Find a new job

continues, but today when a trust officer we work with from time to time came in on a mutual client, she said she’d heard my boss was looking for someone and mentioned that she may be looking for a new full-timer herself in the near future (with raised eyebrows for that “hint, hint” effect). When I asked if I should send my resume, she gave me a large smile and said YES. So I guess that will be my Resume du Jour.

I think we’d work very well together, but the pay would no doubt suck, and it would be a longer commute. Glad I have a Prius!

2 more resumes out – 1 via e-mail, the other will be sent by snail mail tomorrow. Hubby was kind enough to inquire of his employer’s legal dept. and they may need someone, but the attorney’s response mentioned one of the attorneys they recently hired and wouldn’t you know, it’s the neighbor that Youngest Daughter cursed at while she was walking her dog in our court one day a couple of years ago, before Y.D. was on her meds. Oh, well …

to face things tomorrow in the office. Yesterday afternoon I called my co-worker and tearfully apologized for how I treated her. And last night was contemplating staying if asked to.

But this morning Hubby was kind enough to let me stay in bed extra-late and give me some space, which I think was desperately needed. I did doze off and on to catch up on some sleep, but also really thought over the job situation and reaffirmed in my mind that I do need to leave, even though it will be disasterous to me financially and emotionally, at least to begin with. I was able to pinpoint exactly why this happened and formulate what I want to say to my boss and if he feels he wants someone else in the office present to discuss this I know who I will request that person to be.

I also realized I really need to stay in this area for now. I feel so much calmer, and have the sense that in the long run it will all be OK. Rather than spending the day cleaning house and job hunting as I’d planned to, all of us ended up doing fun things instead – went to our friends new house they just moved into, then took a day trip to a nearby city to see an art gallery exhibit and stopped at a Chinese restaurant and a small state park. THEN came home and cleaned, and will probably do some job searching later. It was all very good, and not just for me, but for Middle Daughter who is going through a rough patch right now, and Youngest Daughter, too.

THANK YOU so much to my 43T friends who are helping me through this. You guys are the best! Mwah!

this is very unexpected, but I ended up tendering my resignation this afternoon. Though I love my job and the people here, there is a situation which will always be here and which I can no longer tolerate. My boss tried to return my resignation, and said we’d talk about it Monday, but I am resolved. I’m sure I’ll be here a while; it will be very difficult for him to find a comparable replacement and I know I will have a very hard time finding anything even remotely acceptable. My age, limited education and very specialized areas of expertise will make this a helluva challenge.