2am

At 2am you can really let your mind wander. What else is there for it to do at this hour? The neighbors and mom would question my cooking or cleaning so the computer is probably the most effective tool for funneling my racing thoughts into the proper direction.

My friend (fired for a personal time DUI) came to the office late Friday night to clean out her space. Her job is already being posted and not by our department. Pat told her (seeing as she no longer works with us) about her own pending resignation. She had shown me a very nicely written letter of resignation. I think my interview went well but you never know, I am sure there are more diversified nurses out there. Most people I know think I am pretty smart but job hunting is difficult as you get older.

Pat is hoping that if I do get a job soon that I don't leave before her but understands that I need to go. I do foresee a domino effect though. I am sure Karen will aggressively look for other employment. Sue thinks that with both her and I gone that Brad (our psych) will drop Arc consumers. One of my newer nurses "can't" take on call but is great with the daily stuff, the other is not so great with most of the job. Karen is the strongest one but she is bitter at the "unfairness" of Adunni not taking call, something that carries an extra stipend. There is even a chance that a woman who has been with a certain group of consumers for 20 years will be leaving for retirement as her husband gets a significant payout from a lawsuit. There is already rumors that one of the consumer's is being placed elsewhere because the parent is angry over the person being fired for DUI.

To further explain the DUI thing you have to see our policy (through the mud). You must have a valid California license period for most positions. In order to be a driver (drive an Arc van) you must have a clean record. But we in administration do not drive Arc vehicles and rarely take consumers in our vehicles and our need for a clean record is not detailed. I wonder if I had had one of my speeding tickets rolled into "reckless driving" (which is done when you are over 80 or 90mph) would I be fired? Through the court process that is what eventually happens, the first DUI can be pleaded down to "Reckless" (which is on a list on no-nos for an Arc "driver").

The thing is the Arc has an HR director who does not attend 90% of the meetings she is supposed to attend. They have a director of accounting who still does not understand the process for TAR application even though I have sent her details at least 20 times. The "legal counsel" is more volatile than a tube of old nitro, one day a teddy bear and your best friend, the next day he is screaming at you in front of people for something that is insignificant. Accounting can leave early on payday but two upper management folks in our department cannot be gone on one day together.

And so I hope for a state position but I am hoping for API PM shift in the meantime. I should go get some water so that I can get up to pee 30 minutes after I fall to sleep (I hope!)