And another one falls

Yet another office coworker has resigned. I have been here just a year and am the second senior person here, and only by a matter of months. Just after I started, I had heard that the turnover was incredible because the Director was such a nightmare to work with. I was told I was the 15th person on the four-person staff in four and half years. (But hey, I was just out of school and wanted my foot in the door.)

Since I started in this position in December of 2004, we have had three people come and go. Sadly, none of them have been the Director.

I keep vacillating on whether to leave or not. I apply to other positions from time to time, but I've got a pretty sweet deal here. Sure, it is not all that intellectually challenging, and the pay is only okay, and in the past the Director has been beyond atrocious. But by indications it appears she got slapped at her last review and is taking mandatory training-- which surprisingly seems very effective. So far so good.

And I like the actual work I do even if at times it seems less like an intellectual endeavor and more like busywork. The faculty with whom I work are wonderful, and I enjoy my coworkers too (well now just the one left actually). To top it all off, I have a nice office with a door, windows that open, a view of the park (and on clear days the ocean); I walk to work and home for lunch, and my hours are pretty flexible.

So all in all, not that bad a gig. I used to hate it here, but now I am kinda content. I find I am only applying to jobs I really want and are on my career track, rather than just "well, it's got to be better than this." So while I may be here for a while, feel free to send cool archiving, librarian, editorial, or A/V job opportunities my way!