I could use some good job and other vibes here

[northernlights]

This afternoon I will be going to see the director of training at the hospital where I expect to be doing my practical. Last spring, near the end of my anatomy class with her, she said she'd be a reference for me.

I know they train phlebotomists without any experience there and have always had a chronic shortage of them. BUT I learned last week they've outsourced their lab techs, who have now lost all their benefits.

And yesterday, when I checked their website, there were no openings for clinical support. Which makes me think they've outsourced *everyone* not in administration, management or an actual physician or therapist.

I've been out of work so long it's hard for me to imagine anyone ever hiring me again. I'm also looking into serious changes here in the spring. I've discovered a parrot rescue a few hours to my south. The birds there look healthy and well cared for. They only have a few, and 2 of them are cockatoos. I am thinking what just a few days ago was unthinkable now. I've already decided the finch, love birds and sun conure will be safer there than with me. I'm thinking my baby, the cockatoo I rescued with an infection in the lining of her heart, will be better off there too. I cannot give her the emotional support she needs any more. The 3 times I boarded my birds out while I took vacations, they did great. They welcomed me home, but were perfectly happy surrounded by strange birds. Citron-crested cockatoos are *very* sensitive to change, so I was particularly worried about Cody Carrottops. But this was the one change in her life that didn't hvae a negative effect. She was so absorbed talking to the other cockatoos in the room she did fine.

I will keep just 2 birds -- Bennie, my 1st rescue, and Jerry, his companion. They are quiet, very easy to care for, low cost, non-destructive and Jerry has always kind of been my favorite. I still remember the way he looked up at me when I first brought him home. He was not happy to be relegated to the job of Bennie's companion, but he made the best of it, yet never lost his attachment to me. He's emotionally low maintenance, yet very giving and loving. He is the bird who calls to me with a gentle whistle. He has a thing about the bathroom, especially when I am brushing my teeth, and will fly in, land on my shoulder and try to clean my teeth for me. He once flew across the family room, through the unlit kitchen, down the hall, around the corner, and up the stairs to sit on my head. He used to like to sit on my head while I was eating dinner, would lean down and grab sweet potatoes off the fork!

[I Have A Dream]

1. The stories of your animal family are so sweet, northernlights.

I know how difficult a decision that it's been to get to this point. :hug:

I will definitely send love, energy and light your way. I'll also say a prayer to request that, via grace, you receive the assistance that you need to quickly and easily be directed to the things that will lead you to happiness, fulfillment and prosperity. (This or something better for the highest good of everyone involved.)

Don't give up! :hug::hug:

[Kind of Blue]

2. Excellent prayer, I Have A Dream. I can't do better than that but

I'm adding my request to yours for speedy and easy assistance for Northernlights. So be it!

[FirstLight]

3. I am burning my solstice candl today...with my wish for us all

"success with a joyful heart"

I know how hard it may be for you to let go of animal family and I offer my prayers as well that you may have some good news come so your decision may be deferred a bit, if necessary (to the best of all involved...)
I had to let a friend take my kitty because I got pushed out of my space by a realtor and the new place would not tolerate her...
yesterday was so hard for me I went to the puppy store and if I had ny money, i would've brough one home jst for the cuddles!

hang in there! :grouphug:

[LiberalEsto]

4. Blessings of abundance to you

May everything you need enter your life, according to free will, and for the good of all.
So mote it be.

[Celebration]

5. just adding a bit here

Everyone else has addressed all but this: the irony of a hospital not wanting its workers to be covered by insurance, when they take such a toll trying to collect bills from the uninsured! I strongly feel that this term Obama will get some sort of mandatory insurance coverage passed, and outsourcing jobs for the simple reason of not paying insurance will no longer be an issue. The outsourcers will be forced to pay health insurance for its employees.

[northernlights]

6. everything is shut down

I saw my prof. She said everything is shut down. No overtime. No per diems. No hiring. And not just at her hospital -- statewide! She told me to stay in school and stay on the loan money. I laughed and explained the loan money is shutting down too. She told me whatever I do, stay in school and get the MLT cert. She added the 4.0 average will matter, too.

On my way out, I ran into my bio lab prof. Her son is also looking for a job, and just found a place that's hiring. It's temporary through the summer, which is fine. Even better -- it's a greenhouse, so I have some appropriate background. I will swing by tomorrow after class.

Itsjustme -- it's even more ironic than you know. Last year, Cynthia told us she can't afford health insurance, so doesn't have it. Masters in nursing from Yale, 36 years experience, Director of Training at a major hospital. Can't afford coverage for the very service she delivers!

This hospital is small, but along with locals gets celebs sometimes. John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, possibly Richard Gere and others, have homes out on "celebrity island" (Isleboro). And when Chief Justice John Roberts fell of a pier and hit his head last year, this is the hospital he was taken to.