The last few weeks I was in San Jose to look for a job and relocate. My mother is getting old and I wanted to live near her so I could help her with household chores and such. Just before I told my boss, he offered me a partnership in the company. I declined. He was crushed. He told me that if it was any other reason he would have been very mad, but family was a legitimate reason. He even wrote me a letter of recommendation.
I handed out 25 resumes to roofing, flooring and other related businesses. I did interviews with other companies for sales positions and only one was interested. They told me to come in for an offer letter. I told my friends and family that I was moving, I was excited and overwhelmed with things to do and scared all at the same time.
When I signed the offer letter on the way back to Vancouver Washington, it hit me. What if I fail? What if I don’t make my quota and they fire me or for some reason I need to quit? Then I am jobless in a county with 12% unemployment.
When I got home the company started emailing me. They could not verify my employment for the last 10 years prior to my current employer. The companies went bankrupt or were bought. I also was self employed for part of that time. Even my high school was closed. To them it looked like I could have made up the whole thing.
Then different departments in the company began to direct me to take a drug test. I had to tell them that I took it the day I signed the offer letter and they should have been informed.
It all hit me hard. San Jose is warm. It rains 8 months a year in Vancouver. I love my mom a great deal and it is hard watching her get old. I want to be near her and help her.
I can’t.
No one is going to hire me if they can’t verify my employment and if they did, they could still fire me. I can’t get fired with my current employer. I helped build this company and now I’m being rewarded.
It has to be God’s will. I am in great pain and happy at the same time. I am not getting what I want, but I am getting rewarded for what I have worked for. Some friends and family are happy that I am staying and others are disappointed that I am not moving back. I will fly to San Jose more often. I will continue building this company.
There are a lot of lessons and I am sure they will come out in future posts. For now, I have to get back to work.
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