— Ted Lasso
Tired today, yesterday was full, and I missed one big thing that I will have to take care of Monday. I addressed it in the morning, but was put off. And when the (ir)responsible MD was there in the afternoon, I was doing three other jobs and forgot.
I did make my Foot&Ankle Fellow think I was psychic at one point, but that's just my OR-Ears that apparently still work. It's one of those skills, that amid the white noise of all the hums, alarms and beeps, one learns to know what is important, what voices saying what things just cut through. I've grown them and adjusted them six times for different ORs. Apparently they work just perfectly for clinic. I heard a couple key phrases from the exam room, I looked up the pertinent data, wrote it down and discretely handed it to the Doc. He was suitably impressed.
Looking over my April posts from last year, and got a bit misty. I really was in terrible shape. And all of you were so amazing and supportive.
The attending yesterday was telling me I wouldn't recognize the place - which works fine for me. I feel like I got out just in time. And for all my distress, I am in a much better place financially now. I was holding on to that job so tightly - because I thought it was all I could do. And I wasn't entirely wrong - finding a new job first would have been wise - but I didn't have the energy or imagination while working it to find the right job to move to. Still took me nearly 4 months to get hired again.
Funny though, I can't even summon up any anger about it. None.
Reading about the full-blown-q-anon spouse of a certain judge, who was caught up in a cult as a young woman. Cults are always a thing, but were pervasive in the 'flower-power' crowd. My brother was in one, may still be. My eldest brother had a soft spot for all kinds of fringe movements - including pyramid power and Amway. There must be something in how their brains work that make them susceptible, because they keep joining then rejecting then finding a new one that feeds that belief addiction. I have to wonder if it is exacerbated by the disintegration of strong religions in that era, and it manifesting today in the over 70 cohort. Lots of factors, certainly.
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I'm glad you don't have anger/grudge towards last workplace. Seems better to be free of it that way. What a difference a year makes.
I'm getting ready for a resume overhaul and job hunt at 55. Even though I am confident of my skills in an in-demand niche, it still seems daunting.
Oh, Nimble,
The search process is very different. Tailor every resume and application to the specific job. Use every contact you can scrounge. Good luck, and lots of fortitude.
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