I got the schedule I wanted.
I did not get the position in the other department.
Feeling like crap, I took a sick day today, and the woman who would have been my direct supervisor in the other department actually called me at home to let me know. I told her I had anticipated it, because there was at least one question I could have answered much better than I did. However, it turned out that she had a candidate with a lot of experience in doing the type of job I applied for, and that made a very big difference (as it should have).
It may be just as well anyway, because the schedule I got within my own department is one that I'm very excited about - it's within half an hour of DH's schedule, we still have a day off together, and I - gasp - have two days off in a row! Working in a 24/7 call center, that kind of schedule doesn't come easily, so it makes me very happy - I've been totally burnt out for a while now, and I know a lot of it comes from not being able to totally unwind on my days off, because I know I just have to go back to work the next day anyway. Had I been offered the job in the other department, the schedule would have been - at best - 2.5 hours apart from DH's schedule and would very likely have included split days off again.
All in all, I think this will be A Good Thing.
There is a job available at another company - the same type of company, but not one in direct competition with my company - that is much the same as the one for which I was just turned down, but while it offers two days off in a row, the schedule is quite different than DH's and would involve a daily commute to a location Mapquest tells me is a 132-mile round-trip commute. Looking back on my days as a commuter, when I "only" had a 110-mile round trip commute, I think I'll stay put for now. I know I would enjoy the position, which is why I applied for the same job within my current company - but gas prices and aging vehicle constraints aside, I don't think I could handle that commute again.
Not to mention the fact that I adore my current supervisor, and while I'm not happy about having to switch supervisors in October, the guy who will be my new supervisor is super-nice as well.
No matter what kind of a job you have, no matter the company you work for, I can't tell you how much of a difference it makes to have a direct supervisor you like and respect. I've had a couple of jobs where I came to have little respect for my direct supervisor over time, and it's very deflating (just for the record, none of the bad ones were named Jen or Chey).
On a semi-related note... I can't tell you how impressed I am with the woman who would have been my supervisor had I gotten the job in the other department. She made it a point to call me to let me know someone else had been offered the position and told me exactly why. That has never happened to me before, and I truly appreciate it. So few employers realize how valuable that information can be.
Posted by beenie at June 8, 2006 02:42 PM