Life of Mine

A move in the right direction

I have been looking for a job for many months.  I have applied several places, had interviews and even had one place call to say they wanted to hire me.  Unfortunately, that company…the daycare…hasn’t called back.  I drive past there every so often and I don’t think they had a very good enrollment because there are only two cars parked there everyday.  I cannot wait any longer for them to call me to start working.  It has been a month already.

I have been reading the employment ads online for the local newspaper and on Craigslist.  I saw an ad for a food service company for a local huge company.  It said that it was Monday through Friday work, 35-40 hours a week, paid holidays off, no evenings or weekends, meal allowance and free uniforms. 

I called the number and scheduled an interview.  I went in yesterday for the interview and it went really well.  The job itself seems pretty simple.  It is a food service company.  They control the cafeteria, catering, etc. for the huge company.  She explained to me that there are 130 meeting rooms in the building and for the meetings, they request certain items to be catered and I would be one of the people who quietly go in and set up the stuff they want for their meeting.  The job title is a server…I was thinking like a waitress, which I have done and am still doing at the restaurant from time to time. 

I left the interview feeling so good, that this could be it, the job.  She said that with my bubbly attitude and constant smile, I would fit right in.  She said she was figuring that I would probably get a call back later in the afternoon or today.  Man, this really could be it! 

I got to my sister’s house because we were taking the kids to the pool and I decided to listen to my voicemails.  I had forgotten to turn my ringer back on after the interview.  The first one was from a man at the company asking if I got the message soon enough to turn around and come back for a drug test!  The second was the lady I met with asking if I could come in as soon as possible to get my drug test done so they can offer me the job and get me started!  I did call her back and tell her that I could not come back that day because I wasn’t about to tell the kids we weren’t going to the pool because I have to run to get a drug test. 

I went in this morning and the lady escorted me back saying that I will get the drug test done, they will get the results so they can call me to offer me the job.  I am both excited and a bit sad. 

I am excited because the job pays really well for this type of work.  I do work currently but it is peanuts compared to what I could make at this new job.  I could really be a big contributor to our family income.  That is really a great thing.  I feel like I don’t do much to help our family even though my husband doesn’t see it that way.  He says I am the glue of our family, the one who keeps it running smoothly, happy and healthy…and that is nice of him but it still doesn’t pay any bills!

This new job means that we could move sooner than if we stay in our current financial situation, this means me getting a newer car sooner ( I swear that something is wrong with mine and today heard a weird sound and it happens to be sitting lower in the back on the driver’s side..great!) This means being able to save money and actually still have spending money!

The sadness I am feeling is due to the fact that my days being spent with my kids are now numbered.  I would get done working at 3pm everyday so there are still hours of fun we can have but you know what I mean, right?!  This also means I won’t be able to be at a lot of the kids school activities or possibly be a part of the PTO like I am now.  I know that this is very important and necessary for our family, the income will be an immense help but it will be a big change for me and the kids.  I do worry about them and the effect it could have on them.  The good thing is that they will be with their Grandma everyday so they will basically be at home since they live next door to us! 

There will be challenges ahead I’m sure with the big changes but this is a very good thing.  I will find out on Monday if I got the job or not and they want me to start right away so I could be working at my new job early next week!