change a’coming

Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts. ~Arnold Bennett

So my regular readers know about the job situation but for new-comers I’ll fill in the blanks. I work 2 jobs part-time; one at a retail store, the other is a pharmacy. The pharmacy is the job I want to make a career of, either as a technician or as a pharmacist (dreams, dreams, wicked dreams!). The store is the one I got when I couldn’t find anything after graduation. Oddly enough I love my store job but dislike my pharmacy job. It’s the people. For both of them! I love my store crew, but I more or less despise my pharmacy crew; it’s about 50/50 liking and disliking them. Between the 2 jobs I get about 30 hours a week. Sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less.

Today the pharmacy offered me full-time. Well mostly full-time. I don’t know that my actuall designation will change or not, I have to talk the specifics out with the store manager. But it’s 30-35 hours a week between the pharmacy and the front-store at the pharmacy. I’m excited about it because it means a definite $250/week as opposed to the $100 or less a week and the $200-$300 every 2 weeks from the store. Plus if I do go up to full-time I get full-time benefits which would be AMAZING!!! Health insurance again! *fights the urge to happy dance* But I have to talk to the store manager to find out for sure if I’d be considered full-time and if it means I’d be eligible for full-time benefit enrollment. Oh I hope it does! That would be amazing because I need to see the doctor for my 3 yearly check-ups (general, gyn, and eye) plus maybe being able to start seeing my chiropractor again. *wistful sigh*

Unfortunately it means changing my availability with the store. With the busiest retail season of the year about to start I don’t know how well they’re going to take the change. I talked to the store manager briefly. At first he thought I was giving my 2 weeks but I told him I genuinely hope it doesn’t come to that. I’d still be available to work weekends and Black Friday. My direct acting manager will likely be a little pissed that I’m changing my availability but I also put it in to change on the 26th so that’s 2 weeks notice of the change at least. Plus they’re going to start hiring O/S part-timers soon, they’re already interviewing some of them. I don’t want to leave the store. I like the people, I (mostly) like the job, and I love the discount! 3 great reasons to stay if I can. We’ll see in the next few days how that works out.