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Originally I had no intentions to write. Nothing is really happening. I miss my boys, I miss my granddaughters terribly!. Life goes on, as does work, all the non stop bills and the price of gas continues to go up. ::sigh::
However, something new happened this week. My daughter, Kim started a new civilian job at the local US Army base. She is very excited about this job. Not that I can imagine WHY she's so thrilled! ;-)
Previously she worked at a retirement - nursing home for the past 4 years. Her daily chores involved cleaning up poopy messes and dealing with very cranky older coworkers. None of her coworkers were in her age group, I think most were in their 40's and 50's.
A few weeks ago Kim's boss asked, "what would take to keep you here?" She knew Kim had been applying at several jobs. Kim told her that most of the jobs she was applying for paid $11.00 an hour. Right now Kim was making a whopping $8.90 an hour. The boss told her she couldn't give her that much but, would talk to HR. The next day, she told Kim they could offer her an increase and it would bring her to $9.00 an hour! Whoo Hoo - a DIME raise. Nope, that wasn't enough to keep her.
On May 1st Kim started her new job on the post and let me tell you she was so nervous, did she do the right thing? Her boss and coworkers made it sound like she was making a HUGE mistake. No more weekends off, heavy work loads, demanding mean bosses, and other horror stories.
When I picked her up after her first day, the first thing out of her mouthwas "Ohh My GAWD!" .... then she left me hanging as she slowly got into the car, fastened her seat belt and got out a piece of gum. HOW long was she going to torture me? Was it good, was it BAD?!?! This inquiring mind was dying to know ALL.
She slowly turns and faces me ... (FINALLY) with a HUGE smile and tells me she could do the job blind folded it was so easy! She gave some examples, she also liked that all her coworkers were YOUNG - all in their early 20's like herself. I LOVE that idea as she NEEDS to be around people her own age.
Then she starts telling me the REAL benefits of the job. It seems they have put my sweet innocent little Kimmie in the lodging for the single men. Through giggles she tells me about ALL the HOT young soldiers. Then how she sees them walking down the hall with just a towel on because the showers/bathrooms are not in each individual room but, one per floor.
Yes, she COULD do the job blind folded but, with those sights, WHY would she!?!? Why didn't I know about those jobs when I was her age?
*** Almost forgot, the new boss is really nice, she gets weekends off as they work rotating schedules, and the workload is LIGHT or EASY. Maybe if her former coworkers had actual experience they would know the truth. Shhh, Kim's not telling!
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This sounds very promising!!
xoxo -
Oh wow!!! What a job!! I never got jobs like that either! Congrats to Kim! :-)
Martha -
Way to go, Kim!!!!! :)
And oh, what a job!!!!!
I'm so glad she found something SO MUCH better.
XOXO,
bridgett -
WOW! She couldn't ask for anything better than that!! CONGRATS to her... I may apply myself.. lol! -Missy http://journals.aol.com/ma241
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5/8/08 10:18 AM