Editor note: I wrote this back on June 24. I've had to keep from publishing it do to contractual obligations. Those expire today, so here it is.
In a thank you letter to my lacrosse team for their gifts and kind words of praise for another fun season, I wrote, "One very small word of advice for the summer and off-season: find something to do. Don't let lacrosse be your only sport - sure it's great, but don't burn out or get nipped by repetitive injuries. This world has so many wonderful things to do - seek them out."
It's that last line I'd like to focus on. I am going to do some seeking. As of July 15th, I'll no longer work for my current employer.
And the best part? I am totally OK with this.
Here's how my yesterday started:
Editor note 2, same vibe, things are going well. I went to a 2nd interview yesterday and it went very well. I'll keep you all in the loop as we go forward but know it's all going to work out. Promise.
In a thank you letter to my lacrosse team for their gifts and kind words of praise for another fun season, I wrote, "One very small word of advice for the summer and off-season: find something to do. Don't let lacrosse be your only sport - sure it's great, but don't burn out or get nipped by repetitive injuries. This world has so many wonderful things to do - seek them out."
It's that last line I'd like to focus on. I am going to do some seeking. As of July 15th, I'll no longer work for my current employer.
And the best part? I am totally OK with this.
Here's how my yesterday started:
- 8:01 email from CEO: "I would like to review some items with you this morning at 11."
- 9:15, instant message from me to my brother Rob: "I don't like working at a place where if the boss emails "I want to go over a few things" doesn't strike fear in me that I am getting canned"
- 11:01 email from CEO while on phone, "Termination letter".
So, that's that. They blind-sided my boss last month and since then I've been looking for a job thinking this day wouldn't be too far off. So, I've got a head start.
Of course, that brings us back to "what do you want to be when you grow up?" Funny, I just asked my Aunt Susan, who's a few years my elder, that same question this week. She's not sure yet (driving a Cherry Picker last I heard) and neither am I.
So, it's good, really good. The company had all non-salary people cut back to 4 days. I am certain that this a good time to skadattle. This job has lasted a lot longer than I thought and allowed me to stay home while my kids needed someone at the house. Ironically, that ended yesterday (last day of school) with the news my job is being terminated.
So what's next? What isn't? That's the way I am looking at it and already scored a freelance web job and a phone interview with another company here in CT. The possibilities are exciting to me, honest.
It's all good.
Editor note 2, same vibe, things are going well. I went to a 2nd interview yesterday and it went very well. I'll keep you all in the loop as we go forward but know it's all going to work out. Promise.
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