It was surreal, walking into a conference room with my site
manager and a couple of HR flacks. Directv had been acquired by ATT about
6 months ago. As a satellite broadcast technician I felt my job was
reasonably secure, stuff breaks... right? Wrong! You can guess how
this ends, as I left the conference room, unemployed. What now? I asked
myself. First call the wife, not a call anyone wants to make, my second
in 15 years. A short conversation, mutual reassurance and a promise to
come straight home. That evening we discussed our options, start looking
for a job in LA, work with my wife in her business, or SOMETHING ELSE.
After a lot of
discussion we decided to go with SOMETHING ELSE. Before I get into what
Something Else entails, a little about me. As I write this I am a 52 year
old, overweight, type 2 diabetic, in need of foot surgery. Not good for long
term prospects. I am also an avid sailor, scuba diver, road cyclist and adventure
motorcyclist as is my wife (yes she rides her own motorcycle). The thought of starting over with yet another company was distressing, but I know we would have a hard time paying the bills any other way. It wasn't the work that bothered me as much as losing seniority and vacation time. We have a 28' Hunter sailboat that we love, and any new job would limit our time aboard. Well, for now I'm free, off to Catalina.
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