David Journal

Tag: work

  • Full speed ahead

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    It’s amazing to me how much there is to do. I am expected to start at SKM on January 4th. Before then they have me getting a background check (already done), working on some certifications, and participating in some interviews tomorrow for a role that will work closely with me. It’s like I’m employed but…

  • A tidal wave of blessings

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    Sometimes it feels like nothing goes your way for long stretches of time and then suddenly many things go right at once. Today was one of those days. First thing this morning I got an offer letter from SKM Engineering. Suddenly I can know that my worst case scenario is no longer a continuation of…

  • A ray of hope

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    For the first time in a while I feel a degree of hope regarding a specific job opportunity. I had a second interview with SKM Engineering today and I came away from that actually thinking I would enjoy the opportunity despite the longer commute as they are located in Bountiful and not ready for significant…

  • Coding again

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    Getting started into coding again is a challenge. It took a lot of digging to figure out how to set up the Chromebook to use git and run NodeJS for the coding challenge from Pluralsight. I think this challenge will prove to me how much I want to get back into development. I’m hoping I…

  • Prayers answered

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    I have been praying to get an offer for the job at the church that I have been interviewing for. I am hopeful that my interview today will result in a job offer relatively soon. In a related note, this morning is the first time that I have prayed specifically for Savannah to get a…

  • Promising developments

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    This morning I saw emails from both stake and ward leaders sharing the plans for us to begin attending sacrament meeting again – the first one being in two weeks. I’m excited for the opportunity to have the kids start practicing dressing for church and behaving in church for short meetings (40 minutes) and only…

  • Ready to grow

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    I’m looking forward to finishing this job. Matt announced it to the Insights team and in an infrastructure meeting. He also made it clear that he’s happy to have me leave as soon as possible. I will happily deliver my computer as soon as possible on Thursday. I’m learning a lot about myself as I…

  • Two weeks … or less

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    I formally submitted my resignation today. At the end of the day Matt also consented to let me burn my PTO starting as early as Thursday (once I finish my current on-call assignment) if I so choose. It is possible that I may only have slightly more than 3 work days left before I am…

  • Time to be free

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    I discovered last night that my new mortgage had funded. That signaled the last obstacle being removed which held me firmly to my current job and company. At the tail end of my workday I questioned Matt about the 30 day resignation offer he made are beginning of April. I was hoping that offering me…

  • Setting up for change

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    Over the past few weeks I have been positively giddy when considering the possibility of leaving my current job (and boss). With the stimulus money for this pandemic I have some reserves to make a change. Today I got final approval to refinance the house at a much lower rate. This means that my cost…