My dad used to work at Cryovac (I'm not sure how you spell it). He found out around Christmas in 2008 that his plant was closing. He was pretty devastated. He worked there for 22 years and out of no where it was closing. The plant in Cedar Rapids was the plant with the best out put and everything. The company owner decided to move the plant to Mexico to save money. On June 26, 2009, was my dad's last day. It was very bad news to our family because we already were having trouble with money.
My dad was pretty depressed and confused. He didn't try to get a job until about last September. It was so bad that my mom filed for divorce because he wouldn't do anything at all. All he did was sleep and go and hang out with my uncle Bruce. He moved out and lived up at my uncle Bruce's. He wouldn't even talk to my mom. It was pretty bad for the whole family.
Getting to the point. My dad finally moved back in because he talked with my mom. This made us all really happy. He started applying for any job he could. A family friend heard about a job at American Profol and knew my dad was still looking so he told him about it. He applied and felt pretty confident. They told him he should take this test a Kirkwood. He took the test and was pretty sure he did good. They rate the test scores on either gold, silver or bronze. The national average is bronze, my dad got silver.
So finally yesterday, after he waited four long days, he got the call saying he got the job. He was so excited he called me singing (he only sings when he's really happy, lol). I started crying because I was so excited for him, it's the best news he had gotten since he lost his job. My mom joked that we won't have to live under the bridge now. I'm so glad that things have finally turned around for our family!!
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