Well, the Watkins have BIG news.
If you know us well you know that Andrew got laid off at the end of October. His company closed, shut the doors, turned the electricity off closed.
We began looking for jobs around the Golden Triangle (Starkville, Columbus, West Point or is it Tupelo) Someone please clarify if the Golden Triangle includes West Point or Tupelo? Thanks!
Anyway...we found no job what so ever. He applied and applied and applied. Never got a call for an interview. We were pretty down in the dumps about the job thing. Most of the jobs he applied for were through the MS Depart. of Employment Security. He went to that office one day to apply for a job and they told him that they didn't think that he would have a job until JUNE....JUNE 2013...we are, at this point in November of 2012.
I am teacher....
I drive an hour to work.....
We can't make it till June....
So, we sorta realize we have to navigate outside of the Golden Triangle area in our search.
When Andrew's company closed a company that does the same sort of thing came recruiting his old companies employees. At that time we were sure Andrew would find another job so we didn't peruse it...
Once the whole "You won't have a job till June" thing came up we thought we better look at this other company.
I was just browsing their website one day and it turns out the is a job that Andrew qualifies for PERFECTLY....no if ands or buts about it....he is the perfect candidate for this job.
We apply. On Wednesday.
He gets an email less than 12 hours later....wanting more information about him...
He interviews over the phone the very bext Sunday.
They want to see him face to face. We go...face to face a few weeks days later.
We like the area. We can see ourselves there.
We wait...
and wait...
still no call
Call...still in hiring process...but can't say pay or anything official...
we wait...
still processing...
we wait...
ok, he got it! The pay is good...Called on a Wednesday...can we have till Monday to decide? Sure...they say.
Another company calls Andrew for and interview....he goes.
He could do this job. Doesn't really want to but he could.
Turns out from our under standing the pay is less the half what the other company offered.
It's clear to us now. We have to take the job that is guaranteed in North Carolina.
Monday comes. He accepts.
Paperwork comes we fill it out...
Paperwork goes back...
Background check clears...
He starts this coming Monday!
MoW
