The Change

No! Not that one, you sillies. I'm way to young for that change! I'm talking about another job change.

Let's take a stroll down memory lane, shall we? (Don't worry; I'll be brief.)

After college, I was a senior English teacher for almost 4 years. Without tenur, it's hard to actually keep a job in this great state of KY, so I found myself without a job.

Just recently, I started doing therapy with a little boy with autism. It's ABA therapy, which is a lot of play therapy. Still confused? Basically we work on imitating signs (sign language), motor imitation, and vocal imitation with lots of play time included. I loved doing this, but there are no benefits, I hadn't gained any new clients, and the home clinic was 2 hours away. I went into this thinking it would be a long-term job, but.....things change.

My dad owns a collision center that stays super busy. I worked in the office during college, and left when I started teaching. After teaching fell through, I filled in off and on for a year and a half. When I started therapy, he hired a secretary, but she just didn't work out. Another lady was hired, but she didn't work out either. People think that working in an office is just answering the phone and that it would be super simple. Ummm, no. Apparently it is a little more involved, because these two ladies just couldn't handle it. Not only do you deal with customers, but it's accounting, taxes, renting vehicles, keeping contacts, and on and on and on. It's a lot more involved that even I ever thought it would be.

My dad kept asking me what it would take to stay, and I finally decided that in that office, with family, in my hometown, is where I need to be. I get benefits. Regular hours and a stable income. No travel. And I know I'm helping him (my dad) out; he has been super stressed about finding someone, so I'm glad that specific stress is gone.

Maybe I'm not using my teaching or counseling degrees. And maybe I will miss doing therapy with the sweet boy I work with. And maybe people think being an office manager is lame or not "real work." But I really think that this move is the best decision for me right now. And that's all that matters, right?