This Monday I had a job interview at a company near Pittsburgh. The interview ended up being with 3 different people and at the end, I was advised that they expect to make a decision in the next couple weeks and they will let me know.

Today, only 4 days later, I got a call from the CEO who I didn't get to see when I was there because she was out of the office. She said everyone told her that they were really happy with me and that she really wanted to meet me too. But, not for a second interview, she offered me the job over the phone.

So, after a little over a year of being laid off, I have a new job that actually seems interesting and its in a company that does something that I feel is a really valuable service. Without having to explain too much, the company provides educaion for hospice medical staff. For those who don't know, hospice nurses and such work with people who are in bad condition, who would not live more than a few months without medical care. This includes many conditions including cancer patients.

But, if you've ever heard the phrase "when it rains, it pours" then the statement really applies to today. Not long after that phone call, I went to a cloting store in the mall I happened to be in when I received the call. I was really in need of some appropriate 'business casual' clothes as mine were quite worn out and had not been replaced due to my lack of work. The nice cashier told me that I could save even more $ by applying for a credit card. I don't want another credit card but I didn't plan to spend thousands or anything so I let her do an application. For my purchase, my 2 pairs of pants were originally $42 each, on sale for $22 each, and with the discounts the total that would have been originally $84, or $44 on sale, now only cost $26. Based on that, I got a few shirts and more pants too. This all came at significant savings and because its on a card I can wait a month or so till I get my first paycheck to pay it off. That way, I should have enough $ for food and gas for the car till I get my first check.

After the shopping, I went to my car and my phone rang again, it was a staffing agency where I had signed up about 6 months ago offering me ANOTHER position. Due to it being a staffing agency and my other offier I already accepted was directly with an employer, I let them know that I just accepted another position.

Later, I stopped in to my part time job to talk to them about just scheduling me for weekends since I have a new weekday job and my manager mentioned that since I helped out at another store the week before Easter, the manager from that store was so impressed with how fast I worked and how polite I was to customers that he wanted to know if I would want to transfer to his store. So, that makes 3 offers in one day for employment. The last one being a store transfer would generally be more days of work.

I can't believe all of the good things that happened today, its was really unexpected. But, I am really excited about starting my new job on Monday.