But all I wanted to do was go back to work!

Different jobs have different requirements. Some require an associates degree, some a bachelors, some higher education, residency, internships, a high school diploma, and some - just the ability to breathe will get you in the door!

My job requires that I work closely with the public. My job requires that I serve our clients and customers. My job also can be, in all honesty, life and death. That means I have certain things I have to be able to show I can do to prove I can do my job.

Yesterday I had another physical for my DOT certification. Like I hadn't been seeing enough doctors! I had to take a drug test - the one test I know I can pass without even studying.

I will be doing a drive check on Monday to show I can still operate a bus in and out of traffic.

All I want to do is go back to work! It's been six and a half months of waiting and working to be able to get back to it. The hurry up and wait is really frustrating!

I can, finally, answer the question, "When will be you back?" with a more definitive, "June 1 I will be taking over my own shift." There is only one problem with that, my shift is now nights and June 2 my daughter graduates from high school an hour and a half into my shift. June 4 I will resume my position as president of the Safety Solutions Team, meaning I have to be in SST meeting two and a half hours into my shift, so I will be required to find a replacement for the first half of that shift. June 5 is when the jury trial is set and I am going to have to be there as a witness. That is an all-day experience!

All I want to do is go back to work. I showed up at the office jumping for joy (literally) and waving my letter of release around. That was Wednesday. Thursday I did what I could, including attending SST meeting, and today I am stuck in the "What next?" phase.

Guess I wait again.

Why do drug tests take so long to grade?