Wednesday, August 03, 2005

I did it!

Yay! I just applied for a new job!!!

And now I'm worried like you wouldn't believe that they'll want me. Don't get me wrong, I want a new job, but this was just really unexpected. I got a call from a girl I used to work with - at this dreaded client that's still torturing me - and she had just planned to chat and see how the project was. Little did she know that my real boss had talked to her consulting company and word got back to me about openings at her client. And I had been planning to contact her once I had updated my resume...which I'd been putting off.

My boss had been looking for just another consulting opportunity for me to take advantage of, but little did he know I would be willing to jump ship and go full-time with someone else. His little trick of trying to bribe me with a little bonus for my hard work is just not enough to keep me there now that I know he won't help me escape the madness. He even mentioned the promised promotion to Managing Consultant - promised back in November - and said we'd discuss the transition once he got back from vacation. Do I have any desire for that promotion? Only for the awesome title to add to my resume, otherwise it's extra work during my free time and a little bit of profit sharing. They've already given me the raise that comes with the job so I wouldn't expect much more. And since I don't have much free time left, I can't see it making my life better - only worse.

So when Nitha called, the wheels were set in motion. We talked about the job and how she liked it there. It got me excited and before I knew it I had agreed to send my resume and then 5 minutes after getting off the phone, she emailed to say she talked to her boss about me and he wants my resume ASAP! And of course this means she talked me up and made me sound amazing so now I really had to follow through on the resume! But what will happen now??

Scenario 1 - I get offered a job, which will be a long commute each day, but I get to have normal hours and work with at least one person I like. There would have to be a salary increase to make it worthwhile, but I think I could manage it again. It's got to be better than what I put up with now.

Scenario 2 - I get an interview but don't get offered a job. No big deal, as long as I can get some interview experience I'm okay with that. It's not like I'll quit my job without something else first.

Scenario 3 - They laugh their asses off when they see my resume and never call me. I'm okay with that too since I don't have a great desire to drive to the burbs and start paying for gas and car maintenance and dealing with road rage. I only spent a couple of hours on the resume and it still needs some work so it wouldn't surprise me too much.

Scenario 4 - I start applying to a ton of jobs and have to pick and choose between the hundreds of offers I'm given. ;)

I'll keep you posted!

Posted by Maple :: 10:25 PM :: 4 Comments:

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