Job Tryout

[resolution]

I put DH on a plane this morning for Hawaii; he is starting his two month job tryout on Monday. If he likes the job and everything goes well, he will come back in July and we will pack up the house and put it on the market.

His employer found an ohana unit/basement apartment for $1000 a month, so the company is picking up that cost and we paid the plane ticket to get DH there. He will be driving a company car while he is there.

I am trying to figure out what to do with myself for the next two months. Hopefully spend more time exercising and maybe hit all the ethnic restaurants in town that he doesn't like. Although I should be staying home to save money for the move.

My budget and my asset allocation spreadsheets are on the laptop that DH took. I loaded it up with video games for him and forgot to copy the budget.

[Knee Deep in Water Chloe]

Exciting!I think that a try out sounds like a great idea. 
He can email you the budget, right?

[Ava]

Congratulations, resolution. I remember you posting about the possibility of your husband working in HI.
I hope it works out great for him and for you.
Can I also say I'm a little envious?

[Bonny]

May 10, 2014 13:56:55 GMT -5 Knee Deep in Water Chloe said:

He can email you the budget, right?

Pfffft; if she doesn't have the budget she can't be responsible for adhering to it.

Have fun!

[resolution]

LOL! I do plan to have him email it so I can go back to obsessing over moving expenses! Maybe I will ask after I hit a few Thai and Indian restaurants.

[busymom]

Have you begun purging items in your house in case you do move? That's what I'd be working on, so you don't need to do it all in a rush in the near future. And, if he decides NOT to take the job, then you'll have less stuff laying around that you don't really need.

[resolution]

I do have a couple boxes of dressy work clothes that I need to take to the Salvation Army. It was the clothes I wore before I started telecommuting 5 years ago, so I am sure they are all outdated and I haven't opened the boxes in a few years. I am just going to drop off the boxes without opening them so I don't get attached to the clothes again.

Most of the things we need to get rid of are boxes and furniture that belongs to DH or his brother. We have it stacked in the basement and the enclosed front porch. Unfortunately I don't know which are his and which are his brother's, although they have both been put on notice that I am calling the Salvation Army truck to come out in two and a half months, and anything I haven't personally sat in or used the last two years is going on the truck.

We also had a Realtor out this week and she went through the house with us and told us what to do. Mostly painting things. I have a list of things to paint and my parents are flying out in a week to help out. My dad is very handy so he can do things like swap out the chandelier that we want to take with us and build in some shelves in the bathroom nook.

I was disappointed that the Realtor couldn't give us a price range on the house. She told us that we had made so many improvements that the comps she had run weren't true comps and she would have to get back to us after she used different comps. So it's good that she liked what we had done with the house, but I would really like to have an idea of what price we could ask.

[Tennesseer]

Have your husband email you your budget and asset allocation spread sheets as attachments if you need them.

[NastyWoman]

May 10, 2014 14:56:32 GMT -5 resolution said:

LOL! I do plan to have him email it so I can go back to obsessing over moving expenses! Maybe I will ask after I hit a few Thai and Indian restaurants.

Now you're talking 

[taz157]

May 10, 2014 15:49:14 GMT -5 NastyWoman said:

May 10, 2014 14:56:32 GMT -5 resolution said:

LOL! I do plan to have him email it so I can go back to obsessing over moving expenses! Maybe I will ask after I hit a few Thai and Indian restaurants.

Now you're talking 

Yeah that!

[achelois]

Oh, it is going to be so hard for you living and working in Hawaii!   My condolences! 

[resolution]

So far everything is very positive. He had a good flight and the owner of the business picked him up at the airport and took him home for a home-cooked meal with his wife and family. Then they drove out to the apartment, which is much nicer than expected and has a big lanai with a spectacular view off the side of the mountain.

The guy accidentally called me instead of DH's cell (I made him buy one for the trip) so we had a nice chat and he was cracking me up.

Plus I had my first day going back to the gym yesterday, and I can still move today.

[resolution]

I thought I would give an update, although it is not a very good one. I had been moping around the house the first week he was away, but my parents came out to help me get the place fixed up to sell, so by week two I was productive and doing fine.

DH really doesn't like the job. After the first day on the job he called me all disappointed with the lack of organization and the tension between various employees in the workplace. He was also discomfited by the difference in software, which slowed down his performance below his expectations of himself. He doesn't really understand what the company's expectations are of him, because it changes every day. He likes the people themselves but not the uncertainty he is feeling.

He is giving it more time, and every day it is getting a little better. He is at least looking forward to going into work again instead of dreading it. Yesterday he said if the job were on the east coast he would definitely take it, but the fact that it is so far from home he still doesn't want it.

So I may be stuck here instead of Hawaii. I am still hoping to get all of his relatives' storage out of our house though, since I've been threatening them with the Salvation Army truck when we move.

[steph08]

Sorry he isn't enjoying the job, but I am sure everything will work out the best for you guys!