He had a meeting with the boss of his home exteriors job this morning because he's basically sick of how unorganized they are. From everything including payroll, phone etiquette, basic respect and everything in between, that company is lacking. So today he went in and gave them an ultimatum (sp?) and they were being wishy-washy with that so he said its a yes or no... still no answer so he quit. Simple as that. Only the funny part is that he walked next door to the vanishing screens company that just bought the building next door, said he wanted a job doing outside sales and was hired on the spot. He has to train the next few days but the pay is pretty much the same which is great. It just cracks me up at how easily he can get a job while other people I/we know have been searching for a while. But I guess thats a perk of loving sales... theres always a demand for salesmen!

By Tunnia on Thursday, February 17, 2005 - 06:02 pm:

Good for him!

By Alberobello on Thursday, February 17, 2005 - 06:29 pm:

He must be a determined man. I think in any company they like to have someone that's sure of him/her self so they probably picked this from his attitude of just going and asking for a job. Many people wouldn't have done it or would have been afraid to do it. So i say good for your husband and good because is such a good example for your family. My dh is also very hard working and whenever he's been out of a job it only takes him about a week to find another one.

By Trina~moderator on Thursday, February 17, 2005 - 07:22 pm:

Is this a PT second job? If so, fine, but I'd be ticked if my DH just up and quit his main job before having something lined up first. Not a mature, responsible move when there is a family to support, but that's JHMO.

By Kym on Thursday, February 17, 2005 - 07:49 pm:

Hope it works out for him! Yes sales jobs are easy to come by, but takes the right kind of person, sounds like it's definately his cuppatea!

What are vanishing shades? I've been looking for something that I saw on someone elses house, maybe that's them? The are affixed to the outside, but don't look like your house is closed down and vacant? Is that what they are?

By Boxzgrl on Thursday, February 17, 2005 - 08:05 pm:

This is a PT job. If he told the Marine Corps he was quitting, he'd probably just get laughed at!!! I don't mind if he has a 2nd job or not as long as bills are up to date but he needs to constantly be moving and he'd get up my hair at home, lol! Kym, here is the link so you can see what they are:
Vanishing Screens

By Kym on Friday, February 18, 2005 - 08:21 am:

Thanks for the link, I checked them out, they look nice, they have a "blurb" at the top about UV energy conservations, I think that's what I'll need in AZ the sun just beats in my living room!

By Rayanne on Friday, February 18, 2005 - 04:51 pm:

Good for him.
I'm glad he found something that fast.
Those screens are neat.

By Alberobello on Saturday, February 19, 2005 - 04:54 am:

Trina, i do agree with you but IMO it also depends on the job you are doing and the place where you live. I know that in London is very easy to find building work (which is what my dh does) so it wouldn't be the worst if my dh quits his job because he knows he can find another one pretty soon. London is such a dynamic city in that way, there is always jobs available. However, if we were living in Italy or Mexico (but more in Italy) i think i'd be the same as you because of the lack of flexibility in employers. People tend to stay in the same job for years for fear of not finding work again, but that is another story. So, you are right about the lack of responsibility of a move like this, but i used my own experience and after what you said it was a relief that Melissa said it was her dh's part time job because i was feeling a bit irresponsible myself after what you said LOL. Nevertheless i still think that there are certain people that are just confident and determined and it sort of makes it easy to find work, or housing or anything (i'm not generalising here because there can be all sorts of situations on one's life and confidence may not help at all sometimes).