Times have been getting so tough I figured getting a job would be the most respectable thing to do.
I’ve had a lot of jobs during my 70 years of life but this one feels like the biggest challenge of my life.
I answered an ad in Craigslist for a substitute preschool teacher. To my surprise, I got an immediate response asking for an interview.
I hadn’t driven in 8 years and I got in the car and drove across town, walked on slippery ice and climbed stairs to the interview. I was incredulous when she offered me the job.
She has more faith in me than I have in myself. But I’ve had many dreams that I’ve had an opportunity to work again and I am determined to keep at it. This is the first time in 40 years that I’ve had the opportunity to work for someone. I am going to give this everything I’ve got.
It’s like I have to learn how to be an employee again. I’ve been hiring caregivers since I got diagnosed in 2010 so it’s an awkward change of roles from boss to worker. Thinking about keeping my mind on the job, that my hands can do the job and I don’t do anything too stupid. It is terrifying.
I’ve had a lot of jobs during my 70 years of life but this one feels like the biggest challenge of my life.
I answered an ad in Craigslist for a substitute preschool teacher. To my surprise, I got an immediate response asking for an interview.
I hadn’t driven in 8 years and I got in the car and drove across town, walked on slippery ice and climbed stairs to the interview. I was incredulous when she offered me the job.
She has more faith in me than I have in myself. But I’ve had many dreams that I’ve had an opportunity to work again and I am determined to keep at it. This is the first time in 40 years that I’ve had the opportunity to work for someone. I am going to give this everything I’ve got.
It’s like I have to learn how to be an employee again. I’ve been hiring caregivers since I got diagnosed in 2010 so it’s an awkward change of roles from boss to worker. Thinking about keeping my mind on the job, that my hands can do the job and I don’t do anything too stupid. It is terrifying.
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