I HAVE A JOB!!!!

[RockDoc]

Kudos to both Matadora and Jen on their new jobs.

Congrats and much good luck and prosperity, and of course promotions and advancement in your new careers.

Rockdoc

 

[MissAva]

Date: 3/31/2006 6:46:18 PM
Author: aphisiglovessae
I''m sure you''ll do fine Matatora! Glad to see we''re nervous for the EXACT same reasons (besides the working with kids part. I don''t know how you do it)! Every job I had before was only 20 hours or so. At one point I was holding multiple jobs to get by, but now.... 8 to 4 every day, 5 days a week....

I had a tour of the building (which is BEAUTIFUL by the way) and the only downside I saw so far: My desk/workspace will be right next to the evidence vault and I''ll have to smell stale marijuana all day long... Yuck...

So what exactly will you be researching?? As a fellow scientist, I''m SOOOOOOOOO curious!

I did a brief internship there this summer studying the yuck factor, and they also do research on other things related to gametes and stem cell. I will be working in the lab, so it is a great opportunity to learn.

 

[HOUMedGal]

Congratulations, Mat!!!! I''m super excited for you! BEST of luck!

 

[aphisiglovessae]

Date: 3/31/2006 8:29:27 PM
Author: Starset Princess

Date: 3/31/2006 6:46:18 PM

Author: aphisiglovessae

but now.... 8 to 4 every day, 5 days a week....

Wow - where is this magical place that doesn''t abide by the 50 hr work week?

Ha ha, it''s a state government job and because I''m starting out as OPS, they''re pretty strict about overtime (heaven forbid they should pay overtime!). If I was salary, then that would be a different story.

 

[Rhapsody]

Congrats on the new job Mat!

I am curious though, I thought you were hoping to work in family therapy/counseling. Is your switch to biology work temporary until grad school or are you jumping ships?

I ask because we have similar histories. I started my undergrad as a psych major and did research in child development (focusing on learning and memory), finished my psych degree, decided to stay and finish a bio degree and now I work in molecular biology research. My advisors found my progression amusing but apparently I''m not the only one

 

[MelissaSue]

congrats.. are you not doing grad school? or is this in addition?

 

[rainbowtrout]

congrats! graduation seems so close now I could touch it...

 

[peonygirl]

Hi sweetie, I just found this post and was also wondering what had become of your clinical psych plans. Either way, congrats!!

 

[Tacori E-ring]

congrats!!!!

 

[MissAva]

MelissaSue- No grad school for me. ;-( There was only one program I was interested in and I did not get in.

Rainbow Trout- I know how you feel, it is so exciting…and a bit SCARY!

PeonyGirl- I did not get into Baylor, so I went searching for a job…It may have been a blessing in disguise though. I am feeling really burn out on school, and university politics right now. My boss was “warning” me that I probably would not talk for long stretches or possibly even my entire work day…right now that sounds heavenly!
I am sad I did not get in, but I cannot think of anything that would be gained by my dwelling on it.

Tacori Ering- Thanks!

Rhapsody- I started off with biology at Emory. Jumped to UA psychology and human development.