Job Update

So, I had my 2nd interview at that manufacturing company yesterday....and it looks like I am being offered the job! I spent another 2 hours there with the guy who will be my boss, who is SUPER nice and I think I will like working with him.... I think once I learn the ins and outs of this business I will be a super star there...here are the details of the position:

It is part time for now- they are going to make sure that I am hired as a permanent employee and not a temp, so that I don't get laid off in a couple of months once the busy season ends. The new boss said that if I catch on well and do well, he can make a case for me to be a full time employee. I will work about 20 hrs per week to start off...and I can make my schedule to whatever works for me and the baby. For now, I will work 8 am to noon or 9 am to 1 pm, whichever works better for me. I was also told that they will try to get approval for me to be paid for the holidays that the office is closed, which would be nice. This is the first place I have seen that actually has nice holiday time off: Paid for Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, Labor Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, and even Good Friday- I have never even heard of a company that gives you Good Friday off! (Essentially that is compensating you for Easter Sunday, since it's always a Sunday you would not normally get paid for that holiday at any other company!) Another perk- I will have my own office for the first time in my working career! It's a nice size too- they already showed it to me. It just needs to be outfitted with a desk and stuff, it's currently empty. Basically the only thing I am waiting for is for them to get the approval to pay me the money I asked for (which comes out to more $ per hour than the last job I worked at USA A-hole company) and to get me the paid holidays as well. If they accomplish that for me I will be THRILLED. This is the type of job that I was looking to find once I had the baby...Part time, well paying, and flexible. It's almost too good to be true. I hope that there are no catches to this thing, I want it too much!

I made sure to let them know that I was so disappointed when they never responded to me back in July and August when I asked about the status of the position. They claim to have been hit with a hiring freeze right after I interviewed. However, that cannot explain the lack of courtesy in getting a response back. All they needed to do was let me know about the hiring freeze and I would have understood that. As it turns out, the reason why I am being hired now is because the guy that will be my boss was SO overwhelmed with work (apparently Wal-Mart put in an unexpected huge order not figured into their demand) that he couldn't physically do it all anymore, and he started having panic attacks (gee that sounds familiar!) So they finally got approval to hire a part timer to help out. His goal is to get me in there full time. He told me at one time there were 3 buyers doing what he does now. I could only imagine the pressure he is under. I think he is very well paid though. He travels for the company all the time- international and all...but all the money in the world is not worth your health and well being, so I think that is why he is pushing so hard to get me hired in at my terms. The HR lady told me that I was the front runner for the job all along and once he got the ok to hire someone, he asked for me specifically. He knew from the get go that I was what he wanted. I guess I REALLY impressed him in the interview. I had a feeling that I did...which is why I was SO confused when I never heard back from them again.

So anyway, that's the deal there...and on a side note, I have finally decided to wean baby boy from the breast...he made it easy for me, since he has not wanted to nurse. He prefers the faster flow of the bottle and doesn't want to work for it anymore, so I stopped pumping (I wasn't getting more than an ounce anyway after an entire hour of pumping!) I guess it's time now. I am saddened a little, I actually came to enjoy the time I spent feeding him- but he's getting bigger now, and I am going back to work soon, so it all worked out for the best. As I have said before, God has his plan for you and things will always work out the way he wants them to. I have my faith in Him and it has once again brought me through.

That's it and that's all!!