I write this to be encouraging-
I heard this one a lot lately with my recent work woes- "It will work out the way its meant to" -it has never has sat well with me. I dunno why, I guess it's too indifferent. I feel the cosmos is more dynamic. Maybe it kinda takes away the sense of direction, or justice, or effort or something.
Been at my company 10+ years now. Things are slow, and company finances are through the floor. Staff is at half capacity. Over the last few years weve lost benefits, lost insurance, and pay was reduced. The big announcement came that everyone was going to part time. For me -for my family- I had to start looking.
Put in for all sorts of posts and got nothing. Talked with friends and got a great lead, $125k. Did 3 interviews with them. It seems like that company (A) was interviewing me for two very diff positions, and the different interviews were for different things. I was waaaay overqualified for one role, and so I knew I was a shoe in. 3rd interview and then nothing. Talent agent wouldnt even call me back.
Talked to friends and got two more opportunities. Company B and Company C. Did an interview with C and wow, they didnt care about my skillset as much as about my personality. Really kinda surprised by that. Practical guys, small team. But, seemed like it was very go-go-go, and, that doesn't sing with me bc my youngest isnt in school and I have him most of the time. Interviewed with Company B, and truly surprised, they were the same way, great people, small team. All of them were from the same background as myself professionally, spoke the same languages Id id, and used the technology Im most experienced with. Also, much more lax, kinda set your own schedule. They asked me how much compensation I wanted, and they told me that was too low! and bumped me up a couple more $k/yr. Best interview ever. Company C came back and asked me how much I was asking for, and I told them [the number Company B said], and they said they could match it. I did two more interviews with Company C and they made me an offer that was wheeewww.. 10% more than Company B. Still though, I was really leaning towards Company B. I prayed and prayed about it. Maybe Company B would be great, but then like- close in 3 months. Maybe Company C would wouldnt be quite so busy and be better in the long run where I could learn new skills. I prayed that God decide for me, because He can see around corners, I can just see whats right in front of me. His word is better than mine.
"He told the king, “This is what the LORD says: Is it because there is no God in Israel for you to consult that you have sent messengers to consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron?"
"So the king of Israel brought together the prophets—four hundred men—and asked them, “Shall we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or shall I not?”
“Go,” they answered, “for God will give it into the king’s hand.”
But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no longer a prophet of the Lord here whom we can inquire of?”"
"Go back and tell Hezekiah, the ruler of my people, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of your father David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the temple of the Lord."
""Woe to the obstinate children," declares the LORD, "to those who carry out plans that are not mine, forming an alliance, but not by my Spirit, heaping sin upon sin;2 who go down to Egypt without consulting me; who look for help to Pharaoh's protection, to Egypt's shade for refuge."
"In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you."
"Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”
"Far be it from Me; for those who honor Me I will honor, and those who despise Me shall be lightly esteemed"
"My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant.
From now on all generations will call me blessed,
for the Mighty One has done great things for me."
Theres a zillion more verses, but waiting for these jobs thing to settle those are some that keep going through my head.
If youve made it this far into my rambling here, I told Company C I would decide in a weeks time, and I prayed for God to show me the way. Company B never reached out, never heard another word from them.
Part-time status caused me to start looking. Company A @ 125k got me interested and excited to try to find something. Company B got me a greater pay inadvertantly at Company C. It's all had a flow, tell tale signs of The Grand Weaver. Trying now to get my company now in shape to manage without me with minimal impact. And yknow, in this frantic hustle to find new work before the new part-time status kicked in and made it impossible for me to pay my bills- turns out the boss relented! and I received full pay. I feel like God gave me the incentive to get in gear to find another place, AND He gave me the covering fire to get there unmolested.
