Ben's New Job!!!!

Okay, so I realize that Ben is going from working for Cisco to working for Cisco.  No big whoop, right?

WRONG!!!!!

This is a very huge deal for our family.  You may or may not remember when Ben was first hired by a contract company that worked for Cisco.  It is still one of Ben's and my favorite stories ever because of how crazy it was.  You can read all about it HERE.

Back in 2012 when we had to choose between the Cisco job and the other job when they were offering us the same salary at the same time, we felt strongly impressed that the Cisco job would hold the best potential for Ben's future.  Little did we know just how great it would be.

Ben's contracting job wasn't like a usual contracting job.  It was long term instead of being limited to a specific amount of time.  But we always knew that the end goal was to be hired on by Cisco itself, because then we would have better benefits, actual vacation time, and an annual bonus.  

There have been times in the 3 1/2 years that Ben has been somewhat close to getting a position at Cisco, but then it never worked out.  It's pretty difficult getting hired by Cisco, so we knew it could take a while.  

But then we heard about this new possibility, and somehow we knew that this was the one.  We asked our families to pray and fast for us so that Ben could get this position.  After a couple of months of prepping for it and interviewing, Ben got the job!  We are so excited!

It was actually really funny, because just like 3 1/2 years ago, the day we were waiting for the phone call saying that Ben got the job, a different recruiter called Ben and offered him a job on the phone.  They were offering a competitive salary to what Ben would be making with his new job.  Ben told them his situation and that he had been working toward this Cisco job for years, and then turned them down.  10 minutes later they called back offering more money and we had to turn them down again.  We never would have even considered it but we got a good laugh out of it since it reminded us so much of last time.  He then got 3 more job offers that week.  Go figure.

I will write a little bit more about this story in a future post -- because there's more to it than what I've said -- but all I want to say is this:  If the Lord asks you to do something that is way outside of your comfort zone and makes you ask, "Is there no other way?" you really need to do that thing.  Because sometimes the answer to your obedience is a job that you've waited your entire career for.