A New Job

It has been six months of unemployment for me and today I start a new job.  It is ironic that after all the emotional turmoil and searching, the gamut of emotions from deep depression to a final acceptance, the reams of paper that became cover letters and resumes to a diverse range of industries and jobs, the job I am offered is remodeling houses.  Let me be very clear:  I am thankful for a job.  I have been working very hard to find a job and finally it is here, I am very thankful.  However, this is not what I want to do with the rest of my life.

The striking reality is that, while I was applying for whatever carpentry jobs there were available, my heart hasn't been fully in it.  There was a big part of my mind that had accepted a version of reality that saw me as my own boss while I started school.  This version of reality was vivid and I had come to fully accept it, come what may.  So, today, I will be at Advent Construction Services shop/office going through an orientation, filling out my paperwork, getting the skinny on the jobs happening, negotiating wages, learning about benefits, and getting a solid feeling for the company I'm about to start with and start the slow process of changing my mindset from independence to employee.

I am still planning on taking classes in the fall, getting the ball rolling to facilitate a change in career.  I am not a lifetime carpenter but for now it will facilitate change.