I’m back to a Monday through Friday shift now, 6am-2pm. I have been working 12 hour shifts for the last year and a half while working on the Airbus project, now that has ended I’m Monday through Friday for the next while. Getting off of work at 2pm will be nice, I’ll have the afternoon to take the dogs to the dog park, do errands and, perhaps, nap.

I’m looking for a new project at work, or a new job elsewhere. I’m not really looking at the moment, I’ll start up soon. I’d love to get out of IT, but, I realize that’ll likely mean I’d take a big pay cut to start over. We’ll see what happens.

For now, I’m upskilling at work, getting some certifications while I am still being paid. It’s called “the bench” and it’s a good program, far better than being laid off for sure.

So, for now, I’ll continue with training and see where it takes me. I should be able to remain on the bench until August or so, then my utilization will be too low and eventually, I’ll get terminated without cause. A new dedicated client should come along in the meantime and I can jump onto that, or shared services may lose a body or two and I can move over there. Regardless, my pay keeps coming in so that’s a good thing.

Wish me luck on my next adventure.