Its been almost a month since I updated last so I figured it was about time again. First off I hope that everyone had a great Thanksgiving. I spent a couple hours with my family before I had to go to work. Thankfully it was a very quiet even though it was a late night.
Things have been rather hectic and crazy at work lately. There have definitely been a lot of ups and downs with the people I work with. Mainly just two of them. But even with it being just two of them, that still puts a huge strain on the rest of us. We are working through it and coming together to form a "family" the best we can. In there we need to know without a shadow of a doubt that everyone has our back if something happens. The inmates can always sense when there is even the slightest rift in the relationship of us officers.. They can tel if one hates the other or vice versa and they feed off of that.
Other than the aggravations with the people I work with, its been not too bad to go to work. so many people I work with cant figure out why I love my job so much. Do I feel like I'm making a difference? No. Not even a little. But every morning when I get off work I feel like I earned my paycheck. Does this job challenge me? No way. But I have learned so much more than I ever thought I would by taking this job. This leads me into an update about the job apps.
I still haven't heard anything from Richmond yet. I'm assuming they are still doing the background investigation. I haven't heard anything to let me know any different. Since I have gotten no word from them, I did go ahead with the application to the Washington DC Metro police. They start out making an insane amount compared to all the surrounding areas plus it will get me close to the Federal level which is where I wanna end up anyway. I'm actually proud of myself for following through with all these jobs and applying instead of just telling myself I'm gonna do it and then stop short. I go to take the test for DC Police in December. Looks like another road trip is in store. That's ok though.
I've also decided that at the end of the year I'm gonna go ahead and put in for a transfer to a prison facility closer to home so I can try and actually save some money. With spending almost $600 a month in gas, its killing any chance of saving I might have. So I'm gonna start all that paperwork towards the middle of December as well. The administration at Nash has been awesome in this whole process. They have been behind me 100% and have offered to help in any way they can. I hope they are offering because they consider me a great employee to pass on to another facility. Who knows. i just know that I'm definitely gonna miss my Sergeants, Lieutenant and Captain when I leave Nash. They have taught me so many things.
