Being yourself is needed! For several weeks now I have literally been on Cloud 9 because of how God has shown up in my life beyond my grandest expectations. It has taken me a couple of weeks to decide if/when/how to share this particular story. Timing is everything! In talking with a friend recently she said that I have several testimonies in this one story so here it is. I will try to keep it brief and organized.
During the Covid-19 crisis I have applied for and been hired for three jobs on the Indeed website. In each instance I was either hired during the phone interview or at my in-person interview. It has never been a situation where we will call you back. I thank God for that. Two weeks ago I resigned from my latest job after being there for a year, because of reduced hours through no fault of my own. Of course, being the organized person that I am, I already had another job. Matter of fact, I turned down one offer (by phone interview), because they called after I had accepted my current position. When I turned down that position, the person said, “If it doesn’t work out, which I hope it doesn’t, then please call us back, because we really hate to lose you.” Mind you now, this is someone who has never met me fact to face, only did a phone interview, and based on my resume and my responses to her questions, she offered me a position. Now let’s go to the position that I did accept! During my in-person interview I was asked how soon can I go for a physical? My response was, “I can go immediately if this means that you are hiring me.” Their reply was, “Yes I’m hiring you!” So I went on to ask, you do know that I’m currently working for another agency and I need to give two weeks’ notice right?, which she responded yes! So I asked, are you willing to work around my current schedule for two weeks”, and the response once again was yes. We were so excited that we forgot to discuss salary and I had to call back. Now back to my resignation! When I turned in my two weeks resignation my employer was very receptive and understanding. In fact they said if for some reason the new job doesn’t work out, then they will always be there and I’m welcome to come back. In addition, they asked if I would be willing to fill in sometimes if they called. Needless to say, after all of the above I was almost in tears. When I shared this with a friend recently she said something that I rarely think about. I told her that I didn’t do anything magical. I was simply being myself. Her response was, “Geri you don’t realize that being yourself is a blessing to so many people.”