Glenda Hayward used
to spend 2.5 hours
commuting to and
from work every
day. After moving
to Bakersfield from
the Bay Area, she
has the job of her
dreams at the San
Joaquin Hospital,
and with a 15-minute
commute, Glenda
is able to spend
more time with her
son after work.
She and her husband
even found time
to join their church
choir!
Copy Points
• Four years ago, Glenda Hayward lived in the Bay Area, Fairfield, CA. Her daily commute grew from 45 minutes each way to 2.5 hrs. each way.
• Certain Fridays,
she might spend three to
four hours to get home.
Every freeway was like a
parking lot, and it was
jeopardizing Glenda’s
family life with her husband
and young son.
• Glenda and her husband contacted Adventist Health, which they had worked for in the past. Glenda was initially offered a position in Bakersfield, and worked for about a year and a half before applying for her current position.
• She says her job
at San Joaquin Hospital
is “a dream job come
true.”
• Glenda also works
in training shift leaders,
mentors for nurses and care
partners.
• Glenda’s husband,
Gordon, subsequently secured
a position at San Joaquin
Hospital.
• “We feel like we’ve come home when it comes to our professional life.”
• They’re not far from where their son goes to school, so they can go from home to school to work and back in 15 minutes instead of enduring a 2.5 hour commute.
• “We got our life back when we moved to Bakersfield. I can relax again, I can sleep at night, we get home early enough for our son to play before starting homework.”
• “My husband sings in a choir and I play the flute.”
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“Glenda
oversees staff during
a CPR training session.”
