Alohan Nuari:
How is everyone doing?
Well, since you ask Ron, I am fine thanks! :D
Actually, it has been a crazy six months. I was made redundant from my job in the oil patch in October of last year. At least I had a strong suspicion that it was coming so I had started looking for positions in other industries and in fact I'd had a first interview before the proverbial hit the fan. My prediction was correction, and my entire department got shut down, although at least some of us got offered positions elsewhere in the company. I was offered something but took the risk and said 'no' to the alternative position - it was back in the operations office on the west coast and was effectively the job I'd come from three years ago - so I took redundancy.
The timing was good. I had a second interview the next day and could now give my old boss as a reference. He must have said nice things about me because I got a job offer the next day.
I love the new job and it is interesting working in a different industry - I'm now in the pharmaceutical industry now. Screw Big Oil, it's Big Pharma all the way, baby. :D
Oh, and I get to collect my salary from my old employer for nine months even though I am working somewhere else. How nice of them!