I've already said it... I guess I'm not a blogger. I can't believe it's been over a year since my last entry... where has the time gone?
Last July I was told that my company was looking into the possibility of selling all the assets at our site here in Alaska. There was a long list of requirements to be met for a deal to go through, and no immediate buyers, so no idea of when or if a sale might take place. Six months later Honeywell sold the Datalynx assets to Universal Space Network (USN). Since then, and for several more months we are continuing as normal here as the assets and operations are transitioned over to USN. When everyone is satisfied with the transition, our employment with Honeywell will be terminated.
I started looking for another job here in Fairbanks in late October, and have been disappointed by both the scarcity of networking jobs in the area, and by the salary offered for those few jobs available. I find that most companies are happy with someone with a great deal less experience than I have, who in turn is happy with a great deal less money!
Well after 5 months sending out resumes and doing interviews I had 2 companies that had conducted interviews, and had not said no thank you... along with another 6 or 7 positions applied for that had not contacted me yet.
At this point I was getting a little nervous about finding something before my current position disappeared... but one company finally pulled the trigger, and I feel they made a fair offer right from the start. So I am relieved to say that I now know what I'm going to be doing after Honeywell pulls out.
My entire family is very happy living here in Fairbanks, and the last thing I wanted to do was leave the area just to find a job. I recently had my 10 year anniversary with Honeywell, and I'm sorry to be starting over with a new company at this point. But Honeywell decided they wanted out of a venture that was making money... go figure! I'm glad to say in the end it will be Honeywell's loss, and not mine!
