Post by georgeharrison on Aug 1, 2012 23:01:43 GMT -5
James's work is super physical and he won't be able to do it forever. He has maybe 10-15 more years until his body won't allow him to do it anymore.
In preparation for this, he's started taking classes to try to move into a less physical part of his field - so he already has a foundation doing the hard work and then has the education to move him into something else.
He's working nights this week, and while he was sleeping today, his phone kept ringing. He asked me not to wake him if his phone rang, but after it rang for the 4th time (we get like zero phone calls) and his sleeping time was almost up, I finally woke him and thought it might be important. It had been the branch manager at his shop, and when James called him back, the branch manager told him that he wanted to sit down and talk to him tomorrow at 2pm about an opportunity.
We speculated until he left for work.
When he got to the shop tonight, he found someone, today, quit a position that would definitely get him out of the labor of the field and into a "higher up" position. We still don't have any idea what his meeting will be about with the branch manager tomorrow, but with the other guy quitting, it could be for that position! If, by some miracle, this is what the meeting turns out about for us, this could be HUGE! We're talking a whole new skill set/resume, a salary position instead of hourly based on the market, commission, etc.
We need all the nestie...I mean nextie thoughts, prayers, and vibes that you guys have to share.