Job Search

This week marks the fifth month I've been at my current job. June also signals time for annual reviews at the school district. I had mine today, and I did very well on it — well enough to be eligible for a raise. Yay!

I'm still enjoying it quite a bit, and settling in to the routine very well. I still have areas I'm nervous about, but that's true of any job, where there's something you don't do as often as the rest of your tasks. I'm at a point where I would like to learn more, get a better understanding of the system we use, and the way some of the processes flow and how they impact my job. I'm always curious to find out how things work and what my part in the system is, from a broader view as well as my own focused one.

I have not sent out my resume in roughly six months, which, considering I'm employed, is understandable. However, I still get phone calls from companies either wanting to interview me, or wanting to offer me a job. It's nice to feel wanted, even if I have zero plans of leaving my current position.

I took my time in posting this because I wanted to see how things went before I said anything. I did indeed get the job with the school district! I've been working for 6 weeks now, and I'm definitely enjoying my job. What I didn't realise at the time of my last post was that I did indeed have the job, I just had to wait for them to come back from break before I could do all the paperwork and start. (I was half asleep when I got the phone call informing me they wanted to hire me, so that is to blame for my lack of comprehension.)

So far, things are going very well. I definitely enjoy the work, as well as my coworkers. There is plenty of laughter every day, to go along with plenty of work. Because it's a school district, I only get paid once a month. That part is taking some getting used to, but I'm sure I'll adjust given time.

Now that I'm employed, I'm not quite sure what I am going to use this blog for, if anything. Time will tell!