02:37 16 December 1997
It's another one of those nights... dead. I can't believe my luck, this is six in a row. Maybe all of the bitching I did last rotation did have an effect someway or another...
I got the revised proposed job description for the Radiology Information Systems Manager tonight. The only things the VP changed on it was to say that a bachelor's degree was preferred and that it would be a salaried position and that a radiology background was preferred, not required. All of which, except for the salaried part, are OK with me.
I have had the problem before with this guy (the VP) changing positions from salaried to non-salaried and back, depending on the hours required for the job. He has flip-flopped me twice, and I was flipped twice before his reign. After the first two times, I learned how to take advantage of either situation, making my immediate bosses unhappy.
Salaried is nice, in the fact that you don't have to account for your time on a daily basis; however, it is easy for people to take advantage of you. For instance, if I were to get that job, and the night tech who replaced me called in sick... I might be expected to work that shift for free, or for future comp time (which seldom happens... the comp time, I mean). On the other hand, if I were not salaried, it wouldn't be an advantage to the hospital to have me work, but it would be an advantage to me.
It would also be an advantage to me to be able to pick up extra hours (and cash) on an occasional basis, doing something that I love to do.
At any rate, that is something that would be negotiable.
I am definitely not getting my hopes up over this position. Once again, I think that I am perfect for the job, but I have trouble convincing people of simple facts like that. My "political" bones need honing...
Today was rather strange, sleep-wise. I got to sleep before 10:00, but I had a lot of trouble rolling out at 17:30... Karen came in and got me up at 18:15, thinking that I just wasn't going to get up. Without her coming in, I probably would have continued hitting the snooze bar... I slept long enough, but I don't believe that the quality of my sleep was worth a damn, I remember having lots of dreams.
A long, dull, boring night... I loved it! But it still made me tired, so I'm going to bed.