I'm looking for a real job

A few years back I started writing short stories about a man named Foy Davis. He left the ministry for personal reasons and ended up working at a company called Babcock Wellman. Currently we don’t know what this company does. Foy is an editor of some kind.

I chose the name Babcock Wellman because I couldn’t get the cadence of Dunder Mifflin out of my mind.

Anyway, funny how life sometimes imitates art. First I resigned from my position as pastor. And now I'm looking for a job.

I have been tempted over the years to see if writing and this blog could support me. I’ve given up on that idea. There are a number of people who contribute to the upkeep of this blog with monthly gifts. Those are greatly appreciated.

So, I’m officially looking for a job. Yes, Real Live Preacher is looking for a bona fide, 9 to 5, get-up-in-the-morning-go-to-work-and-come-home-at-the-end-of-the-day job.

That come home at the end of the day thing is kind of appealing to me right now. For the last 15 years I’ve been juggling pastoring, writing, web design, and corporate social media work in a variety of part-time gigs. I wouldn't dare count how many hours a week I’ve worked because if I saw the number I’d probably faint.

The big question is: Can a guy like me with a lot of varied experiences and a strange mix of skills, who has virtually no experience working for a company in a 9 to 5 setting, find a decent job?

Good writer. Good speaker and preacher. Self taught html web designer. Managed servers. Good photoshop and graphic skills. Artistic mind bent but oriented toward computers (INTJ). Thinks he is something of a social media expert. Developed a successful social media publishing project. Good with CMS systems (Drupal and Wordpress).

We’ll find out. My sister in Houston has a Human Resources consulting company. She’s been in HR for years and worked for some big companies. She’s helping me put together my resume.

Wish me luck,

rlp