March 31, 2014
12:35 a.m.

I'm sitting here laughing at myself in frustration, because I was writing this earlier and doing a couple of job searches at the same time. Instead of closing only my search page, I closed everything, and now all my brilliant writing is gone!

You'd think I never used a computer before. Ha ha! Now I have to start over. Ah, man!

Actually, nothing I've been thinking lately is particularly brilliant. As a matter of fact, I have spent much of the last week feeling sorry for myself.

First of all--and most importantly, regarding my state of being--I did not get the job I wanted. I spent the last week debating whether I wanted to call and ask why. So far, I haven't called. Call me a chicken, but I can't decide if I really want to know, or if I want to simply reassure myself that they went with a more experienced candidate. I'd certainly feel better about that than being told that I was terrible in my interview.

On the other hand, if I was terrible in my interview, shouldn't I know about that so I can make some changes before I interview again? I've really not had a lot of interviewing experience. Just because the first interview I went on was a good one doesn't mean that this last one was, too.

Here's the thing: the first interview I went on, I received a phone call about. I was told that my interview was quite good, but I wasn't being offered the job because they felt that my commute was too far and that it would be unfair to me since it was a temporary position. This last interview I received an e-mail--obviously a form letter--thanking me for my interest and informing me that they would not be moving forward with my application at this time.

So--First interview, positive review. I was told that the interviewer usually offered some constructive criticism regarding interview tactics, but she had nothing to say to me, as she felt I had done really well. Second interview--no feedback whatsoever.

What am I to do with this experience, then? Tell myself what I want to hear, or call and ask for some feedback?

What would you do? (If there's actually anyone reading this, I would appreciate your opinions.)

In the meantime, I've been keeping my eyes open for other opportunities and finding nothing at all so far. It's very frustrating knowing that I have gone to school twice and still have not managed to change fields.
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For the past several years the Medical Coding community has been preparing for the switch from ICD-9 to ICD-10 coding standards. The United States is very behind the times in implementing the change. The change was finally scheduled to take place this fall. However, earlier this week measures were taking in Congress to once more delay the change.

I know a lot of people who are pretty upset about this. Sometimes I wish we could fire all the Politicians and start from scratch. I doubt they even know that this matter is part of the bill they just signed. Good grief.
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I started out with more to talk about, but you know what? I'm sleepy! So I'm going to sign off and hopefully get some sleep!

Wish me luck. Good night!