Negotiations

A few days ago, I wrote a post about my deliberating going back to work. Well, today I was offered a job with the State of Nevada, at UNR. Im pretty excited because to be honest, I was a little afraid that after being out of the job market for so long, I would have to start back at the bottom - answering phones and filing, despite having a college degree and quite a bit of experience. Although this isnt a very advanced position, its nice to know that I still have the ability to get a decent job.

I mean, when it comes down to it, if I would have pursued teaching, I would have had an extra year of student teaching and started out a salary that is LESS than what I would be making now. Granted, teachers only work for 9 months, but its nowhere near as easy of a job as most people think.

So I have decided to accept the job on the condition that they start me at a higher salary. Because this is a grant funded position, I don't know what the likelihood is of them being able to meet my request is, but I emailed them late today and expect to hear something hopefully by the end of the week. In the meantime I wont be losing any sleep over it. Knowing that I can still get a decent, professional job after so many years of being out of the work force has put my mind somewhat at ease and even if this one doesnt work out, there will always be another one.