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Green Badge

I received some very exciting news today. Some of you already know I work for Volt, a contingent company inside John Deere.  Deere often uses Volt to hire employees on a contract. Some of you probably forgot that or just assumed I work for Deere. For the last 22 months I have been working through contracted companies like TM, Inc and Volt, and recently I began applying for positions at John Deere. I had my first John Deere interview two weeks ago, and have patiently (not) been waiting to hear the outcome.  I have had so many thoughts running through my head from the time I got the interview request on a Monday to the following day when I had the interview, and for the last 2 weeks while I have waited to hear something!
Waiting. Wondering. Worrying.  Did I do a good enough job during my interview? Did I forget to mention something crucial? Did I say the wrong thing?  No.  I did the absolute best I could in the short time I had to prepare myself, and I wouldn’t have made any changes in my answers from the interview if I had the chance to do it again. May the best applicant win. That’s what I have been telling myself up until this morning. I saw the meeting notice come through my calendar at 8 o’clock this morning.  It read, “Continue discussion about position”. Could this be it? Were they going to offer me the job or tell me, “Hey, ya know, thanks, but no thanks.” My cinnamon toast and butter would have to wait. As I sat there, staring at the meeting notice on my computer I wondered my fate, and suddenly had lost all of my appetite.  I felt nauseous.  Many of you that know me well know I break out in a rash whenever something works me up, and you guessed right if you thought this was one of those times. I tried to calm myself down, I tried to conceal it, but then I realized it wasn’t going to go away, and hey, this wasn’t the first time they saw this. I had a rash during my interview tooJ  I really believe that the main reason for this outrageous nervousness stems from the fact that I have put so much pressure on myself to do well, and get a job.  This is something I’ve wanted for so long, I knew I’d be crushed if I walked into the meeting only to be turned down.
The next hour and a half dragged on for what felt like an eternity.  It was finally 9:29 a.m., so I got up from my desk, read one last text message from David wishing me good luck, and headed for the meeting, room 23.  As I walked in I was approached with a smiling face. The hiring manager who had interviewed me was quick to say with a smile on his face, “Well we brought you here because we’d like to offer you the job...” or something of that nature. As soon as I heard those words, I was on cloud 9 and it all was a blur after that. We went over some minor details, and I was informed I had time to think about my decision, but if I wanted to sign (saying I would take the offer) I could now. I could tell he was optimistic that I would sign then and there, and quite honestly, I knew before I walked into the room that I was going to take it, if given the opportunity, so I quickly signed without hesitation. 
Now I’m sitting here at home, soaking in all of this good feeling.  I am elated! I love what this company stands for. I am grateful that I get to be part of something so big, and a company that affects so many people worldwide. Working for John Deere has been a dream, goal, aspiration of mine since college, and it’s finally here. It’s like being admitted into a club. Once you’re in, you feel like you’re privileged.  Like you’re going to being taken care of for as long as you are a part of the club. One thing that most people outside of Deere don’t know about, but inside it is very obvious is the color of your badge. See, if you’re a Deere employee your badge has a picture of you (not flattering in most cases) alongside a green rectangle. If you’re a contingent or contracted employee, next to that not-so-hot photo is a yellow rectangle. It goes without saying; some people give a different look to those with a yellow badge than those privy to green.  It feels so good knowing I have finally earned my green badge, and I’m going nowhere, but up from here.

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