Last Friday Nate got two job offers, and then on Monday his bosses pulled him into their office and told him he was getting a raise that was effective immediately. They also promised him his own office in the new office building that they will start construction on this summer, and they told him they are hiring several new people so within the next month his travel will be cut down to two or three days a month. Man, it's nice to be wanted. While the raise and extra benefits (they also threw in a family pass to the YMCA) did make him pause for a little bit, it's still not in his best interest to hang around. They're being really nice because about 3 important employees have quit in the last month, and once they hire on a bunch more people it's hard to believe they'll continue to be this appreciative of him. Dr. Phil says the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior, and there is just no need to hang around to begin looking for jobs again in another year or two.
Yesterday he accepted a job in Raleigh with an engineering firm. He's pretty scared about transitioning again, and after what he went through here in Goldsboro, I can't really blame him. But can the grass really be any browner than it is with this company? I'm so excited that he's going to be home. His trip for this week was cancelled, and it almost feels like a vacation for me to have him around. He grilled hamburgers last night, and I felt like I was eating out when I walked into the dining room and the table was set with all the food ready to go.
He put in his 2 weeks notice today, and I called the realtor this morning. So, here we go ...
3 comments:
yay!!!! you'll be so close! after all isn't this about ME? =) (make sure you look for houses in the garner ward.)
just kidding! i know its a lot of work to pick up and move. and everything can be kind of crazy. best of luck with everything. what would you do if you actually put down roots somewhere? i know it will be nice to have more time together and less traveling. that is NO fun. cory doesn't do much, but i sure miss him when he does. keep us posted and be sure and let us know how we can help!
I was just looking at the map last night and wondered what Garner was like. That would be right in between where my brother lives and Nate's new work. How fun if we could be in your ward! I'm not going to get my hopes up, though, because then I would be too sad if it didn't happen. I don't know how long it will take us to sell our house, and we don't want to move until school is out. You'll have to email me your phone number since Cory is in real estate and we don't know any realtors around there.
cory would be glad to offer any suggestions or help in any way he could. i'll email you our number so you'll have it there.
its nice you have the option of staying there until school is out. that will ease the transition. we've been looking to move (w/in the ward and area), but up here, almost any move would be to a new school district. so that's been a big consideration for us.
i'm excited for you guys and hope that it is a wonderful opportunity. and selfishly, i'm excited you guys are going to be closer. =)
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