Reintegrating...

Today I had an appointment at the reintegration bureau for Leiderdorp. Kerstin, my reintegration casemanager at Social Services 'finally' set the date for it, although I am still waiting for the answer on my appliance at ProRail ( I applied there for a job as travel informer, sounds good: different shifts, nice pay...).

So I had to be at WerkCenter at Voorschoten at 10 am. Voorschoten is a little town at about 9 kilometers from Leiderdorp. I was sure I could do it in half an hour on my scooter with the directions I got from the internet but to be on the safe side I left at 09:15. Well, the directions totally sucked! Took me 50 minutes to get there, was lost and stuff...*sigh*. Luckily the lady I was going to see was otherwise engaged when I arrived so she didn't notice me being late ;)

We had a nice talk. For starters: they don't make garden fences there, as I was told :p Seems they do packaging and shipping and work for DHL. Not really the kind of jobs I want on my CV of course ;) She asked me about my motivation, my life as it is now (seems it takes 3 years to get over a divorce, yeah, like I have that kind of time!), and how I see things for the future.

Told her I prefer a job in the medical administrative profession, but that I'd also do other jobs working for or with other people, things like for example receptionist. Also told her I don't have a 9-to-5 mentality, that I can work at odd hours.

She told me she doesn't really see a future for me directly at WerkCenter but that she will put a job hunter on my case. I have an appointment with him next Monday at 14:30. After that they will decide whether to offer me the ' A-contract' (3 months, mostly mediation) or the ' B-contract' (12 months, work at WerkCenter and get a real job out of there). Personally I'd go for the ' A-contract' but we'll see what the job hunter decides.

Of course I am really still hoping that ProRail will at least ask me to come for an interview so I can bedazzle them with my wonderful communicative skills and my 5 languages ;)

I was so nervous last night that I didn't sleep a wink...Well, I slept for an hour and a half almost. So after I got home (wonderful trip, just took me half an hour :p) I went grocery shopping, had coffee with my darling and crashed...Slept for 3 hours, made something to eat, writing this blog and I feel a crash coming on pretty soon  really :') Good to find out I had nothing to be nervous about!

Ok, as I said I feel a crash coming on so I think I'll lie a bit on the couch with my book... Have a nice day!