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When it rains, it pours....and dammit, I need a good umbrella and some sunshine
ChadTower:
What you just described, in the corporate world, is entry help desk rather than QA. QA does involve a much deeper methodology but that can be learned on the fly by someone with a good technical foundation. I know a lot of QA folks who know QA techniques cold but couldn't diagnose a network layer issue if it dropped a duplicated socket on their head.
Dr Zero:
Depending on where you are in GA you might check out Valdosta I know they are needing help at the hospital there. I have a friend who retired and they called him to come help out part time getting their ER worked out and it has turned into a unwanted full time job.
I know nursing is not your forte but they need other types usually also.
Check out http://www.usajobs.gov/ there you will find some ideas also from several different parts of the .gov
http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/search.aspx?sort=rv&vw=d&brd=3876&ss=0&FedEmp=N&FedPub=Y&q=georgia
I know about getting laid off or let go however they want to put it I was the last one hired so no matter how good I was first they let go since others has seniority. Being let go though helped me much more in the long run it forced me to re evaluate my life and my goals and gave me the push I needed.
Hang in there.
hypernova:
Any luck with the umbrellas or sunshine?
RTSDaddy2:
Finally, a ray of sunshine! (btw hyper, the guinea pirate always puts a smile on our faces....he's too cute!).
My wife's father has been going through several pre-chemo tests....basically they've been trying to figure out where the cancer had spread to.
He had a stint put in, somewhere between the bladder and one of the kidneys, as I understand it...and lo and behold, this very small area is the ONLY place to which it had spread. It is NOT in the lymph nodes, not in his bone marrow, apparently as was initially feared.
What this means is, praise God, NO CHEMO for her dad! They are going to treat this by simply removing / replacing the stint every two months. Don't sound like fun, BUT the doctor told them the chemo would eat the wiring out of his pacemaker, and put him at severe risk for infections where they did the heart valve replacement about 2 years ago. And for an area as small as what we're talking about, the doctor also told them that they can treat that with drugs to slow the growth and do the same thing the chemo would have done without the potential side effects.
Basically he's going to be with us for several more years to come. We are celebrating in Georgia tonight. God, we needed this SO badly. I'm still job searching, but perhaps this is a sign that the clouds are breaking. Either way, I can't thank you all enough for the good thoughts and well wishes / prayers sent his way.
Kid starts 1st grade on Monday, and seeing HER excitement has gotten Mom and I excited too, and taken our minds a bit off our problems. I cannot believe my little girl is old enough to start school. We finished school shopping (material wise) today; the kid knew EXACTLY what she wanted and what she had to have to the last detail. I dread tomorrow night, because I know it's going to be hard to get her to go to bed...and please pray for us Monday morning because I bet you a dollar to a stale donut my wife cries ALL THE WAY HOME from dropping her off.
Rafiki from "The Lion King," is quoted as saying "Ah yes. Change is good." Don't know about all of it, but we've been through some in the last 3 months. Like I said, may this news about my wife's dad be the first of many POSITIVE changes in our favor during the last half of 2009.
ChadTower:
Damn, that's great news on the dad, great to hear and better to be able to tell us!
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