OK, so for some people that may not be such a great thing but for me, I am thrilled to the core!
My original unemployment just ran out this week so I would have to file for extended unemployment, a little less than usual and would have meant more belt tightening...as if it weren't tight enough already.
The company that asked me to be their new safety and health manager is a very large company. 23 facilities in 6 countries. I've looked at their financials and they are indeed an extremely stable company (something that my last job wasn't) and thus far, everyone I have met has been extremely pleasant and professional. They seem to have an interested work force and one of my interviewers made the comment that the employees were "thirsty" for safety and I can appreciate that. This position has been unfilled for some time and I am certain that I will have my work cut out for me but honestly, I am certainly up for the challenge.
Being unemployed is hard. Not just financially but emotionally as well. Never knowing if something will go wrong and your unemployment won't come through. Watching your budget to ensure that you have adequate supplies of food and other necessities in the house. My food budget worked out to be about $40 a week. There was no money for activities since even gas to get anywhere had to be conserved. So yeah...I am very happy about going back to work and ensuring that I can take care of my family.
Onward and upward!!
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