Ex-Employee

So the story begins 3 or so months ago when I learned that the project my team at Un-named Company was working on was ending/changing sooner then planned...and that it was over budget. My whole Data Quality (DQ) team (me included) were covered under this budget. So there was a few tense weeks as they decided what to do with the DQ team. They finally decided to keep us around as long as originally planned (Jun 1st). Now for a little background I was hired as a DQ temp before the project but I was moved to the project when DQ was eliminated from the business side of things...not that any of that really matters anymore.

Last Thursday I got a phone call from my supervisor and when I got to her office our HR person was also there...but I was a little slow and it took a min or so for me to get that I was losing my job. And after that, I had to go round up my team so they could be told too. Needless to say it was a shock to me. Data Quality or at least some of my job functions are necessary for the business so I never really thought they would get rid of DQ complete (read get rid of me). My team's last day was thursday. I went back on Friday to try and leave DQ in as good a place as I could so the next person could pick it up whenever they bring Data Quality back and whoever fills in in the mean time.

Some things I've learned through working for Un-named Company and leaving Un-named Company:
I love Data Quality
I'm a data geek
I'm capable of more than I thought I was
I can manage a team of people
I can have a professional relationship with people that are completely different from me
Working moms are still moms

Some things that I've re-learned while working at unsaid company
God is in control
Being joyful is a choice
Trusting God is a daily and sometimes hourly choice
Putting people in boxes is usually only helpful for the first 5 mins that you meet them

Busy and more Busy

I haven't post anything in quite a while. I don't seem to have much time to myself, even more so then before. I am now working on average 3 hours of overtime a week, which might not seem that much but when you add in the extra commute time because I leave work at a busier traffic time it adds up. Since June 4th I've trained 4 new people, one I had to let go over after only a week because it wasn't working out. Training people takes so much time and on top of training, then I have to answer questions and check their work and do my work. In a two week time I worked almost 12 hours of overtime. Needless to say the rest of my life is suffering and I need to do something to fix it.

On the plus side Zack accepted a teaching position today in Federal Way. He is super excited. And we will be moving north at the end of summer/beginning of fall. Hooray for a shorter commute time.

All in all I feel like I've been living on God's grace and hope for the future. And the highlight of my days are hugging and kissing Peter and telling him how much I love him...and being amazed at how much I absolutely adore him. And being thankful I have a husband that cooks dinner and even cleans up most days.