Carrie's Career

The position Carrie wanted is going to be advertised.

It's not the end of hope, but it's not the quick and easy transition we hoped for.

My wife plans on applying, but the process is going to take time. She wanted to start as soon as possible, so that she could be at home during the day and see Shane more.

Currently, Carrie works four 10-hour days. By the time she gets home, Carrie is tired and hungry, it's Shane's bed time, and she doesn't get enough Shane time in to her liking. The next morning, Shane rides away to daycare early with me and the process repeats.

The new position would allow Carrie to be at home with Shane during the day. I could take over night duties three nights a week (technically a cut-back for me!), and we could stop shelling out for daycare.

The next step is to apply. I told Carrie that I didn't think advertising the position was an indication from her managers that she wasn't qualified. She's only worked in her current position for four months. Her organization may not feel like it owes her a guaranteed slot yet. Or perhaps someone else in the organization wanted to slide into a position before and they already set the precedent of advertising the position regardless.

Organizations tend to like their processes.

I don't think anything is going to happen very quickly. It's taken a month for them to tell Carrie, "We're going to advertise."

I do know that my wife brought cupcakes for the woman who's leaving today! One of the head honchos said they were the best cupcakes he'd ever had in his life.

Carrie needs to write "Cupcake Genius" on her resume.