On Target

I called Target back to accept their offer yesterday. (!!!!!!!!! I have a job as a pharmacist!!!!) I wanted to take 48 hours to think it over, because I was just so excited after they called me Wednesday that I wanted to be sure that my decision was practical, and not just based on emotion. But even after discussing it with my parents, Mike and Mike's parents, my preceptor on AmCare, and the two other students I'm on AmCare with, I felt just as good about it on Friday. My preceptor helped me compile a list of quesitons to ask first, but even after getting the answers I still felt great about it.

I'll be given a "home store" as close to Ionia (where Mike is) as possible, and for the first few months to a year I'll be floating around that home store to nearby locations which need me, until I'm assigned a permanent location. I'd be compensated for gas and wear-and-tear on my car, so I don't really mind the traveling aspect. I already commute an hour to get to school everyday, so I'm sort of used to it. Besides, Target is the only community pharmacy which DOESN'T have a drive-thru AND closes for lunch so that the pharmacist can actually have a chance to eat (which is every community pharmacist's wet dream). The offer was sweet and the benefits package was darn good enough, so I couldn't think of a single reason to say no.

I feel so happy (and fortunate) to have this job already. Once Christmas gets here, I'll be so busy with wedding plans, preparing for graduating/taking the board exams, and getting ready to present my Clinical Seminar that it will be so nice to already have a job lined up. I am just so excited.

Mike seems thrilled, and as usual has been the image of spousal support. He took me out for a nice dinner last night to celebrate! I can't believe how close we are to the end of my time in graduate school, and how wonderful it feels to finally reap the rewards of our hard work. This is as much his victory as mine. :)