Greg Williams labored as a self-employed carpenter and development employee for many years— till a sequence of accidents pushed him to pursue a distinct work atmosphere.
And when he discovered a brand new job, Greg confronted a wholly totally different problem.
Let’s hear Greg’s story.
I acquired injured 3 years in a row. All of them occurred proper across the begin of the yr, like each January or February, beginning in 2021.
I harm my knee one yr, my different knee the subsequent yr, and the final yr I fell on concrete stairs carrying all these things.
After the final harm, I needed to do workman’s comp and be off work for some time, which was okay with me. Coping with medical individuals was nearly like a full-time job anyway.
Once I lastly acquired higher, I began in search of work and determined to get out of development. I’ve a whole lot of translatable expertise.
At first, I acquired bombarded with these scams on-line: good jobs with excessive pay that don’t exist. I additionally labored with a few totally different staffing businesses and sadly, they acquired me nowhere.
However then I had an interview at TERRA in Broomfield. They helped me get interviews for actual, career-oriented sorts of jobs.
One interview they set me up with was for a Manufacturing Technician job at a security tools firm and proper off the bat, I used to be like, ‘Whoa, that is 12 minutes from dwelling.’
Previously, I’ve actually spent 3-4 hours on the freeway each day commuting to and from work. Simply sitting in visitors and driving wherever between 40 miles to 125 miles spherical journey.
Throughout my interview, I met Jonathan who was going to be my coach. Jonathan was tremendous cool and appeared like a man I may get together with.
Once I acquired dwelling, I acquired a name saying they needed to rent me!
I jumped on that. I used to be thrilled.
However on my first day of labor my vital different turned actually ailing and dehydrated. She has a coronary heart drawback and has been out and in of the hospital. It’s been an actual nightmare; it’s been actually scary.
Lengthy story quick, she ended up on life assist my first day of labor.
I used to be speaking to TERRA and speaking to my supervisor at my new job. Everybody was extraordinarily compassionate. I used to be simply attempting to make it via my first week of labor. Thankfully, she’s okay and issues are significantly better now.
And I’m simply so happy with how issues are getting in my new job. The tradition at this place was one thing I’m not used to in any respect. Individuals right here really introduce themselves. My workforce asks me how I’m doing. There’s assist and compassion and actual individuals being susceptible and trustworthy. I’m so blissful to be right here.
I feel TERRA’s simply the best factor on the planet. With out you guys, I by no means would have gotten my foot within the door and acquired to indicate somebody what I can do in a area the place I’m inexperienced.
Congratulations, Greg! We’re so blissful we may allow you to discover not solely an ideal job in a brand new area, however a compassionate workforce that cares about you!
We want you continued success.
On the lookout for a job in a brand new area? Think about reaching out to TERRA! We work with many main corporations throughout a wide range of industries and could possibly assist.
Give us a name to attach with a recruiter right now or try our job board!
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