4-16-10 Friday (Dangling Doggy)

Another off schedule type day occurred.  I was up and out of the house before Jim today.  I had an interview for a position with the DMV through the State of NC.  I was surprised it was a panel interview.  4 people took turns asking me questions off a list and then they’d all write notes.  The questions were like “Your supervisor gave you an assignment with a deadline.  While your supervisor is at lunch, their supervisor asks you to attend a meeting which will leave no time for the assignment.  What do you do?”  At the end I was taken to a room by myself and given 15 minutes to correct a “memo”.  Once completed I handed it back which ended the interview.  The panel wasn’t sure about the next steps in the process as it’s handled by HR in Raleigh. 

The position is for “Processing Assistant”.   Compiling reports, administrative, secretarial, customer service, etc.  I’d be an assistant to the Emission Inspectors.  This seemed up my alley, especially with my automotive background.  Prior to leaving, one of the interviewing panelists said that if I didn’t get this job I might want to look into becoming an Emission Inspector when the opportunity arises.  I’m not really sure how to take that.  Possible translations:

• “You don’t have the job so watch for other stuff.”
• “We don’t  know what happens from here but if by chance you’re not selected, watch for another position that you may find rewarding.”  
• “I’m feeling slightly constipated right now.”
• “You’re over-qualified for this position.”

I returned home, changed into non-interview wear, created my week’s menu, put together a shopping list and went to Walmart.  On my drive home, I was behind a woman with a Min Pin that was doing the dog-car thing and sticking it’s head out of the window.  Suddenly the dog fell or jumped out the window and was dangling by a leash.  The leash, be it too long or too short had it’s advantages and disadvantages.  At it’s current length the little guy was “running” on it’s hind legs.  Any longer it would have been on all fours and if it had been shorter the dog would have been “hanging”.  If the leash hadn’t existed at all, the little guy may have gotten run over.  The woman didn’t stop quick enough for my taste so I leaned in on the horn, she pulled over.  I pulled over into a ditch and ran toward the dog but then remembered that if a dog is in pain it will bite.  I stood on the car’s side while the woman got out of the car and ran around to see her dog dangling.  She picked him up, the dog snarled for a split second and she hugged and kissed it and did all sorts of apologizing to the dog.  I asked why she waited so long to pull over.  She thought it had jumped out, and forgot about the leash.  She said the dog had never done that before so we don’t know if it was a big bump or what.  The dog was fine as far as we could tell.  Unreal.

Jim and I met up with his High School friend’s parents while in Vegas.  Surprisingly, we had a great time!  Click here to find out how pole dancing fits in.

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