Another Interview

On Monday I had a job interview at the Chrysler dealership in Veg. It was for the financial manager position. The interview went really well and was with a guy that Jamie and I know, so it was very relaxed and not alot of questions, but more an explanantion of the position. I feel I would do really well at the job, but my only concern is that it is a commision-based position. For about the first 3 months I would make a wage, and after that it would be strictly based on how much life and disability insurance and extended warranty I sold. So that worries me. I know I could do it, but it concerns me that there could be slow months (especially with where the economy is right now) and that I might now make alot those months.

The interview I had today was actually with the GM dealer in Veg. It went much better and is a job I think would likely be a better fit. It's the customer contact manager position. I felt that the interview went extremely well, and because it's a managerial position, I am much more confident about the financial aspect of it as well. The only thing is, it is a temporary position covering a mat leave for 12-18 months, whereas the other one is a permanent full-time position. Although, at this point I don't have to be worried because I haven't actually been offered either of them, but I am going to think confidently and tack on a "yet" to that sentence, and worry about which would work better, or if either of them will, because worrying is what I do best. lol

But it still comes dows to child care. Yesterday I mentioned I found a dayhome with immediate openings but it would cost $1200 a month to send both girls. I had found one right in Veg (this other one is in between Two Hills and Veg), but she doesn't have openings until mid-June, so that wouldn't work, but she is $200 a month cheaper, which would have been really nice (although still a rip-off in my honest opinion).

I do have to say, though, that I am very excited at the thought of going back to work. I had been toying with the idea since about last October, but I really just wasn't ready until now. I know it still won't be easy to get used to sending the girls to a dayhome and not spending my days with them, but I think that it will be good for all of us once we settle into the new routine.

Jamie applied for another job today that would be really great for him. The pay is supposed to be really good, but again, it is only a temporary position until next fall. Ideally the company he is with now would get their act together and take him back. They have one crew back to work, and it is his crew, but rather than put him back in his regular position as a loader operator, they brought back another guy who isn't even supposed to be running loader (he is the tower guy, whatever that means). We thought maybe it was because this other guy has more seniority, but then we found out that the foreman's son was brought back, even though Jamie has over a year of seniority on him. I think a call to employment standards is in order (especially seeing as the foreman will neither take, nor return Jamie's calls now), but Jamie doesn't like to makes waves. I, on the other hand, would be kicking some ass.