Employment Country Style

Susannah started work today in a job she didn't know she wanted working for an employer she knows nothing about.

Susannah returned home in November, having completed her degree in dance. We know she is supposed to be teaching dance and growing in the area of christian expression of the arts, but we also know she needs an income.

Out of the blue, on Wednesday she had a call from a company that trades commodities. The husband of a member of our church works there and they had been looking for someone for a while and thought Susannah would be fine. They were thinking a trainee in business administration. The phone call asked her to come for an interview in an hour. Susannah quickly updated her resume, we threw together some academic history and Margaret ran into town and bought some professional clothes.

The interview seemed to go for ever, which we thought was a good sign. Meanwhile, we heard from a couple of friends around town that the manager and his wife are "lovely people" and great to work for.

The next day, the manager called Susannah and offered her a job at a good wage- a full job, not a traineeship. And the promise of a review mid-year to see if they should pay her more. The job starts off with basic data entry and phone answering, but as she gets to know the business she will take on more responsibility for contacting customers.

The way it all has come together is a gift from God.

As I think about it, none of our children have done the normal thing of applying for jobs. Phil's first job was an invitation that came out of our involvement in the Pre-school Committee, and all of Tim's jobs have come from personal contacts.

I think it's a great aspect of life in a small town.