Wednesday, January 24, 2007
A job. I've started to send out feelers and look around. As of now there are three that have caught my interest.
1. A nature conservancy. It's a local organization and it is centered around a chunk of land I've followed for about the last 20 years. Worthy cause, but since my background is in health and human services, I would miss seeing the faces of the kids. Don't know yet what the salary range is but I'm guessing it's on the low end because of its niche.
2. Services to children who are victims of sexual abuse. How the hell can you get a better mission than that? Salary is on the better end of my range. I have a friend from a former job who works there and she told me its an A+ organization. Having a friend on the inside to say good things about you never hurts. The drawback is the application process. It sometimes takes up to two months for the paperwork to go through.
3. Provides vital transport to folks who can't access critical medical care where they live. A very inspirational mission. On the less happy end of the salary range, but lots of autonomy and a very flexible schedule, including about half of the time being work from home. Hard to turn down a job that you can do in your underwear.
The pathetic part of all this is that I have two vacations planned for March already. For the first time since the accident, I will be camping with The Husband and another couple who we really like in late March. And the last week of March I am planning to go to North Carolina on a Cult trip to celebrate our Leader's birthday. So if I am offered any of these jobs and decide to take it, the first thing I'll have to do is tell them I need a week and a half off for vacation. Yeah, I'm a catch.
1. A nature conservancy. It's a local organization and it is centered around a chunk of land I've followed for about the last 20 years. Worthy cause, but since my background is in health and human services, I would miss seeing the faces of the kids. Don't know yet what the salary range is but I'm guessing it's on the low end because of its niche.
2. Services to children who are victims of sexual abuse. How the hell can you get a better mission than that? Salary is on the better end of my range. I have a friend from a former job who works there and she told me its an A+ organization. Having a friend on the inside to say good things about you never hurts. The drawback is the application process. It sometimes takes up to two months for the paperwork to go through.
3. Provides vital transport to folks who can't access critical medical care where they live. A very inspirational mission. On the less happy end of the salary range, but lots of autonomy and a very flexible schedule, including about half of the time being work from home. Hard to turn down a job that you can do in your underwear.
The pathetic part of all this is that I have two vacations planned for March already. For the first time since the accident, I will be camping with The Husband and another couple who we really like in late March. And the last week of March I am planning to go to North Carolina on a Cult trip to celebrate our Leader's birthday. So if I am offered any of these jobs and decide to take it, the first thing I'll have to do is tell them I need a week and a half off for vacation. Yeah, I'm a catch.
Labels: personal urban drama, vacation
# posted by Carol : 1:35 AM
