As the title implies, I am once again employed!
Not just any old job this time, and actual career job in my field, with actual chances for advancement within the company!

I’m going to be working for a new branch of a small lab media company. It’s still quite small, but growing.

They make growth media, mainly for IVF. That’s in vitro fertilization, if you are unsure. The irony is not lost on me.

But I get to work in a brand new, well-equipped lab, in the city I want to live in! *squee*

It’s technically an entry level position, since I am still just a fresh graduate, but it starts at [something very nice].
To that I say: Awesome!
However, they want to train me up the way they like, and want me to head the lab once I’m trained and have some experience under my belt. Woo hoo!

I went through 2 interviews (including spending time on a Saturday watching and learning what the actual process entailed) and was potentially going to have to site through a third. They got burned pretty bad by the last person they hired – she didn’t want to do some parts of her job, like cleaning the lab (It’s a clean room, it’s not like we can hire Molly Maid to come clean it for us!) or proper filing. On top of that, she quit via phone call, while the boss was overseas at a conference, stating that the job clashed with her morality (why the hell would you apply to a job that makes media for IVF, if you believe IVF is playing God and therefore wrong?).

So they wanted to be darn sure I didn’t suck, and would actually do my job.

They also kept stressing that they were looking for someone to stay with the company for years. Me, me! I want some o’ that modern day equivalent to job security, please!

*squeeing happy dance*

The recap:
-Job in my field
-Full time, permanent (not contract work)
-Pays well (has benefits, but I don’t know the details yet)
-Is in the city where I want to live
-Is near places where Josh can find a job
-Potential for growth and promotion

Sounds good to me! ^_^

So watch out, Guelph! Here we come (again)!
(Speaking of which, we’ll be in Guelph probably Friday and Saturday looking for a place to live. If you know of housing listings somewhere besides UoG and the newspaper, please let us know!)