Columbus
I love what I do. I love the store I am in. There is nothing more rewarding in a position then when you build a store with over 200 people, nails and screws, get to know each one on a personal level strengths and weaknesses, like in a marriage, but to your work and the people you are there with. I have never found as great of a pleasure in a position as I have working here at Cabela’s Columus.
Since moving here I have had an interview for a Senior Softlines Manager in Thornton, Co. All the Senior positions at that store are still available, meaning he has not yet chosen his team. I interviewed for Senior Operations Manager in Idaho. I felt as though the interview did not go well, but have since learned that they really liked me. Now, I have an interview next Wednesday for District Operations and Sales Manager.
But — I wish they would offer me a higher management position here. I don’t want to move. Not only do I love my job and the Columbus Cabela’s. I love the people in Columbus. I love the schools my children go to. I love that there are two malls I can get to in less than 10 minutes; movies, Wal-Mart, Meijer, tons of restaurants right down the street. I love that my children have made tons of friends, and that my 17-year-old who has struggled in school her whole life now has a goal set in place and will be attending a work program through school, which will help her get into Culinary Arts.
Do I miss Texas, my old church, my old town and the friends I had that were there. No, not really. I learned that some of the people I thought were friends weren’t really friends, the church I went to for years stabbed me in the back over and over, the larger church I changed too was too large to miss me, except for one person (Molly). I hated the town I lived in. I liked working there, but I like working here so much more. I miss my family. My mom, my 18-year-old who stayed behind, and my son who will join me after school is out. I don’t miss anything else.
What if — What if someone calls and says, "Kimberly, I would like to hire you for this position, it pays $70,000 a year" (Each position I have interviewed pays that much OR MORE). Going from $12 an hour to $70,000 a year is a huge HUGE jump. Do I go for the money, or do I stay and live pay check to pay check the rest of my life. Will it be as easy to fall in love with another place as I have here. I applied for the other positions, but that is when things were different here. We just moved here. We hadn’t fallen in love with it yet.
It is all good news, especially learning I have these interviews, and I am giving it all to God. I just hope I am doing what is right for my myself and my children.