When I moved to Champaign I knew I was going to have to look for a new job and start all over again, of course I experienced the usual anxiety of looking for work, making new friends the whole nine yards. Underneath it all I knew it was a tremendous opportunity to get back to doing what I love to do, which is working with people in a more personal way. When I was working as a Massage Therapist in Calgary, I absolutely loved it! I really enjoyed working with my Prenatal Clients, they would be all grouchy and uncomfortable, particularly the closer they got to the end of their pregnancy. I toyed with the ideal of becoming a Doula, but never really thought I would really be into it since I am not much for kids or hormonal woman. Sure babies are cute and stuff, but I don't know if they are for me.
Then when I got to Chicago I realized doing Massage might not workout since I had to write exams and get through all sorts of red tape, and I needed a job now sort of thing. In the back of my mind though I knew I wanted to work in health care in one form or another. I get to Champaign and I interviewed with this clinic here, for three different positions, one was reception and two were for Medical Office Assistant. One of the Medical Office Assistant Jobs was for the Oncology department, which I had mixed feeling about. It can be rewarding in its own way, but it can be heartbreaking in others.
In the end I got offered a job working in the OB/GYN department as a receptionist and then will be trained to do Medical Office Assistant for them in about 3-6 months. Pretty ironic for someone who is not much of a kid person, but then again, sometimes the Universe has its own plan. Since getting the job, which I just started this week, everytime I go on line to check my email or social network someone is pregnant..hmm...maybe the universe is trying to talk me into it?
Nah, I like to think of it as a sign that the world is changing, and these little people that are arriving are going to make it a much better place, since the birth rate was lower than ever before these past ten years, now there seems to be a slight increase.
With each new baby, brings new hope for a better world. That is how I like to look at it. (Note to self, don't drink the water..lol)
2 comments:
hehe shannon you are so cute.
I know how you feel though about seeing people having babies all around you haha. This summer alone 3 people I knew had babies...no wait make that 4.
-Love your cousin Melissa
OB/GYN in the States?!? You'll never have to deal with children. It's quite weird how things are here!
As for the children thing... I never liked them until I had my own. Truthfully, I still don't! Other peoples children drive me crazy!!
Speaking of which...met JP's daughter while I was home! If that's not weird than I don't know what is!
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