Relief

4:25pm, pacific standard time, apartment, Chandler, Arizona, USA, Monday afternoon, August 1, 2022. Completed my in-person CPR training this afternoon and subsequently, all the onboarding tasks for my new position. Next step is to coordinate an orientation schedule with the hiring manager. This gives me a sense of relief. It is starting to feel more real. I look forward to the 15th and getting back to work.

Weekend almost here

6:01pm, pacific standard time, apartment in Chandler, Arizona, USA, Thursday evening, June 23, 2022. Third interview with one of the Riverside, California groups today. That seemed to go well. I have a fourth interview scheduled for tomorrow with the Vice President of Human Resources. We should have a final in-person interview next week and make a decision then. In the meantime, I have a second interview with the Chief Marketing Officer for the other Riverside, California group tomorrow. Finally, the Rancho Cucamonga, California team got back to me saying they will set up a time for a second interview but, nothing has been set as of yet. I have not heard from the people I would like to work with most for the Client Success Executive role. It would be nice to get an answer one way or the other so I can make a decision when the time comes. On a personal note, my daughter stayed home from summer school today. She said she had a headache but, truth be told, I think she saw an opportunity to get out of going to school and took it. Hopefully she is alright. I am feeling a little under the weather myself so I shouldn’t be too quick to judge. Perhaps the heat getting to me, I don’t know. All I know is I am glad tomorrow is Friday and the weekend is almost here.

Journey man redux

5:47am in the apartment. Took the dog for a long walk this morning. We are both tired. I know I mentioned before that my post chaplain career has felt like being a “journeyman” professional athlete. I bounce from team to team. I seldom stay for more than a season. I am never settled, never at home. I have a particular set of skills that are valuable to a team. I fill a needed position. I show up, work hard and get paid. After a while the team management decides to go in a different direction or try something new. I update my resume, look for a new opportunity, get a new job and the cycle repeats. It hasn’t been terrible. I get to travel. I make decent money. But it is tiring not having a permanent job. I miss stability. I miss having peace of mind. I want to wake up and not feel like I am about to be fired every single day I go to work. How long can I continue to do this? Will I miss it when it is over? And most importantly, what is the alternative? What will I do if I am not doing this?