About a year ago, I was laid off from one of the best jobs that I have ever had. A friend of mine named Chris knew this and told me to give him a copy of my resume so that if he heard of any openings at Hill Air Force Base, he could make sure that it made it into the right hands. (Chris was a contractor with a company called Rylex and worked at the help desk on the base.) A few weeks ago, Chris called me and said that Rylex had some openings for IT field technicians and that he had finally given my resume to the VP of human resources. Despite his glowing review of me though, I wasn’t sure that I’d get an interview because Chris told me that he thought that he submitted it too late. Upon hearing this, I started thinking that my chances weren’t very good and resumed my normal duties but then I got a call the next day asking me to come in for an interview. I’d be lying if I said that I wasn’t excited.
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Jul 2010
Jan 2010
Since I know a few people who are currently looking for work, I thought that I would post this short video that is sure to help everyone in their job interviews. If you question just how well it can help you, I have just two words for you: it’s Batman. Are you saying that Batman cannot help you? Because if you are, that’s just sad and you’re very, very wrong.
On an unrelated note, I know that our poor blog has been somewhat neglected for the past few weeks. I’m seriously hoping to change that. Since school has started up again though, I’m experiencing a serious time crunch. The fact that I actually work at work isn’t helping either. (I hate it when work gets in the way of my blogging.) I have a few changes in store that will be explained when they happen so please keep coming back, or better yet, add us to your RSS feed so you can know when they happen.
Sep 2009
In my last post, I eluded to the fact that I have gone back to work. When I was laid off from Centercode, my boss told me that he hoped that finances would allow them to hire me back before I found a new job. I told him that I had six months worth of unemployment so the company had six months to get me hired back on. He told me that it was more likely that I’d find a new job before he could bring me back which is exactly what happened.
A few weeks ago, one of our neighbors posted a message on her Facebook page saying that if anybody knew of someone looking for a tech support job to let her know because her husband’s employer was hiring. I took my resume over to him that night and the next morning I had an email saying that the company wanted to do a phone interview with me as soon as possible.
Sep 2009
Unemployment has kept me busy. So far I’ve cleaned out the garage, installed cabinets in said garage, organized the shed, and painted Alex’s bedroom. Of course, Holly helped when she could so it’s not like I was working alone but it was still a lot of work.
One of my biggest pet peeves with our garage is the number of bikes that it stores. I think that Emma has two, Alex had two, and Hannah has one. Plus there is a tricycle, a big wheel, a Little Tikes car, and two scooters that enjoy taking up space. It frustrates me to no end to see bikes, scooters, etc. spread all over the floor waiting to trip me.
Aug 2009
As many of you know, I have been working as a beta test coordinator for a company called Centercode, Inc. for the past two years. As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. Unfortunately, my job was not immune from this English proverb and I was laid off last week. I take comfort in knowing that I wasn’t the only one who lost their job that day but it’s never fun to leave a job that you love going to everyday.
A few days before I received the official word that the company was making cutbacks, my boss pulled me aside and explained the situation to me. Basically, what it came down to is Centercode makes X amount of money per contract and has Y amount of expenses. Because of the situation that we find our economy in, X was no longer enough to cover Y. As pretty much everyone knows, unless you’re a politician, spending more money than you bring in isn’t a good way of doing business. It’s basic math that, unfortunately, led to my termination.
Jul 2009
This past weekend we took the family into the mountains again. This time we spent three days up Big Cottonwood Canyon with a lot of Holly’s family. All in all, there were close to 30 of us which made for a lot of fun.
It was a pretty uneventful trip. There was no fishing but we did spend Friday morning hiking to Donut Falls. Apparently the “donut” was destroyed a while back so now it’s just “Falls”. It was a relatively short hike but with 12 kids in tow, it took us longer than I expected to complete. A few of us finished the hike with some bumps and bruises but nobody was seriously hurt which is good.
Mar 2009
In addition to the yard work last weekend, I also managed to stain the deck. It is no wonder that Hannah ended up with a haircut from Alex on Saturday. Jeremiah and I were outside all day on Friday and Saturday. You can see pictures of Alex’s handiwork here.
Also, my seedlings are coming up quite nicely. Now if only the weather can warm up again and stay that way so that I can plant them.
Mar 2009
Last Friday and Saturday we worked in the yard. We rented a sod cutter and relocated the sod from the backyard to the side of the house and made a strawberry patch. We also boxed in the garden area and brought in a whole truckload of mulch for the garden and flower beds. I am so excited for my garden now. I will be planting my lettuce, carrots and peas soon.
Mar 2009
Jeremiah and I worked out in the yard on Saturday cutting up sod and getting the garden ready. Alex and Hannah got tired of playing outside so they went inside and decided to play “barber”. Alex didn’t want his haircut but Hannah did. She said that she wanted her hair to look like her Aunt Chelsea’s. So Hannah came outside modeling her new hairdo. She was quite excited that Alex had cut her hair.
Jeremiah was not happy about that at all. Meanwhile Chelsea got to our house and was returning Emma from her sleepover and offered to take Hannah to Nick’s sister’s house so that her hair could be fixed. This is the after picture.
I guess her hair could look worse. Jeremiah is not happy about it and I am just relieved that it is just hair. It will grow back.
Nov 2008
Over the past month or so, everybody in the family has been battling one form of illness or another. It all started with everyone suffering from bad stomach cramping. It then evolved into a mutant virus that might be confused with the stomach flu.
Emma was the first to begin exhibiting flu-like symptoms. She ended up missing two days of school and, even now, is still not functioning at 100%. Holly also got hit by this bug causing her to miss three days of work. I think that she is now finally over it after a week of suffering. I’ve been experiencing some symptoms including stomach discomfort and a fever but, so far, I’ve managed to avoid too much downtime. Alex has been able to avoid the majority of the contagions very effectively. Hannah, on the other hand, has not.
