I'm not superstitious.. except when I am.
I'll never turn off my phone on a plane until its in the air, and I certainly won't turn to a fellow passenger during the loading or taxiing and say anything like "It looks like we'll get off the ground on time" until we're actually off the ground on time. It's a trap. Karma slaps down that hubris every chance it gets.
When I wrote about a job opportunity in December and it got away from me, a new superstition was born as a new job opportunity came along in January. Radio silence. It's between me and them and people on the phone. Now that I got through the interview, got the job, and actually got my first paycheck, I think I can exhale now. It's going to be a pretty good opportunity, with a bit less travel than before, and a challenging product to support. I like the co-workers, and while I have to commute 20 minutes or so to get to the office, it's nice to have an office in which to work.
We're certainly not out of the woods, as Chaz's contract is due to expire in May, and I'll have to hustle to prove some value to this company. I don't want to be the "last in, first out" kind of guy. Nonetheless, we made a few things that were on our 'wish list' that were going to take some money. Well, maybe not a few, rather just got some wine and got a hot tub with some no-interest financing. If we get laid off again this year, we'd like to have a better quality of unemployment.
Work has me in training this week. I'm feeling smarter already.
When I wrote about a job opportunity in December and it got away from me, a new superstition was born as a new job opportunity came along in January. Radio silence. It's between me and them and people on the phone. Now that I got through the interview, got the job, and actually got my first paycheck, I think I can exhale now. It's going to be a pretty good opportunity, with a bit less travel than before, and a challenging product to support. I like the co-workers, and while I have to commute 20 minutes or so to get to the office, it's nice to have an office in which to work.
We're certainly not out of the woods, as Chaz's contract is due to expire in May, and I'll have to hustle to prove some value to this company. I don't want to be the "last in, first out" kind of guy. Nonetheless, we made a few things that were on our 'wish list' that were going to take some money. Well, maybe not a few, rather just got some wine and got a hot tub with some no-interest financing. If we get laid off again this year, we'd like to have a better quality of unemployment.
Work has me in training this week. I'm feeling smarter already.
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Well, hurray anyway - congratulations.
Thank you very much! Unfortunately, they hired someone in the UK for this same role too, so he'll do most of the EU work. But from time to time he might need assistance, so I might get to head back to my most fabulous apartment on the Prinzengracht.