loves where they work even if they don’t love their job every day). I don’t get PTO…so any vacation I would take would be unpaid (my current position offers enough flexibility that if I need less than 9 days off I can just rework my schedule and not take any vacation time but I still earn it if I need it) and I would be driving an hour to work two extra days a week.
Maybe I’m not as torn as I thought. Maybe they won’t even call me back (huge possibility). I may hate my current position but I like having time to do what I want..time home with the kids, no daycare (forgot about that one..that would be an extra cost incurred in switching) and I still get two weekends off a month, kind of. But I’m really drawn to the fact that I would actually love my job…but I would hardly ever see my own kids but I would be here on weekends and would be back on a normal schedule where I actually sleep at night.
Gah..see, I am torn. Anyway, on the way home as I was debating this stuff in my head that song came on and it reminded me of an episode of Grey’s Anatomy where that’s Christina’s solution…dance it out.
I’m dancing it out in my head. Here’s to hoping I’ll just know…if they even call me back. Maybe the pay will be so much more than what I make now that it will make the decision for me.
Yeah…here’s to hoping.
