My New Job! Update

[CanadianTrotter]

@IdahoRider

I have an offer letter in my hand! Teaching in a day treatment program for an adolescent recovery unit (addiction and emotionally disturbed,1 class of each per day, 5-7 students in each class).

Fingers crossed that my back ground check and references come back okay and that I don’t wet myself this time. Orientation is next Monday and then I start training on the 14th.
Sheilah

[NaturallyHappy]

Congratulations!

[Marla_100]

WOOHOO, good for you!!

[IdahoRider]

Oh, my gosh! I now have a competing offer from the pre-k program I had interviewed with. Less money, but I would be able to build my own program there. And I love working with the littles.

I had sent her an e-mail yesterday, thanking her for taking the time to interview me and letting her know I had accepted an offer from another agency. She called me this morning and made the counter offer.

She asked me think about it over the weekend and I told her I would. Hard choices! I have already signed and returned the offer letter from the out patient program. But…I would love the chance to be lead teacher in my own pre-k program.
Sheilah

[swmorse]

Think hard about accepting the new offer. When I was just starting out in the horse business, I accepted a job from a trainer in Indiana, no one I’d ever heard of, but it was an assistant trainer job, so I took it. A few days later I was offered a job by Helen Crabtree (the top of the top of horse trainers). I turned it down since I’d already accepted the other job.

The other job didn’t really work out well for me, I actually left the horse business. That was in the 1980’s. I tell myself that allowed me to grow as a person, blah, blah, blah. But I sure wish I’d called the first person and told him I was going to work with Helen.

SO, if the pre-k is truly what you want to do, take that one.

[NaturallyHappy]

I agree…I would wait until you have an offer letter in hand before you tell the first job you were offered something that is actually a better fit for your careers goals. If it truly is the better fit for you, I would follow your heart. Congratulations!!!

[RedHorses]

Follow your heart!

I’m so happy things worked out for you!

[IdahoRider]

I decided to stick with the agency that I have a signed and returned offer letter from. I want some financial security for a change. Everything else being equal? I am sticking with the agency that pays a lot better.
Sheilah

[NaturallyHappy]

How nice you had a choice and time to think it over. Congratulations-again​:grinning:

[KBC]

Congratulations hope everything works out well

[BAC]

@swmorse

A few days later I was offered a job by Helen Crabtree (the top of the top of horse trainers). I turned it down since I’d already accepted the other job.

Jeez I can’t imagine turning down a job with Helen Crabtree! But you were probably better off getting out of the horse business entirely anyway.

OP I think you made the right decision, congratulations! It never hurts to take the big money. Being able to pay the bills and having something extra far outweighs the benefits of a satisfying but lower paying job IMO.

[swmorse]

@BAC I had already accepted a job with a different trainer and being the dummy that I am, thought I should continue with that decision. It’s only polite, you know

[Mara]

^^^Reported

[vxf111]

If what you have said is true they may have violated their ADA obligations. Up to you what you want to do though. I’m very sorry.

[IdahoRider]

It worked out for the best. Last December I started my dream job of teaching in a psychiatric facility for adolescents. I love the people I work with and the organization is wonderful as a whole.

I couldn’t be happier. Wetting myself was the best thing that ever happened to me professionally speaking.
Sheilah

[SuzieQNutter]

I am so happy for you, Sheila.

Did anything happen with your report?

[IdahoRider]

@SuzieQNutter

Did anything happen with your report?

Nope.
Sheilah