Feeling Accomplished... Except...

I am supposed to have a list of questions for my current supervisor to ask interviewees along with key phrases for him to listen for. I have been struggling with this because I honestly don't know what would be meaningful for him to know about candidates. The questions I would ask as a therapist are very different from the ones that a principal would ask. I really am feeling very reluctant about being part of this process because I was interviewed by the person I was replacing, and it was not an interview at all - it was them telling me how to do things. I didn't do any of the same things when I started - it was complicated, but I was doing two jobs for the facility at that point so things had to change.

I do want to meet the candidates, but I want to be the person who gets to show them what we already have in place rather than being the one who asks questions. I don't want to end up being a scapegoat if things do not work out with the person selected.

A cruise of AI-generated questions reveal some things to ask, so I will probably use those to help me guide the questions that my supervisor wants. This is causing me lots of stress that I just don't need at the moment. I think I am getting sick again - I can't afford any days off in the future, and there are no inclement weather days in the near forecast, so I have to take myself to work regardless.

I am not sure if the illness that I feel lurking has to do with being sick or the stress that is happening now that I am getting closer to leaving this job that has been a big part of my identity for most of my professional life. Leaving a job is much easier for me than being fired, but it still has stressors that tend to take over my life. I am trying to make plans for my future, but that is also stressful for someone who likes to plan but just can't do it yet. I am prohibited from making future plans about employment with some of the places I would like to work due to my pension requirements. No talking to organizations about possible roles until significant amounts of time have passed.

I'm in limbo once again, and it stinks!

So, I will get to work, do my documentation, and then generate this list of questions for my administrator to use during interviews. I will continue to arrange my work space so it looks okay, and I will take things out to the car to bring back here. This will be the pattern of my work for the next sixteen weeks as I get closer and closer to June 25th.

At least I will get my "early retirement announcement" incentive payment this next month. That will be nice to have a bit extra as medical bills start to arrive.

Five groups today.

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