Well, there have been some changes in our lives this week. It has been a whirlwind of events that have led to the possibility of a new job. Let's keep this a secret for now, but I just had to write about it.
I was encouraged to submit my resume and application to a nearby, very nearby, school district for an opening of a job that my Master's degree will be in this December. I thought, what the heck, it's good practice and I'll get my resume updated. I dropped off the paperwork on Monday afternoon. 10 minutes later, he called to schedule an interview for the next day. I missed the call, but was able to get in touch with him first thing Tuesday morning. I went in half an hour later for my first interview. Before I left he told me to come back on Wednesday for interview number 2 with the committee. I went to that and really asked some serious questions about job security, pay, tenure, etc. I thought they would offer the job to the in house person for sure. One hour after being home, they called and offered me the job. After some serious thought and discussion with R, I called today to accept. AHHH! It's all tentative and I have not resigned from my current position, hence the secrecy, but it looks like it's going to happen. I won't know until early August when I get my test results. I knew I should have taken that in April.
Here are my fears:
I have seniority where I'm at and I'm tenured. Will they value me or cut me out like so many other places are doing with this position right now?
I'm taking a pay cut that is pretty significant. However, they are not starting me at the bottom and will move me up mid year when my Master's is complete. Should I do it and take less?
Will the person who works in house file a grievance and win, leaving me jobless?
Is this the only opportunity for this job that I will have?
Will where I work figure out how valuable this position is and reinstate it in the near future?
And the big one, what if I fail the test? :-(
I LOVE the job and can't wait to do it, but it's so scary to not know what will happen. I get to recreate the job as I want it to be. I also get to fully use anything technology wise that I want. They really want me to reinvent this position as I want it to be.
Let me know what you think and/or send some positive thoughts our way.
LOL,
CDR
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Oh my... congratulations!!! It sounds like a difficult decision and I'm not sure what I would do in your position. The least of your worries should be about the test... you will do fine! It's a lot of common sense questions. Check out the practice test online. As far as the in-house person filing a grievance, they only have a leg to stand on if they also have the degree/endorsement. As long as you have it and they don't, you should be golden. Other than that, no advise for you, but I will be sending good thoughts your way that everything will work out for the best!
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