I had an interview with and was hired by a temp agency today. My agent (ha) is looking into a clerical position for me, and if all goes as planned, I’ll be working full-time by the end of the week. If not, then the agent assures me that he can find something else very soon.
Perhaps I should be more excited, but the feeling is bittersweet. It isn’t what I wanted. I wanted to be back in my clinical rotations and moving on with my life, not in an indefinite holding pattern, watching the world go on without me.
I can’t tell you how much I hate having to explain my situation to people. When a friend or relative asks “How’s school going?” I would love to say “It’s great! I’m loving it, and I can’t believe I’m almost done!” I try to find some pleasant and concise way of explaining that I’m on a leave of absence, but it’s hard and awkward. I feel like this happens every day, and every time, it’s like salt in the wound.
Yes, employment is a step in the right direction, and a move I would have made MONTHS ago if I could have predicted the future, but I hope you can understand if I don’t really feel like celebrating.
Hey MoM,
I can definitly see where you are coming from. It would be really hard to have to explain that to all those people. Especially because you know a lot of people are going to be surprised and want to know more info than just a simple, “Im on a leave of absence.” — But then again I guess it would be a good thing that they would be surprised. I mean if they were like “Oh, yea that makes sense” that wouldnt be any good either haha. Keep your head up, and like you said, get your stuff together. Not everybody takes the most direct path to the things they want. However, that doesn’t mean they don’t get it eventually. I know right now that may not help very much, but keep working hard for what you want and shall happen! Good luck!