Job Transfer

I really hate to write about this since I don’t want to jinx the opportunity or get my hopes too high yet, but I will because I want to ask for prayer. I am applying for a position in a different department at my current place of employment, Medical Research Laboratories International (MRLI). I am currently a Client Support Specialist (recently promoted from a Client Support Associate) yet don’t feel like I’m living up to my potential in this position. I know I can excel at the job, possibly becoming a manager in the future, but I’m not using my educational or professional background to any great extent in this job. The pay is also not so great. None of this was a surprise when I took the job, but I expected to only be here for a short time before finding another IT position. However, I grew comfortable with the people and the environment and didn’t feel like “starting over” at a different company and new job. I’m virtually stress free as a Support Specialist and have a lot of fun with my co-workers, both inside and outside work.

It’s time I move on, though. Seven months in Support was longer than I, and even my supervisors, expected me to be there. I will be applying for a position of Assistant Data Manager, which is more up my alley in terms of my experience and professional goals. While I have a general idea of what the job entails, I hope to get a greater understanding in the days ahead. What I do know is that the pay will be more along the lines of what I was earning while at Car-Part.com, yet I won’t have to worry about late nights or weekends at work and the stress levels won’t be nearly as bad. I will be dealing more closely with the sponsors of clinical trials while doing some amount of programming, though not to the extent I was at Car-Part – thankfully.

Please be praying for me as I undergo this process. It’s always hard for me to know where God wants me and it will be hard to leave the department I’m currently in behind (both the people and environment), but I think this is a step in the right direction.

Thanks for the prayers!

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