21 April 2010

Arizona is a no go

I'll keep this short and sweet.
Jesse was offered a job in Arizona working at the Out of Africa Park. He was offered $10/hour plus tips from driving the safari bus. It's not a lot, but we were willing to make it work. Jesse was willing to go to Alaska and fish this summer so we could use that money to live off of when the other money wasn't enough. We want him to get the experience in his field so we were just going to do it.
Jesse got an email from the owner saying that he wouldn't be able to pay Jesse more than $10 and he didn't think that would support our family. He didn't want us to struggle and blow through our savings. Plus he was afraid that we'd have to leave in a year so Jesse could find something with better pay. With that, he took back the job offer. He said Jesse would have made an excellent worker, but he needs to go somewhere with better pay.
We were upset. I want to live in a warm climate and Jesse wants to work in something related to his field. We both thought the idea of working with rhinos and giraffes daily would have been fun for Jesse. But now we're back at square one. No job offers, not even a prospect. This was his first interview in 14 months of applying for a job.
We're focusing our frustrations on our garden. We're hoping that the Lord has something wonderful just around the corner for us so we'll look back on this denial as a blessing.

4 comments:

Michele said...

I'm sorry to hear that the job took back the offer. It seems like Jesse would have loved to have that experience. I'm sure the Lord has something up his sleeve for you guys. Your garden sounds like it will be yummy!

Mike Grace said...

Sure hope everything works out. Have fun in the garden in the meantime! : )

Sarah said...

I'm sorry. That's messed up to take back an offer. You guys should be able to decide what is best. :-( Hope something comes along soon. I'll keep my ears opened for jobs in his field.

Michelle said...

Sorry about the tough times you guys are going through. :( We have to do the job hunt ourselves this summer. We'll keep an eye out for any jobs for Jesse.