Cautiously Optimistic

Things are finally looking up in the job part of my life. Although now they are a little more complicated.

A while ago I changed my preferences on Walmart's WIRE to include positions in the Vision Center. I got a call from them earlier this week for the position of Optician which is full time and at least a 50 cent pay raise (we haven't talked about that yet). I went in for an interview, and before I went home, my interviewer told me she picked me out of the candidates. Awesome, right? At least it's a step in the right direction.

Today when I was driving home from work, I got a call from The Cranberry Eagle (newspaper) about the receptionist/graphic artist position I applied for. Pay is based on experience--I'm going to try to get 25,000--and has almost if not full benefits. And it's a newspaper, so the communication degree might help out a bit. I'd be doing secretary stuff and making ads. This is a much better position for me.

So I am to start at the Vision Center at the end of next week or the beginning of the week after that. They need to find a replacement for me in the meantime. I have an interview with CE on Tuesday. I would really feel bad if CE offered me the job after I've started training for the other job, but I'd really rather work for the newspaper. I know it's a small place, but they are owned by The Butler Eagle, which is bigger in comparison. It'd look much better for me on my resume to have both radio and newspaper positions as opposed to radio and optical. "Optical? Really? How did that one happen?"

So for now, I'm gonna keep quiet and try not to get my hopes up for the Eagle. Worse thing they can do is say they don't want me, and then I can continue working in optical. It's nice to have a fall back full time job.

Oh. The last thing about the job at CE? IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO THE WOODEN CASTLE IN CRANBERRY PARK. WIN.