Then sometimes, stuff happens

My wife and my dad keep reminding me not to count my chickens on this one, but this is the most activity I’ve had in a long time. Yesterday I bit the bullet and applied for a company I’ve known about for almost 10 years, a company that does utility locates. I haven’t done any utility work in almost 9 years since my hospitalization. — (my timeline is all over the place, no accuracy to be had on that) —

Anyway, the point is that from the moment I applied they started sending me tasks to do. I haven’t had an employer this hungry since I last worked utilities. Two assessments yesterday, then they sent me a virtual interview which I put off til today because I wanted to get a haircut. Today I got a haircut and did the virtual interview. I have a feeling there will be more later.

I think the chances are pretty good that I’m going to get this one. It’s something I can do, and it comes with a company car. There is a little overtime, which I can deal with. It seems to be a pattern, when I get pushed out of psychiatric work, I go work utility. It’s kind of a respite from the cruelty of mental health. Straight forward, usually working with ex military types, I really get along with ex military.