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Posted on October 2, 2006 at 11:51 AM - Post Comment

Its times like this you hope no one from work reads my blog, LOL.

Happy Labour Day !

So what does Labour Day really mean to me? Its the day to celebrate the 38 hr working week, the 8 hr work day, entitlements such as meal breaks and penalties for working public holidays or weekends.

At this point in time I live in faith that these revolutionary new concepts will make their way into our workplace!

Today is a public holiday, I am working a 9 hr shift from 5am, on my own, no meal breaks, no penalties and no overtime :) Have to laugh at the irony!

So this should make my decision making really easy. Perhaps I shall start at the beginning. I had 2 days off last week, Thursday and Friday and I hated having weekdays off and then working Saturday and today to make up the hours. So I had some time on my hands and applied for three jobs on Thursday night (www.careerone.com.au) By the end of the next day I had finished two job interviews and been offered a full-time, Monday to Friday role as an accounts administrator in a national company. WOW! How incredible is that? They asked me what I wanted to be paid and I told them ( Hindsight tells me I undervalued myself) and they were happy with that. The office is brand new, it even smells new.

I believe my supervisor and I will get along really well and talk about the favour of God, but something inside me is freaking out. At this point I cant determine if it is my spirit is unsettled or just a fear of something new. I think it is the fear of something new. I have to step out in faith. I can hear the words of wisdom from my pastor telling me that I need to learn to hold out my hand and take what is mine, not to be afraid. The fact those words keep ringing in my head mean something.

But! Even though I dont get paid correctly here, I love my job. I love the clients, the drivers ,,, anyway you've heard it all before.

I feel like this new job is about growing up. I will be out of my league but everytime Ive done that in the past Ive grown into the job quickly so I have faith the same will be true in this instance.

Perhaps part of my fear is about having the tough conversation with my boss, the hello I really love my job but it is time for me to move on. But I would like to work 3 nights a week and every second Saturday to Christmas so I can build up my savings further and also enable a smooth transition. Despatchers are hard to find.

This new job also gives me the opportunity to socialise in the evenings again. It enables me to do courses at bible college or through the church that at the moment with myrregular hours I cant do, so its good. However there was one thing I really wanted to do next year and that wont be possible, in the natural, but if God wants it, God will make it happen.

I've talked myself into accepting the job and moving forward in my life. This new job will move me forward in my life and set up avenues for things I am believing for in the future.

So praise God for his favour!! What an awesome testimony to be hired for an excellent job within 15 hours of applying (and 6 of those were in the middle of the night). I didnt know the interviewer I didnt provide any referees, I can only believe God answered my prayer, the Holy Spirit guided me into what to say and the favour of God was again upon me. He is so good!

Bec.