Back to Work!

Well, almost exactly 2 months after losing my job, I have managed to land another one...

-same industry, with a good crew of people, interesting work that seems as though it will even have an immediate sense of fulfillment to it. 25% cut in pay (ouch!) but that beats 100% cut, and I'll have normal-people hours... Mon-Fri, 0800-1700, with the occasional weekend stint needed when things go pearshaped.

Despite all this I seem to be in a funk. Been downright ornery for the last two weeks since I got the offer letter and accepted it. :shrug:

Good to be back to work. Pay cut's gonna suck though...

Jobsearch...

I've received several callbacks lately- as expected, most are contract-to-hire positions. I'm not terribly enthused about that, but can understand it.

A couple look pretty good-- slight pay cut on one hand, but stable hours which would enable me to pick up some side work, and get in school.

I've been able to get so much done at the house- even getting a bit organized for once, having put up a couple whiteboards in my office so I have a way to write down To-do lists and the like, and don't have to worry about losing them. :)

-Welcome to the blogroll, Wrath of Mjolnir.

Second week of being jobless...

- ok, I'm feeling MUCH better-rested.

-I'm spending soo much more time with the kid (great!) and the wife (she doesn't seem so amused!)

-the job prospect that looked so good- tanked. They wanted more systems integration (I could have spun my experience on that end) and programming (not a fuckin' clue).

-I am well and fully sick of sitting around the house. Was gonna go rabbit hunting, but that ended on 01MAR. Turkey season is coming up- so I've got my shotgun ready and will get some #4 buck and give it a go on opening day (01APR).

-Currently working on a holster for my BUG. It's a Taurus 85UL in .38SPL. It'll be IWB, clipped, similar to an old holster I got from HighNoon. This is my first "from the ground up" design, so we'll see how it goes. Will be making a OWB beltslide or my P11/P40 next.

-Welcome to the blogroll, Baked Porkchop Goodness!

First week of being jobless-

- hasn't been so bad.

I'm SOOO much better-rested, with an accompanying amount of increase in positive outlook on life, time with my wife and child, and believe it or not- less stress.

I also have several VERY hot irons in the fire, and expect I will have a job offer shortly. It pays to network.

I fully expect to manage a sizable raise out of this situation, actually. Yes, in this economy. Nuts, eh?

Well, no more hell watches....

wow, been almost a month...

I am no longer on that task that I was on before, that resulted in the flip-flop hours and one SEVERELY grumpy IT Geek.

In fact, as it happens, I am no longer on ANY task.

This actually works out. I have consulting work that can get me by, and finally have time to study up and catch up on a few certifications I've put on the back burner (ok, in the pantry, way the hell away from the stove).

I hate to sound trite, but each closed window opens new doors. Or, whatever the hell the phrase is. But the point is- where when I lost my job my immediate reaction was "OMG, When in trouble or in doubt,Run in circles, scream and shout!!" Now, I actually am rather relieved. I was on that project WAAAAAAAYYYY too long- and to be honest, it was mostly my fault. I didn't train up when I could have, at company expense, and stuck myself on a dead-end road. Got tired of it, fed up, frustrated, and unchallenged, and became a classic example of burnout.

Now? I have to say, the feeling is one of.... "relief". To an EXTREME degree.

I am aware my former coworkers are laughing at me. I just don't CARE. Have a good one, guys- I escaped and am actually the happier for it.

Bad decisions made, lessons learned. Moving forward.

(now, if anyone happens to know of any IT work in the South Carolina lowcountry, do tell, hear?)

Are you an "entropy whiner"?

Ran across this on View From The Porch

Are you a person who keeps things working, or just whines about them breaking?

I suppose I'm an Entropy fighter. My newest car is a 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee (the wife's Jeep and DD). I have a 1990 Jeep Cherokee (wheeling toy, currently down for an engine swap), a 1989 Blazer (daily driver, when I don't take the bike, and needs an overhaul of the suspension and the tranny needs to be looked at), a 1998 Kawasaki KLR650 (daily commuter and all around 2-wheeled-Jeep), a 1987 Pontiac Fiero (I swear I'm gonna get to it. Some day) and a 2006 Ninja 650R (my first bike). Then there's the house needing paint inside and out, the back yard needs to be half dug up to install better drainage, I really need to frame up and pour that 70' driveway, and let's not forget the 25X25' workshop I want out back.

All while working 70 hours a week on rotating schedules. Oh joy.