well, long anyway.
I have joined the productive members of the back breaking workers of America as one gainfully employed tutor.
I'm back at the hospital I had a training gig at but now I'm a tutor. That means instead of training people how to use it, I get to try and pick up the pieces from their lousy trainer. When the computer system is turned on, there need to be lots of tutors, like me, around to answer questions and report problems to IT. If IT and the trainers did their job, then I don't have to work myself to a frazzle. If they didn't, then. . .well, just don't plan to get ER style sick any time soon.
The good news about this job: It will probablys (hopefully) lead to bigger and better things in a month. I don't want to jinx it so I'll say no more, but fingers crossed.
I get to see the project through. I was there as a trainer the first two go-lives. This is the last one and I get to experience it.
I'm in a different department, learning a different part of the system.
I get to see all the folks I knew before!
Right now I'm on a month trial where I can see how they run things and if I really want to move up. Because it's a trial I'm on an hourly rate which comes in with good and bad news. I'm working six days a week, twelve hour days. That's 72 hours a week or roughly 312 hours (with two training days) this month. Great money, but hell on my social life.
Consider that your FYI folks. With so many hours at work, there are less hours to be spent on the interwebs. The blog posts may be few and far between until November.
Today was day one and I was at the hospital for fourteen hours. On that note, I bid you good night.
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Monday, October 01, 2012
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
A Man with No Feet
I was having a whiney, whingy day yesterday. I was frustrated that work wasn't making a decision about my contract and as a result I sat around for ten and a half hours trying to look busy while in actuality having nothing to do. Absolutely nothing. There's only so much crap you can look at on the internet before you get to http://www.endoftheinternet.com/ or
The problem was I couldn't go do something. I didn't have anything to learn or prepare. No meetings, no emails to respond to, nothing. I hate sitting and waiting.
By the end of the day I was in a pretty foul mood. The fact that I had overdosed on both caffeine and sugar by four o'clock didn't help either. I wisely cancelled my dinner plans and headed home as not to inflict my grumpy spell on anyone else.
When I got home my neighbor's son was pulling up. He came over and asked for a ride to the shopping complex. His mom had collapsed again and was at the hospital. He'd come by to pick up something she needed and wanted to get the car. I was eager to oblige. She's always been a lovely person and great neighbor. The medical issues have been recurrent and severe lately. This was the fourth such fainting spell that led to hospitalization in recent months.
As we made the three minute drive to get his mom's car, the son also told me that his son was in hospital with a 103 degree temperature and abdominal pain. He had gone from one hospital to another. I offered any help I could, which would include caring for his mom's cat that night, and wished him well when I dropped him off.
When I got back I took the dog for a walk. On a path near our neighborhood park I walked toward a man who seemed a little twitchy. He made a signal to look at him, then a stop action. We both stayed on our path towards the other. He asked "Who is behind me?" to which I replied "no one" which was true. "Good, that's how I like it" he said with some relief. I was left wondering.
I got home and realized that I really couldn't complain. There's a saying "I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet". We all fight our own battles and demons. As much as I didn't like my day yesterday, it couldn't been a lot worse. I didn't fight my frustration but I did feel some appreciation that mine were molehills, not mountains yesterday.
By the end of the day I was in a pretty foul mood. The fact that I had overdosed on both caffeine and sugar by four o'clock didn't help either. I wisely cancelled my dinner plans and headed home as not to inflict my grumpy spell on anyone else.
When I got home my neighbor's son was pulling up. He came over and asked for a ride to the shopping complex. His mom had collapsed again and was at the hospital. He'd come by to pick up something she needed and wanted to get the car. I was eager to oblige. She's always been a lovely person and great neighbor. The medical issues have been recurrent and severe lately. This was the fourth such fainting spell that led to hospitalization in recent months.
