Work is very intense right now, and is the big reason for me not blogging much. I worked 16 days straight (fifteen with overtime), had a day off, and then worked another seven overtime shifts. But as much work as there is, it is very enjoyable. A very complex plant trying to start up is very exciting and full of surprises. Sometimes learning what shifts everybody will work is hour to hour and not day to day. Unique problems arise, and problem solving is the order of the day.
Church is also in startup mode. We've been occasionally meeting with a group that is "planting" a church, and the much desired fellowship is picking up. There's a much greater emphasis on people than programs and we're enjoying that too. I miss blogging and I believe my writing has suffered a good deal over the last year or so. Even Friday Night Potpourri isn't regular anymore. Until the startup at work is successful and things smooth out into normal routine, it looks like I'll be a working fool. And that is welcome after so long without gainful productivity. I'd love to drop some more theological posts here in the near future, but life things may be more the speed in the foreseeable future.
Because theology is everybody's task
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Friday, June 17, 2011
Work Is Working Somewhat
Well, this is my third week of being gainfully employed after two plus years without. It's good to work with my hands in a way that brings in a paycheck. And doing something that I'm good at is helpful, too. Although I wasn't even qualified for the job in the usual "academics plus experience" way, the intangibles added up in a "greater than the sum of the parts" way.
A recent classmate of mine got a job in her former field that happens to be in a plant in the type of field I want to get into. She told the boss that although I had no experience, she knew from my background and how I performed in a lab class that I would be able to do the job well. And after my interview, he hired me. I could sense in my interview that when his words changed from "you would be doing" to "you will be doing" that I would be offered the position. Such stories aren't much told these days, but I'm thankful somebody is willing to take a chance and trust somebody, like me. I've been given a fairly large amount of responsibility for some important things right off the bat, and I'm finding that I'm up for the challenge.
It's a temporary position that is initially a three month assignment through a temp service, but I hope that my dream full-time job will be coming soon. I've been involved in hiring processes for that type of job that take quite some time to complete, so I'll have to wait a while before I know. But right now is a small step in a good direction.
A recent classmate of mine got a job in her former field that happens to be in a plant in the type of field I want to get into. She told the boss that although I had no experience, she knew from my background and how I performed in a lab class that I would be able to do the job well. And after my interview, he hired me. I could sense in my interview that when his words changed from "you would be doing" to "you will be doing" that I would be offered the position. Such stories aren't much told these days, but I'm thankful somebody is willing to take a chance and trust somebody, like me. I've been given a fairly large amount of responsibility for some important things right off the bat, and I'm finding that I'm up for the challenge.
It's a temporary position that is initially a three month assignment through a temp service, but I hope that my dream full-time job will be coming soon. I've been involved in hiring processes for that type of job that take quite some time to complete, so I'll have to wait a while before I know. But right now is a small step in a good direction.
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