Morning, Gents! This is going to be long, so I do apologize. I know I've been away a couple of weeks, so thanks for asking about me. It's been a tough couple of weeks, I won't lie. I tried to stay optimistic but it wasn't working and slipped into depression pretty quickly. Last year, after I lost my job in January, it took a few months for the depression to set in. This time was different, and I think it was because of the situation. The 11th didn't help any. In fact, that's been the hardest day for me so far. There was a lot of emotions running through me on the 11th and my wife caught the full force of it that morning. She suggested, after consoling me for a while, to grab my camera and head out for the day. So that's what I did, I'll post some pictures later.
Now on to what's been happening. So I had mentioned that I had called my old supervisor at the temp job I had. He wanted me to call him back the next week to talk, which I did. We talked and I had brought up some concerns I had, as did he. We talked at great length about the position, me and the concerns we both had. Ultimately he decided that it wasn't going to work and we parted ways. While that wasn't what I wanted to hear, I accepted it and moved on. In the mean time, I had applied to several jobs and was hopeful I would hear something. One of the positions I had applied to was that of a Relationship Banker for a large bank. A friend of mine, who works for this bank, told me I should apply for it. So I applied to the position and took the assessment exam they wanted me to take. Now, fast forward to yesterday (Thursday, the 17th). I was out running errands when I got a call from my old supervisor from the temp job. Turns out he needs my help with inventory control, something close to what I wanted, but different. The position he's offering to me is a temp job with the possibility of being hired full-time. The reason that this is a temp job is that this is a brand new position that they have been wanting to create, but have never gotten the permission to create. They are hoping that this could lead to a full-time position but had to go through it being a temp job first. I was told by my old supervisor that he and the Director of Operations thought of me the moment they got the approval for the position. Apparently I made a really good impression working there. Now fast forward a few hours to around 2:30 pm when I got a call from the bank I had applied to. The recruiter for the bank called and we talked. At the end of the conversation, he set me up for an interview with the person in charge of this area. Turns out my wife knows this guy and tells me that he's a really nice guy, my friend told me the same thing. Apparently this guy and my wife when to high school together, so this is something I'm going to try and work in when I have the interview. My friend told me that this guy really likes to help those under him succeed, so I'm hoping that that need to help transfers to me as well. I talked to my friend last night at great length and was coached on the position, on what to expect and what to say. Turns out, this bank likes veterans, which I am, and people who volunteer, which I do through the VFW. So it looks like I'll have a job of some kind, be it full-time at the bank or a full-time temp position. Either way, I'll be working and that's what I want.
Sorry this is so long, but it's been a tough couple of weeks with a lot going on. There's been other nibbles, but no real bites yet. So I'll keep everyone posted.
TTFN
