friday the thirteenth

i didn't even realize the date until now... but that (the date and day coinciding) is not what makes today different or special or eerie or anything in particular, nope... and this being the five thousand one hundredth (yes, 5,100th) entry in this blog is not what highlights this entry more than most any other entry in recent memory (or the last year or more, even, i suppose)... i didn't break an ankle or pull a muscle or fall in love or anything particularly dramatic to record here in this relatively daily life as i live it blog (even during this time away that we've been experiencing the past six weeks or so)... no this particular friday the that just happens to be the thirteenth day of september in this thirteenth year of this century and millenium is the day i was offered a new job, even more, what appears to be a job i just may stick with for a while...

yeah, a telephone offer came in today... the third levels of interviews (four of them) were completed yesterday afternoon and the eleven people who interviewed me made the decision this morning... i just got off the phone with their hr department and next week i start the paperwork process of hiring, background checks, and so on... then orientations finally, if all goes well and it should since i've worked in the state for more than a decade and have been through state and federal background screenings every couple of years without any issues, i get the keys and the job...

it is a job i have done before, an intermediate care facility administrator, and while it is 24/7 and can be a great challenge, it is a challenge i enjoy and the pay is fair, which is good for this area and more than i was making in my last position but the best thing of all is i sense the organization (including my direct supervisor) cares and actualizes teamwork and even nurtures it's employees and senior management (there is lots of longevity), which will be so very much the opposite of the last place where staff at every level, especially senior management, were treated with disrespect and pushed way beyond any fair limits on a regular basis)... so the bottom line is this job is more than i was expecting to the point of being a surprising... i guess it shows that patience and knowing what i can do and not panicking just may pay off in the end...

i'll let you know some time next year if i am lucky to have found this opportunity after sending out less than a half dozen resumes in the past year and only going on a few interviews, but i think it's fair to say that today has not been unlucky for me...

now to enjoy these last few weeks of extended vacation as much as possible, aye? :)