6:32pm, pacific standard time, apartment in Chandler, Arizona, USA, Friday night, June 17, 2022. Slow day. Had a call for one of the Riverside jobs this morning. It went well but, I am not sure it is the right opportunity. They posted the job confidentially and are looking to replace someone who is still employed. It feels like a bad scene, on many levels. Whatever the case, I gave myself until the end of next week to make a decision on my future. It is time to get working again.
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Trip to Sedona, Arizona
5:07pm, pacific standard time, apartment in Chandler, Arizona, USA, Thursday evening, June 16, 2022. Drove to Sedona today to get out of the house. Enjoyed the drive and took some pictures. While there, I was contacted for two follow up interviews next week. That is in addition to a couple already scheduled. Finally, I applied for two more jobs. One of the follow up interviews is for a job I really want; it isn’t a director position, which makes for a nice change. If that one comes to fruition it is definitely my first choice.
Wednesday June 15
4:48pm, pacific standard time, apartment in Chandler, Arizona, USA, Wednesday afternoon, June 15, 2022. Woke up early to walk and work out, wrote a little then applied for unemployment. The second interview today was rescheduled for Friday. Turns out the Rancho Cucamonga job also covers Riverside. Not sure what is going on there with so many vacancies! That is three jobs at the same time. Started looking at Chaplain positions as well but, haven’t applied yet. It would be nice to have something to do, earn some money and get benefits again.
Get on with life
6:35pm, pacific standard time, apartment in Chandler, Arizona, USA, Tuesday evening, June 14, 2022. One interview this morning for a position in Riverside, California. It seemed to go alright but, there was no follow up as expected, so now I am unsure. Two interviews are scheduled for tomorrow, both in California; Riverside again and Rancho Cucamonga. The Riverside one was a surprise. When I applied it said the position was in Phoenix. As always, I remain open to any possibility. However, the constant interviewing is getting old. Time to land an offer and get on with life.
Another good day
6:17pm, pacific standard time, apartment in Chandler, Arizona, USA, Monday evening, June 13, 2022. Had a good day; set up an interview for tomorrow morning and was contacted about two other jobs. One of them is in Phoenix, the others are in California. Not sure how viable any of them are, but I am open to explore. Nothing came of the San Diego opportunity from a couple weeks ago, or the other jobs I interviewed for, but no worries; life moves forward and so do I. Continued working on the manuscript I found last week. It has been enjoyable creating something fun.
To fruition
6:13pm, pacific standard time, apartment in Chandler, Arizona, USA, Monday evening, June 6, 2022. The virtual interview went well this morning. However, there could be an issue with a contract. They have a non-hire clause with the company I previously worked for. It unfortunately may be a dealbreaker. On different note, I did not hear back from San Diego. That is alright. I realize everyday I don’t want to go back to that role. This morning I saw new possibilities; moving back to California, taking the job I interviewed for today and doing PRN chaplain work to make up the salary difference. I have seen the solution, now I just need to bring it to fruition.
Clarity coming
3:59pm, pacific standard time, apartment in Chandler, Arizona, USA, Friday afternoon, June 3, 2022. The people from San Diego reached out today. Weirdest thing; they insinuated an offer would be made, but didn’t make one. Not sure what the hold up may be, guess I will find out next week. The recruiter for the Senior leadership job in Orange County touched base again. I don’t think that is a job worth pursuing, for many reasons. Finally, the position I find most intriguing, the support for the electronic medical record company, also reached out today. We set up an interview time for Monday morning. Things are starting to come together. Next week should provide clarity.
Bring back memories
4:10pm, pacific standard time, apartment in Chandler, Arizona, USA, Thursday afternoon, June 2, 2022. Three interviews today. The first was most interesting. It was for a job to support providers using a specific electronic medical record (EMR) product. The position requires operational knowledge I possess but, it isn’t what I have typically done in the past. I am going to continue to pursue it. The second call was about the San Diego opportunity. It seemed to go alright but, I am the process has been so slow I am not sure anything will come of it. They seem to change what they want/need every time we talk. The third and final call was for a senior leadership role in sales. Ironically, it was a position I held in the past for the same company ten years ago. I don’t expect to pursue it very aggressively but, it did bring back memories from long ago.
How much change is too much?
4:57pm, pacific standard time, parking lot in Chandler, Arizona, USA, Wednesday afternoon, June 1, 2022. Signed my severance agreement today and sent it back. The money should be in my account the end of next week. Two interviews are scheduled for tomorrow; one is San Diego job and the other is for the opportunity I mentioned yesterday. I am contemplating Chaplaincy more. I want change, I want to do something I like but, I am struggling with how much change to make.
I remain open to anything
3:11pm, pacific standard time, parking lot, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Thursday afternoon, May 26, 2022. The meeting about severance with the previous company went well. I will have the document reviewed just to be sure but, it does help bridge the gap. Also, the interview in Glendale was positive this afternoon. It is a fast growing start up company. The opportunity is excellent but, the position won’t be available until August. That is too far away to be an option for me. I have one more virtual meeting today at 5pm. From what I gather it is with a senior living company in Orange County, California starting their own hospice. It might be a bootstrap operation for a while. Not sure how it will go but, I remain open to anything.
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