never have felt that about a job before, never felt real professional ambition after i gave up on game design and music. don't know that i've really had this much autonomy in the professional world nor this consistently good of feedback when i exercise it. it feels like the more freedom they give me, the more people like what i do with it.
in the interview, my boss told me that the position was paying what he considered several $/hr below market rate and that he was pushing them to increase his budget for staff pay. bossman's been training me up on all kinds of stuff that isn't technically part of my job and it feels like he's really trying to make it easy to argue i should have that raise. i'm glad to be doing my part to make paying me more a no-brainer :3
i'll keep independently deciding what's a good idea to try and how to go about it, people will be pleased with the changes, and all our jobs will get easier--and the healthcare that we provide will get better, more accurate, and cheaper for the patients (i'm working on a way to reduce how much waste there is in surgical supply use and take some burden off the nurses [and my team] at the same time :3!)
didn't expect to enjoy this as much as i am. really feels like the start of a good career. it feels damn good to know that i'm playing a critical role in a clinical setting and playing it well.