I got an Offer
And I intend to accept.
My last boss was right.
When he let me go he said “you will probably get a raise out of this“.
They offered me close to the maximum pay range I was looking for (though honestly he had me at the word offer).
But wait there is more, It also comes with
Matching 401k
A shinny new laptop
A twenty minute commute, unless I opt to work from home, which most of them do.
3 weeks PTO (Sick & Vacation)
Profit sharing
But most of all.
I will be working again.
That alone will be great, super duper, fantastic! the rest is just icing on the cake.
Because quite honestly we were getting very near the end of our rope, like sell the house kind of end, like stay at home (cheap apartment, or living with Mom {Thanks Mom}) dad for the next two years kind of end.
My extended, extended, extended, unemployment just stopped, so this was a close one.
There were many time when I just wanted to end it all, but I knew my wife and kids didn’t care if I had a job or not (well the kids didn’t), they just wanted me to be there. So I just kept putting on the most positive attitude I could muster, and carried on. It worked. The other thing that kept me going was getting a letter of recommendation from my last boss, because it was a constant reminder that what happened wasn’t my fault.
On the plus side, I already know what I will be doing my first few weeks, and am already starting to learn up on what I can, so I can be as effective as possible, the moment I walk through the door.
Which is important to me, because one of the ways I measure myself is how helpful I am to others.
Later, I got to get to bed, it’s almost 1:30 am here.
PS:
Did I mention my job starts on July 6th, and that all the kids will be staying in Russia.
Good thing really do come in threes, especially when they are all in Russia and I am not (just kidding).
