I was initially offered a position at a treatment center as a direct care staff right before we got married. Literally got the offer the day before we got married. I also received an offer from RISE in Logan, which is where I had been working in Salt Lake for the year and a half before. We were thinking we would be moving to Denver relatively quickly after getting married, so I decided sticking with RISE would be a better move for my career long-term.
About a month in, I felt like it wasn't working out. They had planned on me working with a client that was so violent they were having to confine her to her bedroom for large parts of the day... I DEFINITELY wasn't comfortable with that. If you know me, violence or aggression of any kind generally makes me sink into my shell and freeze in fear. So I told them I couldn't do it. They were understanding about it, but that meant I had about 12 hours of work a week if I was lucky...
So I ended up calling the treatment center back on the off-chance they were hiring again. To my pleasant surprise, they were! I got an offer not too long after and started working on October 4th, 2013. It was pretty great in the beginning. I enjoyed the girls I worked with and really loved learning about eating disorders. I had no idea they were so complex!
Unfortunately right after the beginning of the year, they had to start cutting shifts for various reasons. I was down to working about 8-16 hours a week on average. You'd think one would enjoy all this free time. It got SO hard. I did enjoy having time to advance my talents like crafting, sewing and cooking. But it became SO hard. There's only so much time I could spend watching t.v., movies and trying to find things to do without spending money.
About a month ago, a friend randomly told me that the company she works for was hiring for full-time positions, Monday through Friday. I was intrigued simply by that kind of schedule! I took my resume and cover-letter in on Monday, did some assessments for them on Tuesday, had an interview on Thursday and a job offer on Friday! :)
I just started this past Tuesday. They have a relatively vigorous two-week training process for my position, and assuming all goes well with training, I will be hired into the position. Word on the street is that the training isn't something to worry too much about, that 99% of people make it through. So far I've felt pretty challenged and unsure of myself, but it gradually got better through the week. I'm hoping I can say the same thing this time next week! Going into this job, I knew it was going to be something really different from anything I've ever done, so it would be a "good challenge." For a moment, I was kind of resenting how difficult it was, but then I realized this is what I was looking for. I want to be pushed. I want to learn. I'm so grateful for this opportunity and look forward to what it holds!
New outfit for the first day! :)
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