[Magdalen] Quick Prayer pats - job offer

[Jay Weigel]

All good wishes, and may commuting be a minimum or not at all, and
end-tying not be too frazzy!

On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 5:36 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com> wrote:

> Cady - prayers and good thoughts headed your way for every facet of this
> new challenge and way forward in the business world!! may beginnings be
> wonderful, may end-tying be gracious and may you continue to be blessed!!
> Lynn
>
> website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
>
> When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not
> a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me."
> attributed to Erma Bombeck
> "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a talk
> by Richard Rohr
>
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> From: "Marion Thompson" <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2015 11:22 AM
> To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Quick Prayer pats - job offer
>
>
>  So with days working at home, it's not as taxing as it might have been.
>> Well done you!  And also how affirming to have been offered such an
>> opportunity 'at your age'.  Again, well done you!
>>
>> Marion, a pilgrim    ... today my sail I lift ....
>>
>> On 7/8/2015 11:58 AM, cady soukup wrote:
>>
>>> Thank you all for your prayer pats/prayers,
>>>
>>> I have accepted the new, new job at HP.
>>>
>>> Prior to June 19th, I was working for General Dynamics Information
>>> Technology on a US government contract for the Centers for
>>> Medicare/Medicaid Services on the Health Care Quality Improvement
>>> System (HCQIS) contract.
>>>
>>> As of June 22nd, I became an employee of Engility Corp. working on a
>>> planning contract for the Veterans Administration on a National
>>> Cemeteries Administration project.
>>>
>>> As of July 21st, I will be an employee of HP, back to supporting the
>>> CMS HCQIS Infrastructure and Data Center Support (HIDS) contract. It's
>>> back to more evening and weekend work, but it is a huge jump in salary
>>> and vacation. The Project Lead seems very competent, and has a clue of
>>> the difficulties facing the project. I will work from home at least 4
>>> days a week, so the commuting should not be a barrier. If it is, there
>>> are other options, as Alan Carr pointed out. I do hope the various
>>> benefits packages will work out - I am in between medical benefits
>>> right now and have applied for Medicare (I'll be 65 in 3 weeks; how
>>> can that be?)!
>>>
>>> I am now attempting a graceful exit from Engility Corp. I am grateful
>>> to them for their welcome, their competent handling of a difficult
>>> learning curve, and to the individuals with whom I have been working.
>>> I am grateful to have had a chance to set up a home office. I am
>>> grateful to have learned more about project management tools.
>>>
>>> Now, to get the caving convention awards show set up for Thursday next
>>> week! In the midst of it all, next week is "vacation" while I work
>>> very hard to provide the big awards show for the cavers at our annual
>>> convention, in Missouri this year.
>>>
>>> Some weeks are just more event-filled than others.
>>>
>>> Very grateful for your prayers,
>>>
>>> hugs all around - Cady
>>> !!
>>>
>>> On 7/8/15, Judy Fleener <fleenerj at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Praying Cady.
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 3:02 AM, Allan Carr <allanc25 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  We rented an apartment in similar circumstances (85 miles through Los
>>>>> Angeles) and stayed much longer than the year or two I originally
>>>>> envisaged.
>>>>>
>>>>> Worked out for us.
>>>>>
>>>>> Allan
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tuesday, July 7, 2015, cady soukup <cadyasoukup at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>  With a decision due tomorrow -
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I left the General Dynamics IT job to go to another government
>>>>>> contractor for the Veterans Administration. Moved from hands-on tech
>>>>>> problem solving & system administration to teams building government
>>>>>> project documents, I provide the tech knowledge.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Now HP, subcontractor to the prime group that won the ongoing contract
>>>>>> from GDIT, has offered me a job with a decision due tomorrow. It's a
>>>>>> very attractive offer but there are some unknowns - I could go from a
>>>>>> home-based job (no commute!) to a 60-mile commute through the daily
>>>>>> Northern Virginia gridlock.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The reason the decision is fast is that the job offer was proffered
>>>>>> last week, there were some hoops to navigate. HP wants me to start
>>>>>> July 21st - two weeks from today. I have next week off for the annual
>>>>>> caving convention & show.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Prayers for clarity -
>>>>>>
>>>>>> hugs all around - Cady
>>>>>> still reading & praying for all y'all, even so, overwhelmed !
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Allan Carr
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Judy Fleener, ObJN
>>>> Western Michigan
>>>>
>>>>
>>