It’s a very odd time, just now. The impassioned pleas of my current employer convinced me to ask my employer-to-be for more time than the requisite two weeks. Using the fact that I am moving the weekend before, I squeezed out two more days. So here I am for two and a half weeks!

I’m sure it is a very common workplace situation, but it’s passing strange for me. You see, I have temped, which is pretty much Brrrrring! Can you be in Tigard in an hour to fill in at Such-and-So?, and my first permanent full-time position was here - where I was temping. The transition period was pretty much “Now your paycheck comes monthly from us instead of weekly from the temp agency.” So this “notice” period is rather bewildering. I’m excited to work at OHSU! Whenever I see OHSU (often, since I currently work on Macadam), its shuttles, publications, et cetera, I think, “Wow! I work there now! Umm, or will.” I have this oddly disjoint loyalty feeling. Especially during the “asking for more time” portion of events - I want to start my new job as soon as may be, OHSU wants me to start as soon as may be, but my current supervisor wants more time, and I still have feelings of loyalty and a sort of guilt towards her.