I’m nonetheless “maintaining it actual” right here at Heroic Technical Writing. I’ve acquired work to do, payments to pay, and a brand new residence to hunt. All of these are easy in idea however tough in execution. As some of us put it, “Adulting is tough.” Welcome to April’s classes in technical communication adulting.
Discovering Work With Former Employers
A lot to my shock, after being knowledgeable in January that my subcontract with Nissan would finish in March, I acquired a name from the contracts division of my (presumed) former employer asking if I might be prepared to come back again on a per-project foundation. My employer mentioned they might supply me a day price. After a Zoom name with the contracts officer, we settled on a worth per day (first time getting a kind of), and I used to be instructed a brand new contract could be forthcoming (it did). Between that job and the present contract, I ought to be capable to make sufficient to pay my payments by February with none further employment. Anyhow, Lesson #1: Don’t burn any bridges unnecessarily with an employer…you may discover future work with them in any case.
Nonetheless, the fiancée and I wish to discover a shared domicile that matches her stuff, my stuff, and her canines. Lesson #2: bankers deal with you want a fly-by-night outfit should you function solely by short-term contracts. I managed to buy my rental as a result of I had (at that time) six years of steady employment with one buyer. That was thought of regular work, and due to this fact I used to be not a bum within the eyes of a lender. Now I’m on a contract that began in February; and regardless of making extra per thirty days than I can ever recall, that isn’t thought of regular employment, so the brand new mortgage can have my fiancee’s title on it.
I’m engaged on the brand new contract, however clearly I must regulate the job or contract after that. The job hunt is daunting and, I’ve to confess, slightly disheartening. The excellent news is: there are a whole lot of jobs on the market. The dangerous information is: there aren’t a whole lot of jobs requiring somebody with my explicit abilities and pursuits. I additionally should take into account that my fiancée doesn’t want to go away Florida–and actually, I don’t, both. Which means looking for one thing that matches my abilities/pursuits AND that may be finished in Central Florida or remotely.
Whereas I’ve been within the means of getting pissed off with the job market, somebody steered “manifesting” what I need to make issues occur as I would like them.
Manifesting What You Need
“Manifesting” is slightly woo-woo for me. It principally states that you would be able to entice the fact you need based mostly on the way you suppose. On a extra sensible stage, nevertheless, I can placed on my Linked In account or this weblog what I’m on the lookout for and hope that the proper individual with the proper kind of labor sees it and decides to interview and rent me. With that in thoughts, right here’s what I’m trying to do:
As a long-time advocate of human spaceflight with in depth skilled expertise within the discipline, I’m looking for a communication place that permits me to contribute throughout a number of features of a space-related group. This might embody mission and imaginative and prescient, strategic planning and messaging, system descriptions, proposal win themes, executive-level communications, internet content material, and different shops. The purpose of my work is to assist my buyer/employer clearly convey how they’ll contribute to a spacefaring future.
Easy, proper? I’ll hold you posted.
