Laid off and it paid off!

Friday July 10th. I'll never forget it. The work day came and the work day went....fine....up until 4:30. A small group of us, 3 to be exact, got called into "the office". I immediately got a pit in my stomach. We all had a feeling of what was about to happen.

Let me back up. The company I was working for, Makita, had been doing a series of layoffs here and there, off and on, for at least 6 months. The business had gone down and we just weren't selling like we should have been. So, naturally, they had to let people go. Every day walking in to work you couldn't help but ask yourself "Is today going to be the day?" "Will I walk out of here without a job today?" This went on for months.

Back to story, I got laid off that Friday afternoon at 4:30. The first time ever I'd been laid off. I've never even been fired for Gosh sakes. I thought to take it personally b/c why else would they choose me? Not that I am perfect, not that I should win employee of the month every month, not that I am above and beyond anyone else. I just didn't know what to think. I come to work every day, on time, do my job, and go home. I guess none of that mattered in this situation.

I filed for unemployment the very next Monday. I started looking for a job that very same day. I think I submitted 8 resumes that morning after coming home from the Unemployment office. I didn't waste any time and didn't want to be out of work longer than I had to.

I babysit for 2 weeks for someone who works with Justin at the office. She had a 9 month old son at the time and wanted to help out. She was about to put him into daycare and heard about my news. She was willing to hold off in doing that, let me keep him, til I got back on my feet. Awesome!!! Why not? It's money and I could continue looking for a job while there.

Then, a friend of mine, whose son has pretty much grown up with Logan at school, told me about a job opening that she had at work. It was only temporary due to the fact that the girl was going on maternity leave. I jumped on it. Yes, it was only temporary but it was money and I could kind of slack off on finding something else. I took it and got started. Went to training classes, sat with the girl who was leaving, and tried to learn as much as possible til she left. The job was going great. I was learning a lot, hopefully doing well, and trying to be a good employee.

2 weeks ago I heard she was coming back from Maternity leave November 16th. I knew it was coming but I started panicking. It's her job, she has had her time off, she is ready to come back to work. That is until yesterday. The call came in about 3 pm. It was her. After all was said and done.....she decided not to return to work! Imagine my surprise! Was I hearing things? Could this really be happening? All those weeks of worry and anxiety about not having a job again flew out the window. I am getting offered the job and will become an official employee.

My house payment, car payments, Logan's birthday, CHRISTMAS, not a huge worry anymore. I feel confident and can say I have a job at the end of the day. I enjoy working here and like the girls I work with. It's a fun environment and different than anything I've ever done. So, God does answer prayers and does look after us. I am not only saying this because I got something that I wanted with His help. I see things all the time that show this. I am just excited and can breathe a little easier!