Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!

I am completely overwhelmed!

I worked at the temp job for a total of 6 days and it went very well. So well that when I finished yesterday the owner spoke to me about doing more work for them. Yup she offered me a job. The one lady she has working for her wants to take some time off and they occasionally need more help so it would be part time, relief and possibly leading to full time as they are expanding.

Last week I had an interview for what I thought was an accounting firm, turns out, they do the A/P and A/R for a book distribution company. No real accounting and my job title would be ‘A/R research specialist’. Basically the job consists of tracking down and resolving billing discrepancies. It sounds interesting. It is full time, $15/hour with benefits after 3 months and annual reviews. I had the first interview on Wednesday and a second interview yesterday. They offered me the job yesterday afternoon.

You would think this would have been my lead in. A FULL TIME JOB!!! But. I am not sure if I should take it. It is just so strange to think that, let alone say it aloud to anyone. I asked the manager if I could take a day to think it over as I was waiting on another offer and just needed to see.

What is the other offer? What could possible make me think about turning down essentially EXACTLY what I was looking for. Let me tell you, there are a few things.

First, I am in the process of testing for a cashier position at the hospital with our Health Authority. This is government. It starts at $18+/hour and benefits are amazing. It is only a casual position, but once you are hired, you become an internal applicant for any new positions. The woman who called mentioned that there were 176 applicants! Not sure how many they are pursuing though. If I do get the position there will be a 3 week orientation (fulltime) and then with summer there is bound to be work coming.

Second. While I was waiting for the typing test to come through for the cashier job I had a call from temp agency #2. They had a fulltime permanent Payroll Technician job, was I interested? $16/hour. I said yes of course. No keep in mind this happened on Monday afternoon, before I had my second interview for the A/R job. Confused? Still following along? I was starting to be overwhelmed at this point but thought, ‘OK nothing has been offered yet just keep going’.

Third. While I was in the interview yesterday, I had a call from temp agency #1 for a week long job next week. I am still waiting for details.

Fourth. As I was finishing up at the temp job I checked my email and temp agency #2 emailed me about a temp job. The same company that she originally spoke about had a different position, could I do it? Cost accounting. Absolutely I emailed. This is 6 weeks, possibly longer at $17/hour. Just before I read this email, I had checked my phone (ringer off, of course) and saw that the A/R job had called back. I put off calling him until I spoke to the temp agency, and then put him off until today.

So there you have it. On the one hand, I want to take the sure thing. On the other, I am thinking that there is a lot of opportunity out there and I don’t want to lock in yet! If I can get the six-week job, continue the process for the hospital job that will take me into the summer and then find something permanent then. This temp job often keeps their temps and at a higher rate so that alone makes it very promising and then I also have the offer from the temp job I just finished to come back to also!

I worry if I don’t take the fulltime now, I will miss the boat and the offers won’t be there down the road. However, judging by the response to my resume and me so far I think they will. I am feeling pretty fantastic right now!