A Working Class hero is something to be.....

Sorry that it has been a while since I have blogged, you would think that with all of the time on my hands from being unemployed I would have had more time to write, but it seems that I was always finding other things to do with my time, between painting and keeping up on the day to day needs of the house, I just never seemed to get online to write.  I have some great news since I last wrote a blog, I have finally found a job.  Ever since I got laid off back in November, I had been talking a lot with the company that I used to work for, Harris Rebar.  They were looking to expand and were interested in hiring me.  The Manager there had told me that he just needed to get approval from the corporate office to hire someone.  Since I already had a vacation planned to go to Hawaii for a week, I figured I wouldn't give them too much pressure until I got back from that trip.  When I got back, I started to call them and really put the pressure on.  They led me on for about a month until I finally got a solid answer from them.  They could not hire me!  I was completely floored by the news, and started to get pretty worried about whether I was going to find a job.  Now I had to find something else.  I wrote up a resume of all of my experience in the rebar business, printed them on some nice cardstock and went out to drop them off.  I dropped off resumes to the two rebar fabricators in the Ogden area and I got a call from one of them to come in for an interview.  It was the closest one to my house, so I was really excited about it.  I went in for an interview, and I really felt like it went well.  I called them the next day, and they told me they decided that they were not ready to expand.  Once again, my hopes are shattered.  The next week, I decided that I needed to take a resume to every single rebar company in the valley.  Even if I had a long commute, I needed to get working.  A few days later, I got a call from Masco in Centerville to come in for an interview.  I didn't want to get my hopes up because I had already been let down twice, but it really seemed like they were interested.  I went to the interview on a Thursday afternoon and was surprised when they asked me if I could start on Monday.  FINALLY!!! I GOT A JOB!! I could not get out of there fast enough to tell Jamie and start spreading the news.  It was such a relief to finally have something go my way.

I really enjoyed having the time home that I did.  I had a chance to get back aligned with myself.  I got back into painting, got the t-shirt printing back up and running and learned to appreciate being employed.  Although I was enjoying the free time, and still was able to pay bills with extra money that I made on the side, I really felt like I was in limbo.  Every plan that I tried to make, or looking into the future seemed to start with the phrase "when I start working again".  It seemed that the last five months of my life, I was just on pause waiting for my life to start again.  Now I am on my second week of work and my life already feels to be back on track.  I can once again start making plans without reservation.  When I was working before, I hated going to work every day, I was burned out and jaded.  Now I have a whole new outlook on everything.  I am doing the exact same job, in the exact same industry, but now I am happy to be here instead of wishing for a different job.  Having that time without a job helped me hit the reset button in my mind and appreciate the things that I have.  I hope that this feeling lasts a long time.  I hope that my time without a job and my desire to find one so bad has given me a new perspective that I can keep with me as I move forward.  So here I go, back to work and better than ever!