Yah, Nebraska knows what’s going on.
So last week I filled out an on-line application for a “STATE PATROL CRIMINALIST” job in lovely Lincoln, NE. A few days later I get an auot conformation email back from them that said they received my application for the Criminalist job. Fine. Then last Friday I get this email:
“Your recent application for the position of Program Specialist III – School Safety (#013-06017) has been received.
If you are selected for an interview, you will be contacted to arrange an appointment.
Thank you for your interest in employment with the Nebraska Department of Education. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact my office.”
I’m like…um ok. So I email the guy who’s name and email appears at the end of the email just to be sure that they actually have me down for the Criminalist job and not the School Safety job and today I get this response:
“Good Afternoon,
Unfortunately, we do not have a position #64-17947 STATE PATROL CRIMINALIST LINCOLN. That may be posted through the State Personnel Office, not the Education Personnel Office. I will forward your request to Liz Freeman with the State Personnel Office. If you have any questions about position #64-17947 STATE PATROL CRIMINALIST LINCOLN, please contact (name and number removed)
Have a great day.”
Again…um ok. My email to him didn’t imply that the job I wanted was through their department, but that odds are there was some mix up and I got sent the email by mistake. So I call the State Personnel Office and talk to a very nice girl who is able to check for me and lets me know that, yes, they have my application for the Criminalist job and I am all set. Fine. Good. Who knows if anything will come of it but at least I know some one in Lincoln I can mooch off of ( Hi Jenn!) if need be. But the wackiness doesn’t end there…oh no. Today I get a letter in the mail from “Nebraska Department of Education” that reads:
“Your recent application for the position of “ Native American Education Specialist I” has been received. If you are selected for an interview, you will be contacted to arrange an appointment”
Ill give you a moment to let that sink in. Go ahead and read it again if you must…yes it really says “Native American Education Specialist I”. Now I guess I can sorta almost see how STATE PATROL CRIMINALIST and Program Specialist III – School Safety could get mixed up…I guess. I mean they both sorta have to do with…uh safety or something. But to go from Criminalist to Native American Education Specialist I. All I can say is “WOW!”.
Nebraska….yah….really what else is there to say.
So this is Andrew, Forensic Scientist and Native American Education Specialist signing off.
