Mmmm. Employment

I think I set some sort of record. Fully employed, unemployed and back in 18 days.

This requires some explanation.
When we last saw our hero, he had just been given der stiefel from my last company. My new daily routine became get up, eat breakfast, read e-mail, do my daily scan of the job boards, submit resumes as necessary. Make phone calls as necessary to ensure people are still thinking about me. Start drinking.

Thoughts? For all the annoying ads, Monster remains my favorite job board. I got two interviews off Monster this time around. I'm pretty sure one of them were going to make me an offer.

However, I had something this time that I didn't really have before. Industry contacts.
See, when I worked at Clear Water, I dealt with a lot of people and I was religious about keeping business cards.

Once I got laid off, I started working my way through my business cards. Part of it was notifying former clients that I would no longer be associated with the project. This was both a professional courtesy and protecting my image. Part of it was saying "I'm available, how would you like to hire me?" This generated three interviews, two offers, one of which I accepted.

So. I'm now a Project Engineer with Northwest Construction in Bellevue. I'm assigned to the Brightwater Wastewater Treatment Plant Project. That sounds a little more lofty than it actually is. I handle Erosion Control and other such daily business. I make sure the Super and the foreman can do their jobs relatively unfettered without spending shitloads of money, which would make the PM shit kittens.