Interviews

Good news! Mark had an interview on Friday with a huge company called URS Corp. They then contacted him later in the day for another interview on Monday morning. It is for a position called a project accountant. It wouldn't be a giant jump in pay but it would be some also the benefits are better then where he is now. It would also be a place where he might possibly be able to move up in the future. It would also be straight 8-5, no evenings or weekends.
He is told that it is a rather high pressure position but we feel that it would be a "better" type of pressure then where he is now. Some of his problems where he is now is that one boss basically has made him a "whipping boy". It doesn't matter whose mistake/problem it is, Mark is to blame.
This company is so big, that the employment application asked if we were willing to move internationally. Then it went on to list 8-12 different companies where they have offices. There are at least 6-8 different offices right here in the state of MI.
Things are basically improving here. We are sort of settling into a routine now that we have 2 weeks of school under our belt. Mark's deppression seems to be improving. Either the antidepressant is working or by using the sleeping med to get better sleep, he is better controlling the depression. His counsellor was even a great confidence booster for him prior to his interview. He has a lot of experience with human resources in companies and offered some great tips.
Last night we went out to the Berlin Raceway and got to see some more school bus races. Stephen & Joshua had free tickets for completing the library reading program this summer and then we were able to get 1/2 price tickets for the rest of us through their school. We absolutely FROZE but it was fun!
We are in that tough time of year where it is in the 80's one day and then in the 60's the next. It is hard to know what to where from one day to the next. Yesterday's high was 61 but that was at 7 a.m. and it dropped after that and the wind was bitter. I have to get more warm clothes out for the kids this weekend.
Rachel went rafting with the 7th graders on Thursday. It was quite an experience. Maybe I'll try to get her to write about it. Some parents were an example of a practical joke gone too far and crossing the line.
Well, I have to keep moving around here. Kids don't like doing chores when they think I'm just playing around on the computer. I'll let you know about the job as soon as we know more.