Hello everyone,
Sorry about the tardiness, But like MDR said, "May has been a busy month"
BUT JUNE 4 IS the big day! New job starts tomorrow at 0730!
If you did not read the post about it.... I start a new job tomorrow!
Corrections Officer at the Rivers Corrections Institute, Minimum Securty Federal Prison. I applied 5 months ago and it has taken this long to get all the interviews and paperwork done.
There were 18 candidates for the 4 positions and I was one of the 4!!!
This is so much better for me and the homestead! Closer to home, 17 miles away (not 115 miles), Better pay, Almost twice what I was making at The Q!. More time at home, 2 on, 2 off, 3 on, 3 off! And a whole list of better benefits!
But 6 1/2 weeks of training before I start the real job!
Can you tell I'm really stoked about this JOB!?
I have been unemployed sense last Monday at midnight and have been keeping myself working around the homestead all week. Tuesday I spent all day helping a friend who lost her home get all her stuff into storage! She has been in this house for 20 years and because she did not handle her fiances very well and then lost her job (lay ed off after 19 years at a T.V. station!), The bank sold her house at a fast sale and she needed to be out by 0900 Wednesday morning. This was an all day thing and we did not get it done until 1900. But I got a new bed and refrigerator for my place. And she is now moved back in with her Dad until she can get things worked out.
So wish me luck and keep your fingers crossed that I get Thu the next 6 1/2 weeks!
Tom
Sorry about the tardiness, But like MDR said, "May has been a busy month"
BUT JUNE 4 IS the big day! New job starts tomorrow at 0730!
If you did not read the post about it.... I start a new job tomorrow!
Corrections Officer at the Rivers Corrections Institute, Minimum Securty Federal Prison. I applied 5 months ago and it has taken this long to get all the interviews and paperwork done.
There were 18 candidates for the 4 positions and I was one of the 4!!!
This is so much better for me and the homestead! Closer to home, 17 miles away (not 115 miles), Better pay, Almost twice what I was making at The Q!. More time at home, 2 on, 2 off, 3 on, 3 off! And a whole list of better benefits!
But 6 1/2 weeks of training before I start the real job!
Can you tell I'm really stoked about this JOB!?
I have been unemployed sense last Monday at midnight and have been keeping myself working around the homestead all week. Tuesday I spent all day helping a friend who lost her home get all her stuff into storage! She has been in this house for 20 years and because she did not handle her fiances very well and then lost her job (lay ed off after 19 years at a T.V. station!), The bank sold her house at a fast sale and she needed to be out by 0900 Wednesday morning. This was an all day thing and we did not get it done until 1900. But I got a new bed and refrigerator for my place. And she is now moved back in with her Dad until she can get things worked out.
So wish me luck and keep your fingers crossed that I get Thu the next 6 1/2 weeks!
Tom
Good luck! Have fun during training :-)
ReplyDeleteFirst week of training done. Test score 98! Still 5 weeks to go.
DeleteI wish the best for ya, I did the Corrections Officer deal for a while and I can say it is for some people and some people not so much.
ReplyDeleteWent on a tour of the prison. 1415 inmates and all of them with a chip on their shoulder. Had two "CODE BLACKS" (Inmate on Staff), Inmates 0, Staff 2!
DeleteBoy, after waiting for so long, the last few days really flew, didn't they? I hope the training goes well and that you can tolerate the job. It sure has a lot going for it - good luck!
ReplyDeleteSusan,
DeleteYou have been in the know about this from the beginning! So you know how important this was to me. I'll be glad when training is over and I can get on the job! But I have to say that it has been interesting so far!
Tom
Good luck Tom! I have a cousin who was a police officer, a deputy sheriff and then a corrections officer for over 20 years. He enjoyed being a c.o. the most. Stay safe!
ReplyDeleteYour cousin is like me. First the Air Force, Then the Army and Last the Navy (24 years total!). Then 11 years in security and now a C.O.
DeleteI think I'm going to like this and make the most of it.
Tom, I hope your work week at your new job went well. I hope your friend will get back on her feet some also. Emily
ReplyDeleteTraining was fine and only 5 more weeks to go. All the physical stuff still to come.
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