What an interesting day. I had another interview at the other ambulance company this afternoon. They offered me a position, but said I’d have to drive a cabulance for a month or so while they set up the new 24 hour shifts. Well, I don’t have any issue with cabulance driving. Think about it, no obnoxious partner to deal with, no real BS, I can listen to whatever radio station I want. Nice. I said, “Sure, I’ll drive a wheelchair van for a month, as long as I can have a written agreement that states I move to a 24 in June. When do you need me to start?” She asked me to start ASAP but I told her I wanted to work out a couple of weeks with IFT, as I’m not the kind of guy to leave an employer in the lurch.
She agreed, and when I came home from the interview I wrote my letter of resignation to IFT, telling them that I would work through the end of the scheduled set on the 16th. No more than 60 seconds after I sent the email, my phone rang. It was the big boss calling to ask me to stay on til the 30th. He said that if I did, I’d get a 4 week severance and if I wanted, I could transition over to “The Borg”, who will be buying the company. Hmmm. Not a bad thing. They’re getting a mandated pay raise in June. Close to $16 per hour for BLS. Sweet.
Well, I guess I can put up with a few more weeks of IFT-itis for the severance. And if I decide to go work for the other guys, orientation is scheduled for the first week of May. And yes, they’re going to hold my spot. They think I’m a super nice guy for offering to “help IFT through this difficult transition”.
Oh, by the way, this whole “station closing thing” still a big hush hush secret and the supe isn’t telling any of the other crew members what’s going on. I know it has to be that way, but it just feels wrong.
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