Single Father

I just decided it was time to put in this post. I am a single father. I am unemployed. HP bought the company I worked for and laid off everyone in my office. I was a good employee who worked hard. I did whatever was asked of me and did it well. In my last position I resolved numerous issues and they kept piling on the work load. I resolved the issues quickly and I started improving quality. I learned many things quickly. I learned a VOIP application in a few weeks. When I first started working in IT I learned the basic UNIX command line OS in about 2 weeks. After 2 weeks I was working by myself while they trained the night person.

Being a single father is difficult. I know my daughter is uncomfortable discussing her woman issues with me. I know women have a natural nurturing instinct that they rely on. I don't have it. I do well enough to make dinner. I want these kids to do well and probably put too much pressure on them. Its not intentional. I just want them to succeed. Being unemployed causes stress too. I have lost out on 4 jobs now because I couldn't and wouldn't work evenings and have a flexible schedule. One of my recruiters told me she has had jobs I would be perfect for, but since I can't be flexible she couldn't recommend me as they requested flexibility. These two situations cause problems. I know single mothers deal with this all the time. The working world has made exceptions for them. I just am not sure that they are making exceptions for working fathers.

If you know of a good job let me know. http://www.linkedin.com/in/dbwhite5