Have an interview for a new job coming up, wish me luck

"Kiltedpadre" (kiltedpadre) 08/14/2017 at 17:21 • Filed to: None

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I got a call before work this morning about a job I had applied for with a small town in my area. The posting for the position had initially listed that they expected to contact candidates by the end of July, so I had assumed that I wasn’t in the running.

It’s with a very small town, and my duties would be different than what I’m used to with my current position. I work in a water treatment facility. That would be my main job, but I’d actually be the person of record for the facility meaning I would get the joy of being the one to work with the state EPA and handle the paperwork as well. That’s not all though. The staff of the water department also helps out the street department with filling potholes and plowing snow in the winter. That’s all new to me. I have plowed driveways before, but that was with a small Jeep and manual plow as opposed to a large truck and hydraulic plow.

This job would be perfect for me though. The added responsibilities would break up the monotony that sometimes happens here when things are going well. Plus, there are even bigger bonuses. Currently I have a one hour, each way commute. Also, I work a swing shift that has me changing shifts every 4 days (a little rough on the sleep cycle at the very least). Plus, I work 2 out of every 3 weekends. The new job would be a 20 minute, each way commute. It’s a regular Monday-Friday schedule with some after-hours on-call time. I don’t know the exact details of the on-call schedule, but honestly given the difference in commute and base schedule I can’t see it being a massive improvement. Oh plus it would be about a 30% raise over what I get now.

I’m not much of a superstitious person, but I’m wondering how many appendages I can cross during the interview without looking strange.

For Sweden > Kiltedpadre 08/14/2017 at 17:25

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Watch out for those EPA guys

$kaycog > Kiltedpadre 08/14/2017 at 17:27

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Good luck! *fingers crossed*

Kiltedpadre > For Sweden 08/14/2017 at 17:34

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Oddly enough the guy that came to do my lab certification here looked like he could be Walter Peck’s son. Thankfully he didn’t ask us to shutdown the containment unit.

ttyymmnn > Kiltedpadre 08/14/2017 at 17:57

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Nerd-Vol > Kiltedpadre 08/14/2017 at 18:18

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You got this!

I just started my new job last week.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > ttyymmnn 08/14/2017 at 18:28

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Surely you must be kidding?

Kiltedpadre > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 08/14/2017 at 18:29

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Don’t call him Shirley!