New Job!

Sorry It's been forever since I've last posted. Things have been crazy. I got a new job back in October, but I have been debating about posting about it for a long time. I finally decided I would, but I would keep It generic--So here' goes. Way back in May, I was on vacation in St. George, playing some golf. Justin emailed me a job, saying, "If I had your TV experience, I'd be all over this." It was a "producer" position at a video streaming company based in American fork. I was familiar with the company, because they did the live, 24-Hour streaming for PCTV. I thought, why not? and I applied--at the very least I could leverage the boss for a raise. I was happy at KJZZ, and I thought things were going well. I never heard anything, and didn't think much about it.

Fast forward to September. Out of the blue this company calls me and schedules an interview. We went through a few interviews, including a tag team 5 on 1 interview. Yikes. Eventually, they made me a great offer--a nice raise for me. I really enjoyed my job, but the future of television is very uncertain right now, and this new company was doing some amazing things. So I took the plunge! But here is the kicker -- 2 weeks after I left, KJZZ laid-off 40 people, and cancelled 2 shows. they also fired the producer of Powerhouse (my old show). Later, I heard through some interns that if I would have stayed, I would have been laid off as well. I am thankful that I made the desision to leave KJZZ, and I feel that the Lord was looking out for me and my family. I am pretty disgusted with KJZZ, and they way they have been managed the last year or so. But that's another post. Anyway, now my commute is about 10 minutes, and I have to fill up about every 3 weeks! I used to spend about $450 a month on gas, and now, well, you get the picture.

So I'm going to try not to blog too much about work, or even mention the company by name. (Wouldn't want to get dooced!) In short, my job is to manage live events as we take them off the airwaves and out them onto the internet. I miss the rush of directing live television, and maybe someday I will get to do that again. But Brandi says I come home happier every day, and the schedule isn't quite as brutal. It certanly is a better environment. In TV, the language is always terrible, and most people are very bitter. At my new place, I think I've heard 5 cusswords since I've been here, and it seems like everyone is in the bisopric of their ward.
I am so thankful to have a good job in this economy.