Strange Interview in Public

I just got a call from a principal that I interviewed for about a month ago. At first, I thought she was calling to offer me the job. That maybe their first choice had accepted, then changed their mind and took a position elsewhere. This was a science position, at the low paying district. She calls me today, and it turns out she had no idea that she had interviewed me a month ago. She tells me she has a science position open, and that she would like me to come in to interview. I said, I actually interviewed with you a month ago. She laughed and said, that she had done a lot of interviews this summer and would still like me to come in. So, I have the interview Monday at 10.

I have a few reservations abut this job. One, it is a very small school, which isn’t bad, but if I’m remembering correctly there are only two science teachers for three grades. Which means, if she hired someone new for the position I interviewed for, then this new position opened that would mean that both science teachers will be new this year. Or, maybe the first choice that she hired accepted, then backed out and took a higher paying position, and now she is interviewing again for the same position.

UPDATE: I just looked at their website and the only science job posted is the same one I already interviewed for. I’m thinking that someone must have accepted the position, then got offered something better. Makes me wonder why she is interviewing again instead of just moving on and offering the position to her second choice. Unless she thought the position was filled and didn’t keep the info on the other people.

Second, it comes back to the money. This school pays about 8k less than what I was making last year. That is a lot. the But, Hubby is working now and doing well, so we aren’t just depending on my income like we were last year. Which brings me to my third point.

Third, and I guess this makes me sound lazy, but if I don’t get a position, I can keep getting unemployment until Winter Break. I’m getting as much as I would make if I were subbing. Hubby is doing well, like really well in his job. Remember when he first started I was really worried, well, he has gotten two promotions in the two months that he has been there. He has really adjusted to working again and is all in, and is kicking ass. They are having a build contest, and out of the 500 or however many claims specialists the company has nation wide, he is tied for 14th place for builds this summer. We can make it on his income ( once his commissions from all the jobs come in, we should be more than making it) , and he has said many times that he doesn’t even want me to work. He wants me to be free to help him. I do all of his paperwork and everything on the computer program that they use at his job. When my son isn’t here I ride a long with him. When he is here, like now, Hubby calls with the information and I enter it all in and look up information he needs. I’m worried that if I’m not available to him like I am now that he will struggle. But, maybe he will just have to learn the program. I’m doing everything for him now, so he hasn’t had to.

For example, just now he called wanting a clients address. This is something that he can look up from his phone, but he prefers to call me since he hates the app they use and well, he just depends on me, and I don’t mind doing it for him.

There are reasons to take this position though. (Look at me talking like they already offered it to me. All these thoughts could be for nothing, lol, and I guess deep down, I want a job because I’m still looking and applying for positions everyday.)

One, I’m getting fat staying home. I was supposed to lose weight this summer and I’ve gained five pounds sitting at home.

Two, I really enjoy teaching. Even though last year sucked in so many ways. The principal sucked. I was with all new 5th grade teachers. The other two teachers were let go mid-year and I finished the year with two long term subs on my team. The school was really rough, it was K-6 and we had fights break out somewhere several times a week. Crazy parents physically threatening teachers, all kinds of stuff going on. No science or social studies curriculum and I taught a 45 minute enrichment program four days a week that I was required to come up with materials on my own. It was really sink or swim. But, I feel that if I could get through that, that now I know I can get through anything.

It’s funny because when I was married to my ex, I would have jumped for joy if he said he didn’t want me to work, but now I want to work. This is a totally different kind of relationship, one which I am actually loved, respected and valued.

Which brings me to my third point. Even though this position pays less, the money I do bring in will be extra. Extra that I can contribute so that we can travel, so that we can build a savings (we are older and I have a little, but not much in my teacher retirement, but Hubby has nothing, he owned his own business for 20 years that went under and his ex-wife overspent so much that after his divorce he ended up losing their house). So that maybe for the first time in my life I can actually own a brand new car. So that if things go well, we can be homeowners again. Hubby remolded(he did the work himself) his whole house and we are always talking about what we will do when we buy our own house. Hubby thinks that he can handle everything himself, but I feel like me bringing in an income too, even though it’s going to be a lot less than his will help things along.

Damn, now I talked myself into really hoping that they offer me this position.

Both of us working is going to cause an issue with getting my youngest to school, but luckily we are now on better terms with my ex. Due to an issue with one of his dogs, my current Hubby and I were actually over at his house sitting in the living room making a plan for the dog. (Which is a far cry from almost two years ago when my ex was chasing Hubby’s car down the street with a knife and threw it at the car, yeah that really happened) Long story short, Hubby was thinking about getting rid of my son’s dog, we can’t take him because we rent and already have two dogs. So we sat down and talked like actual adults and decided that if he goes out of town we will watch his dog and if we go out of town he will watch our dogs, because, after all, they are all my son’s dogs.

He is already signed up for the before school program. Hubby takes him on the days he spends the nights there, so now he will have to go with us too. Lots of days though, unless Hubby as an early meeting he will still be able to take him to school. But now that ex doesn’t want to kill Hubby, they may be able to work together and figure out how to pick him up. They both have flexible hours. Or if worse comes to worse we can sign him up for the after school care. I’m pretty sure you have to pay the full amount even if you only use it one day a week. You pay for the spot, not for if you use it.

If you made it this far, wish my luck. All this rambling and I haven’t even been offered the position.

Last updated August 04, 2017