Week before last I started with a security company. After the second day, I knew I could do the job but it wasn't quite what I wanted as a career. It would do as a place holder and paycheck until I found something better. That night I dug around the job websites some more and found the national service center for an air tool manufacturer had just posted an opening for a technician and it wasn't too far from me. I figured with 10 years mechanical repair experience (appliances) and another 5 in electronics (with Uncle Sam) it was worth a shot. By 2100 that night, I'd finished the application and attached my resume.
Around 0830 the next morning they called and asked if I could come in for an interview. I explained I was working that day from 0600 to 1900 (yup, 13 hour shift) but I was free the next morning. I arrived for the interview and spent 30-45 minutes talking with the manager and getting a tour of the facility. He said he needed to speak with his boss who was out of town and he'd let me know ASAP. I wasn't 15 minutes down the road after leaving when he called me wanting to know if I could come back to do the background paperwork and drug test. I could have been back at home and I would have made that return trip...
I started this past Wednesday, making 25% more than I was in security but still less than I was at my old job that went away when the owner sold the business. The nice thing is, this is a national company with better benefits and it's not being run on a shoestring (as I found out after the fact that the old place was). I'm back in a tight knit shop with a good group of guys, doing something I enjoy (fixing things) and having a good time learning something new.
The Good Lord is certainly looking out for us. We had enough put back to get us through the holidays so I didn't need to find a temp job (which is all that's available during the holidays) and we even managed to put more funds back that we usually would have. I was able to take care of things around the house I hadn't had time to do as well as taking care of my wife when her Meniere's and ocular migraines flared up right at Christmas and lasted until the second week of January. I just had to have the patience to know the right thing would turn up at the right time without stressing or worrying. That's a hard but good lesson to learn.
