And I don’t mean laundry…
A little over a year ago was when I and many of my coworkers learned that our company was moving several departments away from our facility here. We were not moving with them. Ample notice and generous severance softened the blow a little bit, but, for me, it also made it easier to live in denial for a longer period of time.
The last six months of work came and went, followed by my road trip, #OperationTakeAMinute. That month on the road was unlike anything I had ever attempted before, especially traveling by myself. It was a wonderful, soul-healing time spent visiting some family (blood and chosen) and a few intentional nights alone as well.
Upon my return I began the process of rebuilding my resume’ and searching for a job. Thus began my experience with Temporary Employment. My recruiter with the staffing agency has been wonderful to help me find leads. I spent a couple of months at an assignment that I hoped would become permanent, but timing, circumstances, and internal changes with that company were not conducive to me remaining there. So I waited for the next assignment while submitting applications and resumes everyplace interesting that I could find (and some less interesting places too!). This past week I began a new assignment, with hopes for something permanent elsewhere.
After working for so long in one place, this new situation feels a lot like I’m living in the spin cycle. I have often felt like a dirty garment, tossed into a dark place, drowned in soapy water, agitated and thrown around, eventually to be spun at dizzying speed to get most of the water out. Then the whole thing starts all over again to rinse the soap—and the dirt—away, It’s actually kind of a violent process!
BUT…this has to happen for the clothes to get clean. Perhaps that is what this period of transition, instability and uncertainty is supposed to be doing for me. Perhaps this process is cleansing me. I sure hope so. I hope this life stage is cleansing me to get me ready for the next opportunity, whether that opportunity is professional, spiritual, personal, or something else.
Beautifully written.
Thank you so much!