The Rollercoaster Explained

I can finally fully divulge the "24 hour rollercoaster" I blogged about a couple of weeks ago.

Chad has worked for Purity since October. He left his previous job because of an insanely terrible boss. This job at Purity has been great-great pay, great boss, great coworkers...except for the hours. Chad's job has required him to go into work at like 2 or 3am, which means he's finished mid morning. Which also means he goes to bed at like 7pm. I try to leave work right at 5 so that I can get home at 5:30 and have basically an hour and a half of quality time before he goes to bed.

But have you ever heard of that book, "The Five Love Languages" which details how we like to show affection and receive affection? One of the love languages is Quality Time-and that is definitely the Number One way I like to show and receive affection. So one and a half hours of QT during the week has not made me too happy these last few months. But we've sacrificed, hoping for the light at the end of the tunnel. Two weeks ago we got the light...after the 24 hour rollercoaster.

Chad's boss announced during a meeting several weeks ago that the division had been bought out by another company. There would only be like 3 or 4 slots for Purity workers to transfer. There would be several spots in other divisions at Purity for a few workers, but several of the employees would end up being SOL. When Chad told me the news, I was so upset. Here we thought things were going well and Chad had a job he really liked and that was all going to change. He wasn't optimistic about getting one of the positions with the new company or staying at Purity, since he'd been the last employee hired and had no seniority. I tried to assure him that everything would work out, that he would have a job, but I was having a hard time believing it myself.

That night Chad's boss, Brandon, called him at home. He was going to be a manager at the new company and wanted Chad to come work with him. "If you come for the interview, we'll get you in," Brandon promised. Chad felt a lot better about the situation and so did I.

So a couple of weeks later, Chad has a position with the new company. But the best part, my favorite part, is that his hours will be 7am-4pm. What started out as a stressful, unsettling situation, became a blessing.

I guess this means I will have to share the remote again.