Job Watch: Finally, I have a job.

Posted by Les on Thursday, December 08, 2005 at 06:14 AM. Read 1721 times. Tags:
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Late yesterday afternoon my previous contract house sent me a formal offer for the part-time job I interviewed for several weeks back. They apologized for how long it took to bring it all together as year-end projects kept getting in the way—which is perfectly understandable—and they want me to start either tomorrow (according to the email) or on Monday (according to the actual offer document). So I need to call my new boss today and find out which day for sure, what the dress code is, and what time he wants me to show up.

After all this time I’m left with some mixed emotions on finally being back to work. On the one hand I’m excited to be earning money again and furthering my career and I do like the company I’ll be working for quite a bit. On the other hand it’s a big step back from what I was earning and the part-time nature of the job has me worried. Once we move in with the in-laws I’ll be driving from Brighton to Troy every day which is 49 miles one-way. The hope of several of the people I’ll be working for is that within 6 months they’ll be able to convince the powers that be to move me to a full-time role with better pay so this is really a foot-in-the-door opportunity and I’m trying to keep that in mind, but until that happens I’ll probably continue to look for something better on the job boards.

But, hey, I’ve got a job finally so things are definitely looking up.

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Michel Vuijlsteke Belgium Posted on 12/08/2005 at 07:38 AM

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Congratulations!!

GeekMom United States Posted on 12/08/2005 at 07:48 AM

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YAY!!!

The Retropolitan United States Posted on 12/08/2005 at 08:10 AM

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Congratulations!  You are now Stupid Employed Bastard, which luckily has the same initials.

zilch Austria Posted on 12/08/2005 at 08:26 AM

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Alright!  Perseverence furthers, after all!

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Jay United States Posted on 12/08/2005 at 08:26 AM

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Congratulations!

Consigliere United States Posted on 12/08/2005 at 09:45 AM

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I’m thrilled that you will be paying taxes again Les.

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***Dave United States Posted on 12/08/2005 at 09:50 AM

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Gratz!

kolibri Canada Posted on 12/08/2005 at 09:55 AM

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I’ve waited for these news! So happy for you, hope if works out!

OB United States Posted on 12/08/2005 at 10:15 AM

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Great news, Les!  They’re lucky to have you grin

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Slick United States Posted on 12/08/2005 at 10:20 AM

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It’s a Christmas miracle!

Dave M. United States Posted on 12/08/2005 at 10:30 AM

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Hey Les, congrats on that! You were out for way longer than I was but the rest sounds pretty much the same. I took a job with a salery $20,000 less than I was making before.

Since then, I have lived through two layoff cycles (still not sure how that happened), and feel pretty comfortable about my position now. Have had two raises that puts me close to $10,000 less than I was making back before I was layed off.

I got my news of a new job the day before Thanksgiving. So that was kind of good timing. Something to be thankfull for, for sure.

I must say though, that I kind of liked not working, I just didn’t like the lack of income. smile

Good luck with the new job and here’s hoping that it becomes full time for you with as much money as you need to return to a normal life. wink

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Momma United States Posted on 12/08/2005 at 11:07 AM

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There are still hardships but at least one hurdle is past.  You will get there just hang on!

neurotwitch United States Posted on 12/08/2005 at 01:46 PM

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Oh congratulations! I’m so glad—and I suspect that “when it rains, it pours” will hold, too.

As for the commute—I had a 84-mile round-trip commute when I worked as a contractor (part time!) for a couple of years and highly recommend heading to your local library and getting some audiobooks—it’s amazing how fast (too fast!) time passes when you’re lost in a good book. If I were doing it again, I think I’d get a Cortina Languages Learn Spanish course—didn’t think about that back when.

Great!

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Dave M. United States Posted on 12/08/2005 at 02:00 PM

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Also, don’t forget that there are a ton of great podcasts out there worth listening to. An MP3 player would help there, and I don’t recall you mentioning that you have one.

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Todd United States Posted on 12/08/2005 at 02:12 PM

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Very, very nice. Congrats!

NurseDaddy United States Posted on 12/08/2005 at 03:12 PM

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Good for you Les.

I’m glad something came through. Now watch a whole bunch of doors open up. Probably be so many you’ll be rollinig in options.

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joe United States Posted on 12/08/2005 at 03:49 PM

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That’s great news, Les!  Congrats!  grin

Brock United States Posted on 12/08/2005 at 04:07 PM

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I hope this is your beginning to an even better professional life than you’ve had before.

Keep winning.

deadscot United States Posted on 12/08/2005 at 04:38 PM

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Congratulations Les.  I knew if you maintained that Smurfy disposition of yours that you’d land on your feet.

I’ll send you the works of Pat Robertson on CD so you can listen to it on your daily commute.  That should serve as a motivator to go full-time, buy a house and shorten that commute down to a minimum.

decrepitoldfool United States Posted on 12/08/2005 at 05:35 PM

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Yee-HAW!!!  This is fabulous news on all counts.  You have a job, it’s a foot in the door, and if a really great full-time job dropped in your lap before they could make a bigger offer, they’d completely understand if you went for it.

(Les pulling back on stick, camera zooms in on beads of sweat on Les’ brow. Cut to worried passengers, descending altimeter, back to very determined Les. Plane whines, spirals toward ground… but engine sputters and comes back to life.  Flight levels off, clips treetops, begins ascent from under edge of cloud cover to blue sky.) surprised

Tish Australia Posted on 12/08/2005 at 06:07 PM

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W00t!

That’s great news, and a great Christmas/Solstice/Year’s End present.

Hope next year gets even better for you!

Talking Soup United States Posted on 12/08/2005 at 06:18 PM

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Way to go, Les! I’m happy for you.

Topncal United States Posted on 12/08/2005 at 06:39 PM

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Congrats.

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tiiana United States Posted on 12/08/2005 at 08:25 PM

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Congratulations!!!

GoodKitty United States Posted on 12/08/2005 at 08:32 PM

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YAY!! Hopefully this is a stepping stone on the way to your upgrade that you so very much deserve?

I’ll think happy thoughts for you:)

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