I had a first phone interview today for a position with a physical therapy office in a part of Austin that I very much would like to be working (and eventually living) in again. It went pretty well, but they don't seem to be in much of a rush to hire because I will be having a second phone interview next week.
Meanwhile I get a phone call from a former boss of mine inquiring if I would be interested in possibly returning to work for them again. This company I had worked for from 2004-2010. And didn't leave on the best terms, at least with management. I wouldn't even be returning to my exact position, but in a lesser role. It's worth considering since it is also in the area I want to be in South Austin.
Last summer, shortly after my separation and moving back in with my parents, I received a similar offer from another former boss/employer of mine. I had worked for them from 2012-2104, and had only stopped working for them when I got engaged and moved five hours away to the RGV where my fiancé was living/working. I never went in and talked to my old boss about going back to them. I just wasn't in a good headspace and dealing with so much, it felt like taking more steps backward in life.
In hindsight now I realize I probably should've taken it. Work is work. This long term unemployment is soul-sucking. So perhaps I should jump at this current offer. I haven't been moving forward. Not really. Just stuck.
My ex has already moved again for her job, so she's in a new house and new city from the place where we lived as husband & wife, the place I still miss so much. I'm trying to think of things as temporary, not permanent. As building blocks toward a life I want. Starting with being back in Austin, where I haven't lived full-time since 2010. I get a job, get a car, get a new place to live. Might take a year since I'm in a bit of a hole right now financially, but then I give myself a year in Austin to see if I really want to be there forever. If not, then I just keep working and plan to move elsewhere.
There is no telling what I might find along the way, but I have start working toward it.
Meanwhile I get a phone call from a former boss of mine inquiring if I would be interested in possibly returning to work for them again. This company I had worked for from 2004-2010. And didn't leave on the best terms, at least with management. I wouldn't even be returning to my exact position, but in a lesser role. It's worth considering since it is also in the area I want to be in South Austin.
Last summer, shortly after my separation and moving back in with my parents, I received a similar offer from another former boss/employer of mine. I had worked for them from 2012-2104, and had only stopped working for them when I got engaged and moved five hours away to the RGV where my fiancé was living/working. I never went in and talked to my old boss about going back to them. I just wasn't in a good headspace and dealing with so much, it felt like taking more steps backward in life.
In hindsight now I realize I probably should've taken it. Work is work. This long term unemployment is soul-sucking. So perhaps I should jump at this current offer. I haven't been moving forward. Not really. Just stuck.
My ex has already moved again for her job, so she's in a new house and new city from the place where we lived as husband & wife, the place I still miss so much. I'm trying to think of things as temporary, not permanent. As building blocks toward a life I want. Starting with being back in Austin, where I haven't lived full-time since 2010. I get a job, get a car, get a new place to live. Might take a year since I'm in a bit of a hole right now financially, but then I give myself a year in Austin to see if I really want to be there forever. If not, then I just keep working and plan to move elsewhere.
There is no telling what I might find along the way, but I have start working toward it.
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