When a potential job falls in your hands...

Remember way back when I told my boss that not only did I not want to be a manager for her company but I was also leaving to the UA? My coworker - a manager at my office - did nearly the same thing today. She announced that she would be going to work at a different hospital beginning December 1st, and telling everyone weighed on her heavily. She's a motherly-type person and definitely not the strongest-willed. However, when someone came to her with a job offer that gave her everything and more than our department could, she had to take it. She had been at Medical Imaging for 10 years.

She had told me about the offer two weeks ago and I was under the strictest confidence not to repeat anything. She didn't even know if she would take it. However, now that she's made it official, I couldn't be more proud of her. She had to have some hard conversations with people she's worked with for years. Tears were shed by a few individuals, but almost everyone wished her luck and said this was for the best.

This is where Amy comes in. When she first told me she had been offered a job, she added, "And you could be here," motioning to her office. The last time one of our employees left and people tried to push a coordinator job on me, I pushed back and refused on all fronts. Not this time, though. The thought of taking on the residency excited me. I wanted the challenge and the paycheck (no sense beating around the bush). After my coworker told her boss (one of the doctors) that she was leaving, she recommended that I take her place. The doctor asked, "Amy could work...how do we do it, though? Do we just give it to her?" My coworker said I could earn more if they posted the position, had me apply, and then accepted...rather than simply promote me. So here I am at home working on my resume. I am not counting on getting this job, but I'm definitely giving it a shot. I'm banking on going through everything (application, interview, waiting...) and encountering some tough questions. They may go with someone who has been a program manager before and tack on the assistant part to my work load (and pay me a few pennies more next year). Either way, though, I'm excited to try even if it doesn't work out.

Still, it would be great if two of us came out winners from this situation.