As we made the three minute drive to get his mom's car, the son also told me that his son was in hospital with a 103 degree temperature and abdominal pain. He had gone from one hospital to another. I offered any help I could, which would include caring for his mom's cat that night, and wished him well when I dropped him off.
When I got back I took the dog for a walk. On a path near our neighborhood park I walked toward a man who seemed a little twitchy. He made a signal to look at him, then a stop action. We both stayed on our path towards the other. He asked "Who is behind me?" to which I replied "no one" which was true. "Good, that's how I like it" he said with some relief. I was left wondering.
I got home and realized that I really couldn't complain. There's a saying "I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet". We all fight our own battles and demons. As much as I didn't like my day yesterday, it couldn't been a lot worse. I didn't fight my frustration but I did feel some appreciation that mine were molehills, not mountains yesterday.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Job ahoy!
I had a fun, fun day. I spent it at an employment office. Woo hooo!!!
Part of the reason I was ready to leave Jakarta was an opportunity here at home. My mom is working in the medical records field and thought I'd love it. It's a rapidly growing field due in part to a federal mandate that requires all hospitals and clinics to be using an electronic patient records program by 2014. There's federal funding paying for some of it and the program I'll be learning is the biggest, most well known company in the US. Many of the trainers they're hiring on have education experience. Its been shown that many IT folks aren't so user-friendly and teachers make more effective trainers.
I waited around and finally got a phone interview scheduled. It was a piece of cake and I felt really good about it. Then I had to submit a one to two page writing sample and a one minute demonstration video. I sent in two pages from the science book I created for JIKS and sent in a video of how to separate an egg. Last Friday from someone at the hospital called asking if I was still interested in the job and offering me the position. YIPPPEEEEEE!!!
If only it were that easy. Most of the applicants were not located here locally. They were already on with Kelly Services, a contracting company. I am one of only two who've gone about getting the job backward. I knew someone in the hospital, had the interview, got the job and then had to get hired by the contractors. That's what I did today. In between the offer and today was a lot of confusion. The communication between Kelly and the hospital probably isn't the best anyway but add in a medical emergency, lay-offs and vacations it's a shock I got the right information at all. Round and round, then I got in to the office today. Lots of papers and signatures and I'm officially on with Kelly but I didn't see a contract specifically for my position. Hmmmm. Keep those fingers crossed for me folks.
That said, I'm set to start Monday! I am once again a productive member of society contributing to my own survival as well as the greater good. Updates to follow!
Part of the reason I was ready to leave Jakarta was an opportunity here at home. My mom is working in the medical records field and thought I'd love it. It's a rapidly growing field due in part to a federal mandate that requires all hospitals and clinics to be using an electronic patient records program by 2014. There's federal funding paying for some of it and the program I'll be learning is the biggest, most well known company in the US. Many of the trainers they're hiring on have education experience. Its been shown that many IT folks aren't so user-friendly and teachers make more effective trainers.
I waited around and finally got a phone interview scheduled. It was a piece of cake and I felt really good about it. Then I had to submit a one to two page writing sample and a one minute demonstration video. I sent in two pages from the science book I created for JIKS and sent in a video of how to separate an egg. Last Friday from someone at the hospital called asking if I was still interested in the job and offering me the position. YIPPPEEEEEE!!!
If only it were that easy. Most of the applicants were not located here locally. They were already on with Kelly Services, a contracting company. I am one of only two who've gone about getting the job backward. I knew someone in the hospital, had the interview, got the job and then had to get hired by the contractors. That's what I did today. In between the offer and today was a lot of confusion. The communication between Kelly and the hospital probably isn't the best anyway but add in a medical emergency, lay-offs and vacations it's a shock I got the right information at all. Round and round, then I got in to the office today. Lots of papers and signatures and I'm officially on with Kelly but I didn't see a contract specifically for my position. Hmmmm. Keep those fingers crossed for me folks.
That said, I'm set to start Monday! I am once again a productive member of society contributing to my own survival as well as the greater good. Updates to follow!
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