A Day In Review

Wow, what a fantastic (albeit stressful) week! As fall semester approaches, I find myself getting more and more anxious about the next two years. The master’s program at Brenau is very intense, but those of you who know me know that I thrive on stress. So, I’m looking forward to it. Ready to get my learn on.

But the huge news is the position I was offered on Friday. I interviewed at one of the nation’s leading research facilities here in Atlanta, and I was hired about 45 minutes later! Seeing that I want to be a researcher in the area of childhood trauma, a research position is the best thing that could happen to me at this point in time (duh). All the research I’ve done has been at the undergrad level, so this opportunity is huge. And I mean HUGE. This is the place and position that every psych researcher dreams of-people try for years to get in and get this on his/her resume. Let me also say that as I was leaving, I approached my vehicle in the parking garage and proceeded to jump around like a fool and may have squealed quite loudly. Right after, I looked up at the video surveillance cameras. Sweet. Glad my new employers got to see that So, yesterday I spent 8 hours doing online training, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Next comes the insane process of immunizations, titers, etc… Yee haw! In any case, I’m wildly excited and have been bouncing around like a moron with a huge smile plastered on my face for the last 48 hours.

The only downside was having to tell my boss that I appreciate her offer of continued employment with the company, but that I’d be leaving. Immediately. I hate that I had to do that, because I feel like a jerk for having to up and quit. I really hate it, because it’s not like me to throw people into a bind like that. But, at least she understood.

 

The Case for Sanity

As some may know, I started a new job yesterday. Although I only have two days of work at the new place under my belt, I am supremely happy to be working in an environment free of psychos. I’ve had the opportunity to do work that I love, but that usually entailed some pretty nasty side-effects (read: psychotic boss). I am confident that I can say without a doubt that even the most mundane job can be amazing if you are given the right environment. I’m really excited to have been given the opportunity to work in my field, but I’m also happy that the environment seems to agree with me. I’m constantly busy, there’s always something on which to be working, there’s no one looking over my shoulder all day telling me what I’m doing wrong (and then changing it back to how I first had it), and my co-workers play to my strengths. I’m so happy to have found a job that lets me use my gifts! Not that any work environment is perfect, mind you, but crazy people are just that-crazy. No thank you, I’ll take my peaceful desk and a mountain of projects to get started on.