Work related (long)

[browneyedhunni85]

About 4 years ago when I was looking for a job in the dental field I got 2 job offers at once. One is for the company I work for now and another office about 15 minutes from my house. At first I really wanted to get hired by other other office. After I did my first interview with the office manager she wanted me to come back another day to meet the dentist. He was a complete jackass. I got a really bad first impression. I declined the job offer and I'm so thankful that I did.

I'm sure we all often wonder "what if". I often wonder if I made the right decision taking the job I have now. I love my job but we always have those thoughts in the back of our mind.

Well today I had lunch with one of my good friends and former co-workers from where I work now. She was telling me that she did a week long working interview and that it was awful. I asked her what office she was at and she told me it was the same office that offered me that job 4 years ago. WOW! I couldn't believe it. She said it was terrible and today she turned in her key and told them it wasn't for her. She said that the first day the dentist didn't say one word to her and she was thrown into doing things that she had no training or experience with such as insurance claims. One of the other assistants told her today that they have a huge turnover rate and that they get tired of seeing assistant after assistant and none of them work out. So it's weird for them because they don't really want to become friends with a new girl just to have her leave.

I feel so grateful that I went with my gut feeling. I know some people think this might be silly post but I left a job I was at for 6 years and really the only thing I knew to work in a new field. It was very scary for me. I would have hated to leave a job to work somewhere that was miserable. It also makes me even more grateful for the job that I have now!

[erniebufflo]

Glad you got confirmation that you did the right thing! Sounds like trusting your gut with that guy was smart.