Thoughts about the working life

My Life from December 2020 to June 2021

    It was a difficult few months being unemployed. I eagerly waited to get more financially stable and pick myself up. But after receiving rejection after rejection, I have to admit that I got really discouraged 😔 My heart sank and I had to wonder what is going to happen to me.

    Suddenly, I hear back from an employer I had completely forgotten I had applied to. I did a brief interview with a human resources representative, and proceeded to do a few more rounds of interviews. The last interview was with the team manager, and I thought it went well 😊 I was told I would hear back from the company soon if I was hired.

    Because I needed the break, I did not search for jobs as diligently as I once did. In my heart I expected the job I had done several rounds of interviews for was going to be mine. I just waited for the eventual phone call.

    However, after a significant amount of time passed, I had to admit that I probably did not get it and had to move on. Looking back, I now realize why I was so mistakenly confident I had the job. I secretly wanted to relocate back to the area the girl I was in love with resided.


The girl

    Lets just say this girl and I had a very complicated relationship and leave it at that. It finally reached a point where God had to flat out tell me NO. In my mind I accepted it and submitted to His will. My heart however... 💔

    I could not let her go 😭 My feelings for her developed so deeply I could not just suddenly move on. It would have to take a significant amount of time.


End of June 2021

    Suddenly, one Wednesday late afternoon, I get contacted by a recruiter about a position at a well-known place in town 😲 This place rarely has job openings, and the job sounded like a good fit. Surprisingly, an interview was scheduled the next morning.

    The interview went really well, and I walked away highly encouraged 😁 The weekend passed, and I was offered a position. However, it was a lower position than the one I interviewed for, and at a much lower pay rate then I would have liked. I wanted to spend the rest of the day to think about and then provide an answer, but was told I needed to let them know immediately.

    I prayed about it and was told to accept. I managed to get a slight pay bump, and a signing bonus if I stayed pass the probationary period.


The Job
    
    After I accepted, the following week I had to be out-of-town to do training. It was interesting as I was very tired the whole week. My body was adjusting going back to a 9 to 5 job, and it was a little draining. I did enjoy my time there, however, as I liked the people I met. I returned home encouraged, and excited about finally having a career.

    It was odd as the place was going through a transition. I did not do a traditional orientation, and was basically thrown into the fire 😵 I followed along as best as I could, and did as much work as possible. It was highly stressful, and there was a weird atmosphere around, but I could not think too much about it 😓

    I have to say, I did enjoy goofing around with a few people there. It was nice not to have to take myself too seriously. However, I kept getting a weird feeling in the air and could not place a finger on what was going on. It did not help that my metabolism was still readjusting, and that I was working in a very cold area. I jokingly refer to it as Winterfell.


Closing notes: I am going to have to end this post here as it is getting surprisingly long. I did not expect to go down this route, and new things transpired that I will still have to process. So consider this the end of part 1, and part 2 coming soon.

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