Turned Down Again

Alright, so one of the challenges of moving and starting up in another province is finding work. I know that the Lord holds all things together and gives us all what we need at the appointed time, and that his timing is better than my timing and his ways are higher than my ways and that if I really believed this then I should just take the time to worship and rest... but here I am, frustrated at being unable to find work.

I don't think anyone is judging me, but I don't want look a fool for spending ten years in education only to come out with 0 qualifications and needing to work a crap job with a crap wage to barely scrape by paying rent for a low income home and cheap food. This would probably be my fate if God weren't God. Thankfully He is.

But it is still frustrating to spend months sending out resumes and talking to people only to be turned down yet again. Higher Education is required for a lot of things, but I think it's a black mark for everything else and unless you have the right connections it is virtually impossible to break into the job market without losing your integrity. Case and point, United Truss. My father in law saw they were looking for help building trusses, so I applied. I didn't care what the job was, so long as it was an income and I didn't think that anyone short of a streaking drug addicted murderer could be turned down from such a position. After calling, sending a resume, filling out the required forms, and a phone interview that sounded promising I found a message in my inbox this morning that politely squashed my aspirations explaining that they didn't think they could offer the sort of work I was looking for; as though they were looking out for my best interests by refusing to let me do manual labor. I could have gotten the job if I had lied I suppose.

"So Mr. Wollf, I see you have done a lot of office work and that you have a masters degree in theology, how do you feel about manual labor?"

"O man, I love working with my hands, it's definitely my first choice, I love the structure of repetitive tasks all day long and I absolutely love monotony. Jesus was a carpenter and I want to be just like Jesus!"

Nope... I was candid. "I know that I can do manual labor but it's not my first choice. I don't like monotony but hey, I can put up with anything if it means I am able to pay rent and feed my family."

Although not the ideal fit I WAS relying on this opportunity to come through for me because it was the most positive and well paying lead yet. Well... at least I don't have to worry about work obligations while Tori recovers from the upcoming delivery of our second child.

Back to square one though. Trusting the Lord will provide for our needs.

Greg Out.