Busy Going Into Summer
Well, it’s been an absolute cluster fuck of the last couple of months in April, I started a new job as an Assistant Project Manager. I loved that job. I loved the work. Every day I learned something new, something exciting, something challenging. I pushed myself to really invest in the work I was doing. It helped that I genuinely liked my supervisor.
Unfortunately, the job only lasted through May before I was laid off due to the owner’s inability to “continue funding [my] position.” I’m not sure even now why they only could afford to give me work for less than a month and a half, but I left there on good terms with everyone, even though I was heartbroken.
The next three weeks(ish), I was unemployed and actively looking for work. Job hunting is exhausting. I hate it. It’s stressful and discouraging and all around just…a pain. But I gave myself goals and stuck to them. I even finished the rough draft of (what will eventually be) my debut work of fiction. It was helpful to be productive and to dive deeper into writing the stories I love and have been developing for years.
Surprisingly, last week on Tuesday I was given a job offer by the MEP firm where I used to work. I left there as a Project Coordinator, and the job they offered we was as an electrical designer. This was appealing to me since it meant being trained in more technical design work. I told my former supervisor I’d consider the offer and get back to him.
Wednesday I sent him my conditions. If they could match my desired hourly wage and offer a partially remote position, I’d accept their offer. They agreed, and this week was my first week back. And in this one week, I’ve already learned so much more than I did my entire time at the Assistant Project Manager job. And I’m back in a work environment where I know everyone, they know me, and I feel appreciated. And I’m still earning a living wage.
It’s been quite the interesting few months, but I’m ultimately grateful for all of it because I’m genuinely happy. And I’m consistently working on my work-in-progress; I’m on the second round of revision after getting feedback from my alpha reader, and then once I have a third draft done, I’ll send it to my beta readers.
And pre-orders for my debut book of poetry will be available on July 15! Keep a lookout for that!
I’m sending love and light to you all.
