Brief Update

Today was a long day. The last three weeks I have been working out on Island County. Since I am avoiding the ferry (it has been backed up a lot and costs more out of pocket before reimbursement for ferry fees) I am traveling about 156 miles round trip daily. I do get reimbursed mileage, so that will help at the end of the month for our debts, but the $15-20 a day in gas is blowing apart our budget. I could stay out there in a hotel, but I want to sleep in bed next to my wife so its worth the effort. The side effect is I also collect 1.5 hours a day of travel time and my work days are now about 12 hour days, 5 days a week (plus been working weekends to plan for the City of Arlington in August). 

So I am a little nervous. Today I was informed I would be interviewed for the Team Vancouver Assistant Audit Manager position on Monday. There was a bit of good and bad news with this.

Good News: I am only one of two people being interviewed for the job. I have been told there were a couple more applicants, but they didn't make it through the cut process. This position would be in Vancouver, where we want to eventually move. It would also consist of a sizeable pay increase (which is especially valuable considering I am taking a paycut starting last month). 

Bad News: The person I am going against is already the temporary Assistant Manager for this team. In the formulized points system the state uses this gives them some extra  points. I will have to drive to Island County, then to Bellingham in the afternoon after a full day of work, then back to Everett (a little over 200 miles). Its good that it is paid for the entire time and I get mileage, but I am going to be exhausted.

So this weekend I will probably be a little tense, I doubt I will sleep much, but you never know. Maybe I will be promoted Monday and be moving. Oh, and as I got home, landlord got a hold of me and said our rent is going up in October.... that sort of bites along with my paycut for two years. We are going to see how the interview turns out (it wont matter if we have to move in October). If I am still in Everett we will consider looking at a one bedroom apartment that might actually have a washer/dryer.