Brian Fields

A couple of weeks ago a friend from RPI gave me the contact information of a man that works for Anthem (The insurance people) and said he was looking for some reliable workers for some general labor positions.  I got in touch with him, he called me back and in less than 24 hours after I had his name I was filling out paper work for a background check and pre-screening.  I was told the background check would take about a week to be completed but it ended up taking only a few days… and the Thursday following I started my new job.

I now work third shift operating an envelope stuffing machine for Anthem.  Technically, I’m employed by Kelly Services in a temp-to-hire position.  (If I remember correctly, I can work there for up to a year before Anthem has to either hire me in or dismiss me from the job.)  The funny thing is, it actually pays more than I was making at RPI (mostly because of it being third shift).  I can’t say the job is super exciting… it’s actually quite boring… but the important thing is that I have a job and that it’s not a bad job… and it will keep my afloat and allow me to make sure my next job is one that isn’t taken out of panic or desperation.  The cool thing is that unlike Cast-Fab, this third shift is from Sunday night to Thursday night… so I have Friday and Saturday off to hang out with friends… and while there is some potential for overtime (yay!) it doesn’t seem like I’ll be working the majority of weekends (if at all) because there is someone running the machine on long shifts through the weekend.

So yeah.  That’s where I am.  Hooray for having a job, and even more hooray that I didn’t even touch my savings account during the time that I was unemployed.

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