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Jobs & Careers > I Might Be Going Back to Work!
 

I Might Be Going Back to Work!

I just received an email from an old boss of mine. I had worked at a local university before I had Dakota. I worked there for less than a year but I loved it and they really liked me there too. My boss will have an opening in November in her department and she also wants to train me for her job! She will be retiring next year. I would be doing my old specialty, accounting. Monday through Friday, 8 to 5. It is like a dream come true. We have been really struggling with me being unemployed. And maybe I have been too picky about where I work. But I think at my age I am allowed to be picky. I do not want to work crazy hours, work every weekend, never see my family. And working at the college, they get the same holidays off that Dakota gets!! Not to mention I would be making more money that I ever would have working at walmart. We won't be rich, but we will be sitting quite nicely.

I just had to share this wonderful news with my friends here at mybloggers! I am so excited. But now I need to buy some work clothes! Goodwill here I come!

posted on Oct 3, 2011 10:38 AM ()

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Wow, that is great!
comment by crazylife on Oct 12, 2011 9:00 PM ()
Mary, I have never heard a story that started with, "I worked at WalMart and..." that ended well. That place is the pits and they were lucky to have someone as fabulous as you working for them and foolish to not have felt lucky. Good riddance.

And now look at what opportunities are around the corner! I am so happy and excited for you. You deserve this.
comment by juliansmom on Oct 5, 2011 6:40 AM ()
thank you! I felt like such a failure getting fired from walmart. towards the end of working there I just didn't care anymore. I was relieved to get fired actually. yes it has been very rough for us making ends meet. But those hours and the work conditions were not worth the paycheck. I was so shocked to get that email from my old boss. I am still kind of in shock! My stepdaughter is getting married in 2013 so I need to start saving up money to help her out. I am really looking forward to going back to work at the college, it really was a great job!
reply by elkhound on Oct 5, 2011 8:45 AM ()
congrates, Mar. hope it all works out for ya.

reguards
yer don't get me started about Wally World pal
bugg
comment by honeybugg on Oct 4, 2011 3:17 PM ()
oh the stories I could tell you about wally world! that place is like the black hole of the universe, it sucks the life right out of you!
reply by elkhound on Oct 4, 2011 4:29 PM ()
I was in accounting BM (Before Marriage) also BC (Before Computers).
Congrats!
comment by nittineedles on Oct 4, 2011 2:13 PM ()
BM and BC! I have always liked accounting and math is my strong point so it works out good. sure beats waiting on grumpy customers.
reply by elkhound on Oct 4, 2011 4:29 PM ()
That is so wonderful. It is awful to struggle and barely get by. Believe me
I have been there.
comment by elderjane on Oct 4, 2011 5:44 AM ()
it is definitely the news I needed right now. although I have gotten quite inventive about stretching our money, it does not last from one payday to the next.
reply by elkhound on Oct 4, 2011 5:46 AM ()
Can I retire now???????????????
comment by greatmartin on Oct 3, 2011 4:26 PM ()
I thought you were only 17! no you can't retire!
reply by elkhound on Oct 4, 2011 4:13 AM ()
Oh, Mary. It is indeed a dream come true, and an answer to prayers, if you believe in that kind of thing. My goodness! Good things happen to good people.
comment by troutbend on Oct 3, 2011 3:22 PM ()
to be honest, I had lost my faith for a while. Many things contributed to it but now I feel like it is being restored. To have someone offer me a good job out of the blue? I am very thankful and also quite humbled. it is a good feeling to know someone appreciated my work so much they would want me back. And this was 10 years ago that I worked there. I only left there because after I had Dakota, we decided we did not want a day care raising our son.
reply by elkhound on Oct 4, 2011 4:15 AM ()
Hey,how about that.Great and congrats.Hope that you will be happy with this.
comment by fredo on Oct 3, 2011 1:28 PM ()
fredo, I am very happy! We have been struggling these past few months with me being out of work. I make it work the best I can, finding bargains, using coupons, etc. but just to be able to pay our bills and still have money left over will be nice. besides my step daughter is getting married in another year so i will have time to save up money for that!
reply by elkhound on Oct 4, 2011 4:17 AM ()
That is just wonderful! I am so happy for you!
comment by lunarhunk on Oct 3, 2011 1:03 PM ()
AJ, I feel like things are finally starting to turn around for me. Getting fired from walmart really made me feel like a failure. Even though it was beyond my control, attendance issues, and Kota and I had been so sick last winter. It just lives a stigma, 'you got fired from walmart? wow you must be a loser.'
but now things are looking up! Hubby has been very supportive of me not going back to retail and he was overjoyed about my job offer.
reply by elkhound on Oct 4, 2011 4:19 AM ()
Nice! I am happy you are happy!!!
comment by kristilyn3 on Oct 3, 2011 11:49 AM ()
kristy, this was a huge boost to my ego that I needed. I worked for this lady 10 years ago! and I had only worked for her for about 7 months! I was pregnant with Kota when I started there, that's how long ago it was. It is harder and harder to find a good job nowadays and being an 'older' worker does not help. Businesses would rather hire young people they can pay minimum wage to. I am still kind of shocked my old boss contacted me!
reply by elkhound on Oct 4, 2011 4:22 AM ()
Congratulations!!
comment by marta on Oct 3, 2011 10:57 AM ()
thank you! while i have enjoyed being home, i will enjoy making money even more!
reply by elkhound on Oct 3, 2011 11:17 AM ()

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