last Friday, I received the best news that I've had in a while- I was offered the Executive Assistant position that I had applied for at work!
I had been stressing about this position for about a month, because I really wanted it and interviews were taking so long to be conducted, which made me pretty discouraged. when my interview was finally scheduled, I had less than two hours to prep for it- it was so last minute! luckily, Kendrick works just down the street, and he came over as soon as he got my panicked text, just so that he could help me prepare and keep me calm. after a pep talk and quick prayer in his car, I was ready to slay that interview.
surprisingly, the interview was more of a discussion rather than the typical game of twenty-questions, like most interviews normally have. we got along great, and I could tell that our communication was on point, so I was able to fully relax. at the end of the interview, I was told that if two more interviews didn't have to be conducted- the job would be mine.
UM, yes! (I did a dance and three fist pumps in the elevator on the way back down to my desk).
I didn't find out if the job was mine until the very end of the next day. I had developed an intense stomach ache due to the unsurity of the situation. what if he met someone he liked better? what if I didn't meet all of the qualifications? yeah, I'm just super positive in situations like this.
at 4:55 on Friday afternoon, I finally went into the HR managers office. there was no way that I was letting the weekend go by without knowing! Greg, our HR manager, had promised me that he'd let me know by today, and I was going to hold him to that.
he smiled as soon as I sat down, "of course you got it!" he replied. turns out, Steve (the person I'd be working for) wanted to call me and extend the offer himself, but he got too busy. greg went on to tell me that Steve had even canceled his other interviews after meeting with me, except for the one that he conducted on the same day as mine.
we talked a bit more about the job and the compensation- which ended up being a lot more than I had expected, and I would officially be on salary- for the first time in my life!
unfortunately, Kendrick and I weren't able to celebrate that night because my stomach ache was getting progressively worse by the hour (apparently it didn't get the memo that I got the job), so we settled on watching movies while I kept a heat pad on it.
if there's one thing that this experience has taught me, it is that the blessings of tithing always come through. money has been tight lately- it feels like everything came at us at once. from a significant amount put into car repairs, unexpected tuition payments that we thought were covered, and car registrations, we have made sure to pay our tithing with each and every pay check. would that tithing money have helped with all of the money that we owed? definitely. would it have been worth it? no way. the Lord watches over those who obey his commandments, and that's something that I will never compromise.
also- on another note- Kendrick has been killing it at his job lately. he started just a month ago, and has already been approached by his supervisor twice, telling him that he's doing better than anyone on the training team, and that he's keeping her busy with all the works he's completing. I know that this isn't a job that Kendrick loves, and that it probably won't be long term, but I sure am proud of my husband for his amazing work ethic and devotion.
so in conclusion, all I can say is that we are both feeling very blessed lately. very, very blessed.
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