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I was real excited about SC vocational rehab sending me to school to learn a new skill, but I was still looking at several months or more of school and then I would have to find a job in the computer field, and I needed to get some regular income coming in quick! So my local rehab counseler got me a job doing some assembly work at the rehab center to get me accustomed to working a full day again. It was minimum wage and only about 30 hours a week but I needed the money. The good thing was that they had classes to help with your job hunting efforts and even had a data base of local Companies that were looking for help. During this time I found out that the average income in the field I was gonna be trained in was about $20,000 a year LESS than what I made as a truck driver, so I decided to look through the job listing for a position that I thought I might be able to do. Thats where I found a listing for a "Yard Jockey" at a local large retail Drug Chain warehouse (CVS). A yard jockey is the guy who moves empty trailers to the warehouse doors and moves the loaded ones to the staging area for the Truck Drivers to pick up and deliver. Since I had 11 years of experience driving and was even a Truck driving Instructor for a while I decided to check into this job even though it also paid less than what I was used too. So I called Ryder Logistics in Atlanta Ga., who was contracted to CVS handling their trucking business and did a pre-qualifying phone application. The lady I spoke to told me about a job opening in Augusta Ga. that paid about $700 a week, which was about $150 more than the yard jockey job! I told her that yes I am interested so she put mein touch with the Ryder Office in Columbia SC and they emailed me a full application set to fill out. A few days after I sent the Application back, I called to follow up and The Manager asked me what job I was applying for I told him about the Job in Augusta. That's when he told me about the Other job he had available that paid $1000 plus a week with NO weekends, and wanted to know if I was interested. I knew I was a little rusty, but I felt that maybe I could still perform in the trade I knew so well so I told him Yes!

Well the job I was shooting for was Driving a delivery route for Anderson  Windows and Doors based in Bayport Mn. with a Warehouse in Columbia SC. Where I would be running out of!

I would deliver on Monday/Tuesday and Thursday/Friday all over Ga. to Home Depots and other smaller Building Supply Companies . I spent the night out on Tues. night and on Thurs. night . On Sunday all I did was go pick up my Mon/Tues load and on Weds. I pick up my load for Thurs/ Fri load. Sun and Wed were only 3 hour days so it wasen't that bad. I took the job and made on average $1000 a week just as promised and kept it up for 2 years and earned a lot of respect and favor from my Employers. Did I change jobs you may be wondering...no I didn't , I now am employed By Anderson because they asked me to Work for them. I have great benefits, Profit sharing , A Corporate credit card for Hotels and meals (no more sleeping in my truck or paying for my own meals) and a true 4 day work week(Tues- Fri)  they even shuttle my loads to me so I don't even have to go to Columbia any more and I still average $1000 a week!

Was It because of me or what I know? I don't think so!  My God has had his hand in every part of my life and I give Him the Honor, the Glory and ALL the Credit for What He has allowed me to accomplish. MY God is good ALL the time! And If you don't know him like I know him, Please see my next Blog.

I hope my story has been an inspiration to you. I hope to meet you all in Heaven one day!

God bless and I love you all,

Joey

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