I return to the airwaves hoping that I still have my dedicated fans...(or at least some shut-ins with nothing else to do but read the ramblings of an on again off again blogger). Much has gone on since I last typed away on my laptop. One of the reasons I have been away (besides being a lazy ass) is that I grew weary of writing to you about my work experiences. It was all that was going on! I fell into the same trap that I let myself get caught in back in New Jersey. I was working incredibly long hours and and my social life (not much of one anyway) was in the crapper for lack of a better word. I didn't travel 2500 miles to resume being a work-a-holic. I could have stayed in New Jersey and did that. This whole move was supposed to be a CHANGE from my old habits not a continuation of them. It got to the point where my health was comprised and a trip to the doctor was just the wake up call I needed. The stress of the job...(a combination of long hours, poor sleep and poor eating habits) caused me to suffer headaches, black outs, exhaustion and extreme dehydration. Please don't panic. I am fine now. My bosses sent me home for an extended rest and I used that time to find a new path. My higher power (God) was telling me it was time once again for a complete change. And this time I didn't ignore the message.
While on medical leave I searched the internet for possible employment opportunities and one fell into my lap from Craigslist. This company was looking for a security person to work from 10 pm until 6 am for 5 days a week. I filled out an application online (complete with resume and cover letter) and sent it in. I always wanted to work nights and have my days free to pursue the little white ball around well manicured park-like settings (golf). This seemed the answer to my prayers. I did some research and discovered that the position was at an exclusive and private gated community in North Scottsdale complete with its own private golf course and tennis facilities. In the description it said "includes golf and tennis privileges" and my mouth began to water. I had no confidence that this would happen. The phone rang the next day and I went to an interview. It is about 30 miles north of where I currently live. So i am in the interview and talking with the security director (a former cop from, you guessed it, New Jersey) and we are having a great conversation. I kept waiting for him to say "Okay, I have more candidates to interview, so I'll be in touch" (usual interview procedure), but he never did. I asked him what was next after the interview. He said he would check my references and do a background check and if everything checked out, he would offer me the job! Long story (my favorite kind) short, he called me three days later and offered me the job. I accepted and quit the Convention Center...
Good news...I love this job. Eight hours a day for 5 days...the same days off every week...golf privileges on a private Jack Nicklaus designed course (the site of the first Skins Game golf tournament back in 1983 with Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and Tom Watson), complete benefit package including PAID vacation and sick days, 401K and incentives. Four hours in the command center answering phones and checking in guests, four hours patrolling the grounds in an air-conditioned vehicle. Bad news... I am forfeiting my travel to New York this summer for the All Star Game, PGA Championship and the US Open Tennis. (silver lining? No 12 hours days everyday with no time to actually view the events). I am low man on the totem pole as far as seniority and vacation. The commute is 30 miles one way. Overall, it is a great gig. I started Wednesday the 12th for training and begin my vampire shift starting next Wednesday. And since my lease is up at my apartment at the end of July, I have decided to move to Scottsdale, dahling! (insert Thurston Howell III voice to say that).
The return of the Artful Blogger (sorry Charles Dickens) rings in with a whole new deal. New address, new job and new non-work adventures to entertain you (I hope). Love to you all.
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