Here is the second one from me. Life has been good since the last time I wrote. Kirti finally..finally got a job she deserved from a long time. It came as quite a surprise this time of the year as business is usually slow. Parents on both sides are extremely happy and satisfied after months of pain and an uncertain future looming. She moved from Atlanta to Chicago and started her job this week. I was there in Chicago to get her settled.
And what a pain it was...
After looking at ad after ad in numerous websites and contacting a bunch load of people, she finally settled in a nice house close to work. The weather played havoc all the days I was there trying to get an accomodation. And then there was an uneasy time as to the exact date of her start. First it was Monday. 2 days before she left Atlanta the start date was Tuesday and finally when things were all set to roll, we got to know that the start date is actually WEDNESDAY. It was like, is she ever going to start her job. It was eerily similar to the confusion and frustration regarding my start date when we had moved to Chicago last year.
I can't put in words how much Kirti has suffered since she has been here. But I am glad all worked out well for her now. This position came at a time when there were an estimated 50,000 new people in the work-force vying for the same position as Kirti was trained on. Even her employer was sceptical if they would (ever) help Kirti find a project. So much so, they even stopped taking applications for Quality Testing training at their company. All Kirti has got to do now is relax and sustain at her work place. Not an easy task, but a task that needs to be done. She knows people are knocking at her doorstep waiting for her to slip. Gods grace she will be fine.
As for me, I am back in Minnesota, praying hard for her. At the same time, happy like I once was. Good times are rolling and we are rolling with it.
Till I write again, good luck and Godspeed.
And what a pain it was...
After looking at ad after ad in numerous websites and contacting a bunch load of people, she finally settled in a nice house close to work. The weather played havoc all the days I was there trying to get an accomodation. And then there was an uneasy time as to the exact date of her start. First it was Monday. 2 days before she left Atlanta the start date was Tuesday and finally when things were all set to roll, we got to know that the start date is actually WEDNESDAY. It was like, is she ever going to start her job. It was eerily similar to the confusion and frustration regarding my start date when we had moved to Chicago last year.
I can't put in words how much Kirti has suffered since she has been here. But I am glad all worked out well for her now. This position came at a time when there were an estimated 50,000 new people in the work-force vying for the same position as Kirti was trained on. Even her employer was sceptical if they would (ever) help Kirti find a project. So much so, they even stopped taking applications for Quality Testing training at their company. All Kirti has got to do now is relax and sustain at her work place. Not an easy task, but a task that needs to be done. She knows people are knocking at her doorstep waiting for her to slip. Gods grace she will be fine.
As for me, I am back in Minnesota, praying hard for her. At the same time, happy like I once was. Good times are rolling and we are rolling with it.
Till I write again, good luck and Godspeed.
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