Stop Whining And Be Grateful!

"Man, I gotta work tonight! Wish I could just stay home and get paid *sigh*". This is the normal conversation I have with myself every time I have to work. I already had this conversation with myself today.lol. But as i'm driving to work i'm reminded about how i got my job and I'm humbled again. I graduated Dec 2011 with a BSN. I remember applying to so many hospitals, and not really getting any favorable responses. A lot of people were putting fear in me, telling me how most hospitals were only hiring experienced nurses(and they were right). But somehow, I was still confident in God. See, everything God gives to me always comes in a way that it is clear that it was his handiwork, not mine. So somehow, I was expecting to sweat a little and have to rely on God. In Dec 2011, I just googled various hospitals in Georgia and there was this hospital in need of new graduates to be enrolled in this program called the Versant Nurse Residency (exactly what I had actually been praying for). In this program, You're trained for 4 months, assigned a preceptor and mentor, have classroom times, debriefing sessions( These I loved! They were pretty much like therapy sessions, where you got to vent about your struggles on the job. For example, if you had a patient that died and you couldn't get over it, you got to pour out your heart in front of your peers and the group leaders), and still got paid these 4 months. I mean, there was no doubt that this was the job I wanted, but the application process was the most tedious i had ever gone through. Their application was only open for 3 days( and I happened to stumble across their application via google on day 3). Then at the end of this long application, i was prompted to take a quiz on algebra, geometry and stuff. Imagine my shock when i realized that for all this trouble, they were actually only intending to hire 10 out of over a hundred applicants! Ah! no hope! lol. But thankfully i got a response from them and there was more work to be done on my part. I was asked to submit a questionnaire and also write an essay on why I would be the best candidate for the program. I was to turn in both in a week. At this point I'm thinking come on! essay? To be considered for a job!?! Where they do that at!?! lol. Anyway, i turned them in on the due date, and i must have done well because a month later, I got an interview with the director of their human resources. Immediately after the interview, i was told that i made it to the next stage---another interview with two of the department directors at the facility. All this happened in the span of 3 months (such torture), but at the end of the day, i got the job. The best part of this whole process was actually during the final interview. On that day, i handed my letter of recommendation to both directors, only to find out that they had both worked closely with my college professor who was recommending me for the job, in the past. Hmm, How God works! Thank God i made it through. Thank God i didn't have it easy, so that i could totally depend on God. I have to remind myself of this journey every time i'm tempted to whine. In fact, I just slapped myself on the wrist for being such a brat. I begged God for this job, he gave it to me and then I start complaining? No more whining! Thankful mode activated again :)

Ak

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