Hi Folks. It isn't official yet - but it looks as though I'll finally get to do a two week internship in NYC. It will be at a museum where I've wanted to work since I first visited about 10 years ago.
This afternoon I'll talk to the manager of their Research Services about the internship. In a sense it will be a working vacation, but it will be a chance to get my foot in the door and network. Who knows - maybe even find a job opportunity!
I've already talked to one friend up there and I can stay at her apartment for one week - she'll be out of town. Yippee!
More later
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Monday, January 7, 2008
A new year - a new start
Greetings to any would-be readers,
I don't know that anyone ever sees this blog other than myself, so I figure I can safely speak my mind here.
For the first time in my working life I truly dread coming to work. In the past I have been bored or frustrated by work or colleagues. This is different. I have felt ill; I have lost sleep, and I am not the only one. One colleague is recovering from breast cancer. She had surgery last May, chemo and radiation thoughout the summer and fall and continues to have doctor's appointments. And she is feeling harrassed and dreads coming to work as well.
Many of the bosses where I work talk about being an engaged employee. If we're truly not happy then we should look for a new job. So that is what I am doing.
I have updated my resume and I have started to make contacts with other librarians and friends who work for other federal agencies.
So what job do I want? I have really enjoyed being a reference librarian. I enjoy the search for information and being able to assist people. I want to stay based in DC, but would love the opportunity to travel - NYC, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, San Francisco, Seattle, LA and elsewhere.
Salary is important - I would like to continue making at least my current salary because I figure I'll lose some benefits when I leave here.
So - that's my hope for the new year. Think positively!
I don't know that anyone ever sees this blog other than myself, so I figure I can safely speak my mind here.
For the first time in my working life I truly dread coming to work. In the past I have been bored or frustrated by work or colleagues. This is different. I have felt ill; I have lost sleep, and I am not the only one. One colleague is recovering from breast cancer. She had surgery last May, chemo and radiation thoughout the summer and fall and continues to have doctor's appointments. And she is feeling harrassed and dreads coming to work as well.
Many of the bosses where I work talk about being an engaged employee. If we're truly not happy then we should look for a new job. So that is what I am doing.
I have updated my resume and I have started to make contacts with other librarians and friends who work for other federal agencies.
So what job do I want? I have really enjoyed being a reference librarian. I enjoy the search for information and being able to assist people. I want to stay based in DC, but would love the opportunity to travel - NYC, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, San Francisco, Seattle, LA and elsewhere.
Salary is important - I would like to continue making at least my current salary because I figure I'll lose some benefits when I leave here.
So - that's my hope for the new year. Think positively!
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