Lives may take people in different directions, but God will have a way to bring old friends back together. For some personal reasons, I left my group and moved to another state. But, it made me surprise that I got chance to be able to meet my co-worker Jeff and his wife in the same city. Last Saturday, we had lunch and did a lot of talking in my house. We all really enjoying the time spent on that afternoon.
Back to several years ago, I got opportunity to join a company in the Mechanical Test and Analysis group. From the academia to the industry that was a big jump. I felt excited but a little bit nervous. Fortunately, Jeff was a nice person. He was very patient and guided me to start my first project. Gradually, I became very familiar with my work and was really enjoying working with my co-workers. The working environment was harmonic.
We often discussed questions, tried to solve some tough problems, and sometimes also chatted daily life issues. Since the economic crisis, sometimes the group down sized and sometimes up sized. But, everyone was survived so that everyone could be able to focus on their project and worked hard to do their best .
One thing is never forgettable. In a memorial day, we had potluck at my supervisor's yard. He prepared some games such as shooting, golf, target and bike. We spent a wonderful holiday there with eating, talking, gaming and visiting his home. It is hard for us to imagine that was the last time we had party. Since then, our group was dismissed permanently. The group members were re-organized. I was transferred to the special project department. Jeff went to the dragline department. All members missed the time we spent together. However, things may not always go our way, but we didn’t become disappointed. We shook it off, soon involved in the new environment, started new projects, and counted it all joy.
Now he faced a new challenge: laid off. I praise the Lord for his family safety from finance problem, and praying for him finding a job as soon as possible.
