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Date Posted: 05:57:47 10/09/10 Sat
Author: Kathy
Author Host/IP: pool-70-105-76-29.chi.dsl-w.verizon.net / 70.105.76.29
Subject: Interesting job dilemma

I interviewed for a part time social service job last week. Still waiting to hear something about it. I wasn't too crazy about carrying a pager or the children's services aspect of it. I don't have any experience with that part of the job. Still, it was familiar since it was where I used to work and one of my best friends is now the director.

So, yesterday I get a call from my sister in law telling me that she got a call asking if I was still looking for work. Someone was interested in offering me a job. I called the lady and talked to her for awhile. The job is a fulltime job with benefits, working from home. It involves editing reports and then later on, videos. It sounds very intriguing to me and a lot less stressful than investigating child abuse cases. And, the idea of working from home is appealing.

I plan to let my friend know that I have been offered a fulltime position (with benefits) and that I am no longer interested in the social worker position. The only thing is...the lady with the editing job is interviewing two more people. I think the fact that she is the one who made the initial contact is a good sign and we did have a very good conversation. I'm a little concerned about backing out on the one job possibility, when neither one is a sure thing at this point.

The other thing is...the editing job would start by the end of next week. The social work job still has to go through several steps and won't be starting until sometime in November.

I know what I want to do. I just hope it all works out.

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[> I think... -- Ruth, 07:14:47 10/09/10 Sat [1] (cpe-75-81-96-141.kc.res.rr.com/75.81.96.141)

...you should hold off on telling your friend you've been offered the position until the new job is a sure thing. During the time that I was unemployed and going to job clubs, I can't tell you how many people had jobs that they thought were "sure things" and then something would happen. The company would decide not to fill the position after all, or they would end up hiring from within, or whatever.

I would think your friend would understand that you continued to pursue other opportunities (in this case, the opportunity pursued you!) while waiting for a decision to be made on the other job. If you feel bad withholding anything from your friend, you could just let her know about this other potential opportunity that you're interested in learning more about, but I wouldn't withdraw myself from consideration of the social worker position...unless you're sure you don't want to do it, even if the other job falls through.


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[> [> I agree with Ruth -- Tapanga, 11:16:57 10/09/10 Sat [1] (CPE-70-94-62-20.kc.res.rr.com/70.94.62.20)

I'd tell your friend that you're hoping to get the full time job and that it looks good but nothing's decided. She can then make sure she doesn't cut ties with other applicants during the next week or two. If she weren't a friend, I'd tell you to keep quiet until you had an offer on the full time job.


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[> [> [> me too. -- suek, 15:09:51 10/09/10 Sat [1] (adsl-70-130-164-34.dsl.stlsmo.swbell.net/70.130.164.34)


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[> I would take the work from home job hands down -- chezmere, 11:40:13 10/09/10 Sat [1] (adsl-75-51-185-113.dsl.lsan03.sbcglobal.net/75.51.185.113)

There are two ways to look at it - if you are working from home - it sometimes seems like your work is always there - all around you - HOWEVER

I work from home & when everyone else is geing ready to go to work - I have already started. I finish early in the afternoon so I have the rest of the day free. No commuting home - and I swear there are days when it doesn't even feel like I've worked at all, but I have.

It seems like you will know really soon about the editing job - can you wait to tell your friend? I personally could not handle working on child abuse cases - I wouldn't have the stomach for it.


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[> Well, I was texting my friend and she said she wanted to talk to me about the job -- Kathy, 17:08:58 10/11/10 Mon [1] (pool-70-105-76-29.chi.dsl-w.verizon.net/70.105.76.29)

She said that it was definitely working with child investigative services and not adults. She also said that it is primarily second shift work. (This was not mentioned at all at the interview.) I told her that due to my many evening activities, second shift wouldn't work for me. She said she understood and would let the supervisor know.

I told her about the other job opportunity. She wished me luck and told me that I would be very good at that kind of a job.

So...now I wait and see regarding the other job.


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[> [> Fingers are crossed -- chezmere, 18:40:28 10/11/10 Mon [1] (adsl-76-229-124-214.dsl.lsan03.sbcglobal.net/76.229.124.214)


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[> [> [> joes too... -- suek, 07:53:22 10/12/10 Tue [1] (NoHost/12.174.118.19)


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