Obsessing over finding a new job

[EtainSkirata]

Hey all,
So, I'm looking for another job. I'm a receptionist at a specialty clinic, and it just doesn't pay enough to live on my own in the city I work in. I've been applying for government jobs out of state, and today one of my applications got referred to the next level to work in a military hospital (This means they might call me to schedule an interview... or they might not).
I was really excited about this. Basically, it would be what I'm doing now: I'd be the "lady at the front desk," more or less. Plus there's reimbursement for relocation, and the state itself seems cheaper to live in.
But (there's always a "but," isn't there??).
I thought, "the current place I work at is Catholic. They don't do abortions as a rule. But what about this military clinic??"
And so I googled it: the military won't do abortions unless the pregnancy is due to something bad (the I and R words).

So that's where I'm stuck. Obviously I'm not the doctor, I wouldn't be doing abortions. But what if I'm asked to schedule the patient to come back for the procedure? Or take the call where the patient calls and asks for a slot so she can get the procedure?

And we're not talking about an abortion clinic here. We're talking the equivalent to the local hospital, or even the local clinic where you take your kids for their runny nose and yearly checkups.

So... yeah.

 

[Tolworth John]

They don't do abortions as a rule. But what about this military clinic??"

That means they will do abortions for certain reasons. May I suggest you check that out.
Also should you get an interview you could ask about how many abortions they do a month/year, or see if there web site has information on abortions.

 

[Mari17]

Hey all,
So, I'm looking for another job. I'm a receptionist at a specialty clinic, and it just doesn't pay enough to live on my own in the city I work in. I've been applying for government jobs out of state, and today one of my applications got referred to the next level to work in a military hospital (This means they might call me to schedule an interview... or they might not).
I was really excited about this. Basically, it would be what I'm doing now: I'd be the "lady at the front desk," more or less. Plus there's reimbursement for relocation, and the state itself seems cheaper to live in.
But (there's always a "but," isn't there??).
I thought, "the current place I work at is Catholic. They don't do abortions as a rule. But what about this military clinic??"
And so I googled it: the military won't do abortions unless the pregnancy is due to something bad (the I and R words).

So that's where I'm stuck. Obviously I'm not the doctor, I wouldn't be doing abortions. But what if I'm asked to schedule the patient to come back for the procedure? Or take the call where the patient calls and asks for a slot so she can get the procedure?

And we're not talking about an abortion clinic here. We're talking the equivalent to the local hospital, or even the local clinic where you take your kids for their runny nose and yearly checkups.

So... yeah.

Hm. Sounds rather suspiciously obsessive. Of course, you can and should choose not to things against your REAL convictions, for your conscience's sake. But that refers to your real conscience, not OCD.

Have you made any headway in deciding what to do?