Derek is driving in to work this morning to inform his boss that he is quitting! His current job is for a company inwhich he drives to two different auto dealerships (his accounts) and repairs/paints on site damages on the vehicles. He has a tent for rainy conditions, but when it is pouring down rain and/or windy and stormy particularly in the fall/winter/spring months, his job can become pretty impossible if not undoable at times. I hate to stick with what everyone is saying right now, but the economy has deeply affected his workload over the past year. This past winter was a struggle at times, the snow shut him down for atleast 2 weeks and considering he is commission, you can see the problem.
So he's been looking here/there and considering his options of changing careers even. He interviewed a week ago with an equipment company in Snohomish on Bickford Ave that was looking for a paint shop manager/painter. Of course, he pretty much go the job right away, however they wanted him to work this past Saturday so that he would be 100% sure he wanted to take the job. He had another interview yesterday to work out details of his start date etc and he starts on Monday! He actually will be working on Saturday again, so I guess he starts in 3 days. His pay is a lot less than he made 2 years ago, a little less than he made last year, but a little more than he has averaged this year. It is steady income and that is what is important right now. With his current position, it is tough to not be able to count on a steady check every week.
This new company offers Med/Dental, Retirement, 2 weeks Vacation and more.. His previous employer offered crappy medical and 1 week vacation. So I am excited about the change but also a little nervous about it. I think it will all work out well, plus there are other avenues for him with this new job and the hope is that Derek can help them grow their paint department/business.
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