It's pleasant to hear the birds sing

One of the benefits of just getting hearing aids is that all of the jobs that I was ineligible to fill before have suddenly became available to me.

For instance, I was an operator once, for a car company in southern WV.  Some of you already know this story, and know the hell I went through trying to keep the job when my hearing started deteriorating.  There's not a doubt in my mind that my hearing got worse listening to that damn phone ring every single minute, and getting no sympathy from my succubus coworkers and boss that refused to let me turn my ringer off even after I explained to them (and gave them a doctor's note explaining the problem) that the ringer was irritating my hearing (or lack thereof).

So not only can I hear the person on the other end of the line now, I can actually hold the phone a good six inches away from my ear and still hear them perfectly.

I decided to look up jobs that I wouldn't have been able to do two days ago.

They are:

POLICE TELECOMMUNICATOR (4 Positions)
Pay Grade: 7 (20,472 – 37,884)

Description: Receives, responds, transmits, answers, and/or verifies messages and/or inquiries received over communication equipment. Operates all applicable radio equipment/computer terminal/telephone equipment, dispatches/receives radio/computer data/telephone communications. Ability to type accurately at a rate of 25 w.p.m. Shift work required.

OFFICE ASSISTANT II 

Pay Grade: 5 (18,552 – 34,332)

Description:

Performs full- performance level work in multiple-step clerical tasks calling for interpretation and application of office procedures, rules and regulations.                   

These found options were then followed by a letter that I e-mailed to the Personnel department of the WV State Police:

Dear Sir or Madam:

After searching the West Virginia State Police website, it has come to my attention that I am qualified and interested to fill two of the positions listed, and would like to know more about the process I should follow to apply for these positions. They are as follows:

Office Assisstant II, Troop O, Criminal Records Section
Police Telecommunicator, Troop 6 (Beckley)

Thank you.

Stay tuned.