The process thus far...
So, this morning I went in and met with a detective after having filled out a 16 pages questionnaire asking about my entire past and present. It had some hard questions. Like, What are the best and worst things that happened to you in high school? What type of gambling do you enjoy? What is the most serious thing you were caught and not caught doing as a juvenile and as an adult? Now, if anyone would like to share their answers to any of these, please leave a comment for all of us to enjoy.
The worst part of this questionnaire was I had to list Elisabeth's father. We'll get into that more soon.
So, I went in and the detective said that we were going to go over a few of my answers for some clarification on a few. Not a huge deal. Then I would have to sign release forms for them to check with creditors and social security and stuff. Plus they took a picture and two sets of my fingerprints. They made sure no one was in the jail to watch :) It was kinda fun, but not something I want to have done on a regular basis.
Anyways...I sat down in his office and the first thing he said after the greeting, introduction, and stuff was..."I gotta ask JH (Elisabeth's father, I won't name his name), is this him?" and he handed me like a 40 page print out with his picture on it that was his criminal record-it was thick and heavy. I said "yes" and his reply was "He has a pretty colorful past." And I said, "Yeah I know, but it was all after me, and we haven't even spoken to each other in three years." Then he mentioned a recent domestic violence charge of JH's and asked if that involved me. Which of course it didn't. He really never even came close to even considering hitting me when we were together (I didn't tell that to the detective), I never gave him a reason to want to, but things change, people change. So, the detective was fine with the fact the JH was a part of my distant past and I don't think it will be held against me. They can see that his criminal record pretty much starts after my daughter's birth, and I made sure it was known that we did not associate after that.
It will take 10-14 days for all the background stuff to go through and in the mean time I have to send in high school and college transcripts. Then I should hear something from them. They aren't sure what shift it is going to be yet, but right now I think I can work out child care for any of them. And still be able to balance time with Elisabeth and myself. I don't think God will give me a job that I can't handle or that won't work out. The competition for this job is down to 3 at the most. Possibly 2, he said that one person dropped out because of the shift possibility, but I don't know if that was from the original 10 who were interviewed or the 3 that had second interviews. I would assume the three because after that interview is when it went to this detective for background checks.
I also get to pee in a cup and take a lie detector test if they offer the job. Fun stuff. I love peeing in something other than a toilet! Anyways...
Luckily these are some of the best people I have ever dealt with. Nice, polite, helpful. It is a wonderful group of people that I have met so far at Wadsworth City Hall. The area is beautiful....I'm already looking into apartments just in case. We'll see. It might be a couple weeks before I can update on this more just because it will take time for the background check. Gotta love government work! This process is actually going quicker than most government jobs, but it has already been a month since I first applied for the job.
Hope that's a good enough update for you Aunt D! It's all I got right now.
The worst part of this questionnaire was I had to list Elisabeth's father. We'll get into that more soon.
So, I went in and the detective said that we were going to go over a few of my answers for some clarification on a few. Not a huge deal. Then I would have to sign release forms for them to check with creditors and social security and stuff. Plus they took a picture and two sets of my fingerprints. They made sure no one was in the jail to watch :) It was kinda fun, but not something I want to have done on a regular basis.
Anyways...I sat down in his office and the first thing he said after the greeting, introduction, and stuff was..."I gotta ask JH (Elisabeth's father, I won't name his name), is this him?" and he handed me like a 40 page print out with his picture on it that was his criminal record-it was thick and heavy. I said "yes" and his reply was "He has a pretty colorful past." And I said, "Yeah I know, but it was all after me, and we haven't even spoken to each other in three years." Then he mentioned a recent domestic violence charge of JH's and asked if that involved me. Which of course it didn't. He really never even came close to even considering hitting me when we were together (I didn't tell that to the detective), I never gave him a reason to want to, but things change, people change. So, the detective was fine with the fact the JH was a part of my distant past and I don't think it will be held against me. They can see that his criminal record pretty much starts after my daughter's birth, and I made sure it was known that we did not associate after that.
It will take 10-14 days for all the background stuff to go through and in the mean time I have to send in high school and college transcripts. Then I should hear something from them. They aren't sure what shift it is going to be yet, but right now I think I can work out child care for any of them. And still be able to balance time with Elisabeth and myself. I don't think God will give me a job that I can't handle or that won't work out. The competition for this job is down to 3 at the most. Possibly 2, he said that one person dropped out because of the shift possibility, but I don't know if that was from the original 10 who were interviewed or the 3 that had second interviews. I would assume the three because after that interview is when it went to this detective for background checks.
I also get to pee in a cup and take a lie detector test if they offer the job. Fun stuff. I love peeing in something other than a toilet! Anyways...
Luckily these are some of the best people I have ever dealt with. Nice, polite, helpful. It is a wonderful group of people that I have met so far at Wadsworth City Hall. The area is beautiful....I'm already looking into apartments just in case. We'll see. It might be a couple weeks before I can update on this more just because it will take time for the background check. Gotta love government work! This process is actually going quicker than most government jobs, but it has already been a month since I first applied for the job.
Hope that's a good enough update for you Aunt D! It's all I got right now.
posted by ~Jacki @ 6:21 PM
1 Comments:
At 9:20 PM,
Anonymous said…
Thanks Jackie, for the update. Sure hope you get the job. I have a "Q" Clearence with Martin Marietta, that's in Oak Ridge, TN. I know what you are going through, I even had to give info. about all my siblings...which was eight! Can you imagine that?? Then, get this, I got married and moved to IL and didn't take the job! However, it was a very BIG confidence booster for me, and that was something I really needed.
I'll be waiting for the update...patiently!
Aunt D.
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