Job Offer

I received a job offer yesterday and turned it down.  It is hard to turn down a job offer even when it is not right.

In May my husband was interviewing with the federal government for a position that would have taken us to California, Miami, or New York, when he learned of massive hiring by the IRS.  The IRS does not hire often, especially in this quantity of jobs and so he encouraged me to apply.  As a federal government job, we figured it would be easier for me to transfer when his job moved us around.  So I applied for positions in California, Miami, and New York.

A few weeks ago, I received notice that I was qualified for the Revenue Officer position and that my application had been referred to the Miami office.  Then out of the blue yesterday, I received a phone call and several e-mails with a conditional job offer in El Monte, CA.  I had not interviewed in person or by phone.  While I felt I had strong skills and could be successful in the job, I do not have an accounting degree, as I imagine they would prefer.  So a job offer with no interview or followup came as a bit of a surprise.

As my husband's job will not be taking us out of the area, contrary to what we had originally thought, and I was not sure the position was right for me, the only thing I could do was decline.

Not everything you read online is true

It may be obvious to most of us, but not everything you read online is true.  We have recently come across a situation where many half truths and lies are being published that put us in a bad light yet due to confidentiality and ethical rules, we can't even defend ourselves.  Politics have come into play in something that isn't political at all.