...Tiste, Update...

Tiste talked to the counselors today. The results of his testing were (among other things) physician, lawyer or vet. While those are interesting, database management also came up. We've been talking a lot about medical coding and billing. Tiste has decided to continue with that path and get a job in the field as soon as possible then go back to school for database management while working for an insurance company.

He goes to enroll tomorrow and will hopefully complete the program by March. The school falls only on Saturdays. Therefore, he's decided to apply for unemployment and then attempt to get a job (32 hours a week would allow him so study time). While he could go back to KMart full-time at a new store (where his old store manager is now) he's decided to look for something different. In the meantime, he'll have 26 weeks to get a job and school will still get paid for by the government.

He'll complete the program in March of 2010 and then will start looking at jobs actually in the medical and coding field. I think it would be interesting if he could get a job as a receptionist for a doctor's office -- a step in the right direction if you will.

Anyway, it's been a long day. A co-worker left unexpectedly today and I'm not sure if he's coming back. I've been trying to wrap my brain around that all evening. I called the boss (since he wasn't there when it happened) to just give him a heads up. I did not speak for the co-worker, nor did I make excuses for his actions. Just a nod to the big boss that the winds are blowing from the south. I debated for about an hour before making the call. Thankfully, my friend Ted helped me through decision. I just didn't want to come off like a tattler. Regardless, I think I handled it well but I'm not sure I'm looking forward to work in the morning.

Thanks all who took my phone calls to talk it out!!

Meanwhile, I'm looking forward to the idea/prospect of getting a certificate in project management. I've looked into it more and it's intensive classes (only on Saturdays) and will run me about $3-6k depending on a few factors.

We shall see.

We shall see.