After being out of the workforce for 27 days, not that anyone is counting here, I am now officially back in the workforce. The job that got away from me came back, due to a red tape issue with the client company. The arrangement is that I'm owned by one company and assigned to another. I know the client company very well. Without going into details, I will be in a systems and test engineering role, and gaining experience within the commercial aerospace industry. After this assignment is done, it will either be extended or I'll get some other work if that becomes available, and from what I know of the industry, odds are that it will.
This will not have me on the road as much as my last gig did. I may have to go up to Phoenix a few times, which is OK. I don't mind company travel every now and then. I have been in situations where I have been away from home more than I have been at home, and that can take its toll.
The new company is treating me very well! If I heard them correctly, I will be working on some tasks from their business office. I was delighted to hear that. I mean, I can do the commute every day if I have to (the medical device firm that I worked for is up the road from the client) and if I can set my hours for a 7:00 AM start then the commute isn't that bad. Coming home might be a bear at times, especially if there are wrecks, and I have taken alternate routes more times than I can remember.
It's nice being back in the saddle again. It took some patience on my part to deal with the delay (I had honestly thought that it was going to fall through).
What's also nice is that I am gaining experience on a product line that I haven't worked on before, and that in itself will help my marketability. If I have my way, retirement is still some years off, and as long as engineering is fun I'll stay in the workforce.
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