The Universe Has Made the Decision For Me!

I had been long awaiting the results of a 2nd interview for a part-time Fiscal Service Technician position with Copper Mountain College.  Yesterday, I received my "rejection letter."  I guess the Universe has given me the answer as to where my path will lead from here.  I have decided to focus on volunteering and I will only apply for positions within my field of Human Resources, should they present themselves in this rural area during a troubled economy.  Good luck!

Part of me was feeling a bit upset about this "rejection" since I'm very over-qualified for the position AND I paid my dues dearly when I worked in their payroll office last year.  The payroll position was a very poor fit and the stress was more than my health could bear.  I resigned from that position in mid-January of 2011.  I cannot help but feel the interview for the Business Office position was really a "courtesy" and they never intended on hiring me.  I wonder if my reputation was tarnished by the payroll debacle, even though I left on good terms and busted my ass to save them from an employee mutiny.  It was actually a horrible experience in which I was left to my own devices when my co-worker went out on long-term unexpected medical leave.  I had only been there for about 4 months and I had to fend for myself for over 30 days while she was out.  On top of this, there was only speculation as to what would happen in terms of her health and whether she would be able to return.  I felt trapped and the stress was overwhelming!

Here I was, someone who had gone back college late in life in order to finish my bachelors degree so that I might finally land myself a professional career.  I worked hard to get the full-time position as a personnel analyst with the City of San Diego, including spending 9 months as an intern.  I enjoyed the work I did in the Classification Section and I thought that I had finally gotten my career on track.

Then life took an unexpected turn and I found myself getting married.  :-)  I would have insisted that I stay in San Diego if things had gone differently, but I started to experience health issues.  With the writing on the wall, I agreed to relocate to the tiny town of Joshua Tree CA in order to reside with my husband.  Thankfully I don't "need" to work, but our future retirement plans are counting on me bringing in some sort of income.  Therefore, I felt compelled to apply for the Payroll Technician position at the college last year.  Much to my dismay, that position turned out to be an disaster.  Once again I found myself in a dead-end, high-stress clerical position.  This is EXACTLY what I was trying to avoid!  I paid my dues in those type of horrible clerical positions all my life!  That is why I went back to school and worked hard to get my degree, while struggling along as a starving student for 18 months!  Needless to say, I realize now that I cannot continue to put myself into those types of dead-end jobs, so the fact that they did NOT hire me for the Fiscal Services Tech position is truly a blessing in disguise.  I was very torn about the job from the moment I applied, but felt compelled to make an attempt to find employment.  Now the Universe has made my decision quite clear and I will concentrate on being the best Quarter Master and Volunteer Extraordinaire!

Thank you, Universe!  You always know what's best for me even though sometimes it's not obvious from the get-go.