Well, it is the end of a long week. Still more work today with another client but no commute. To be honest I thought I blew it with this trial period but they are still considering me for a permanent job. I really like the place and it is the first place I have truly felt comfortable. Perhaps because the place and the people just seemed so familiar to my time in the newspaper industry. But going from working from home to a 3 hour a day commute would take some getting used to. But it is a train commute so I can sleep, study or whatever, and part is walking so I can get some exercise everyday. Well, we will see what happens!—NY
Did they say they were considering you for a full-time position? I have to say, when you came in second place and were telling me you were holding out for a position with them in the future, I thought you were nuts. But if they reiterated their desire to hire you, then clearly I'm the one who's nuts. My dream job (senior home + design editor, Sunset magazine), then one I've held quietly in my mind for the last five years came up on MediaBistro a couple of days ago. It's the only one I've consistently said I would give up freelancing for. Had a friend not forwarded the post to me, I would have missed it. It would be the perfect job to grow into. Even though I have the experience, I could still really learn. That said, there are many editors out there who are more qualified than I am. One of whom I know well, and who lives very close the magazine in Menlo Park (I live about an hour away). I applied, and even though this is my dream job, and I've been waiting patiently for it to become available, I'm still a realist. I ain't that crazy.
ReplyDeleteAnd now I want a donut. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't say this is a dream job but it is certainly a job I could be very very happy with and I would be done looking for bigger better. It has tons of variety of work which provides plenty of room to keep growing and hold my interest. And there are certainly more qualified people out there but for some reason I think they like me, which I am coming to learn is one of my primary assets. LOL, and they guy who beat me out for the job brought in the Crispy Creams. And for the record, I don't make a habit of eating on my work. I even pulled off a few sprinkles to put on the sketch. And another ironic twist is the guy who was out sick with the flu was the guy who beat me out for the position (really nice guy by the way). They brought me in to cover for him. The Universe has a sense of humor.
ReplyDeleteI hope your dream job comes through! That would be totally awesome. And great if we both came out of the struggle together. —NY
If that happened, if we both came out of the struggle together with jobs that we've been longing for, I would never question the Universe again. Alas, you're way ahead of me in that regard. You've already made the connections. They've already hired you to cover the guy they hired instead of you. They like you. I just sent in an application via MediaBistro. It's just one of hundreds. They laid off the only connection I had there, so I got nothing except a long way to go to where you are. The one thing that I have going for me: the Universe and my mom both know how much I've wanted this job, and how long I've been waiting for it. So I figure I'll just pray.
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting because Mark got this part-time secret shopper gig--also a really good fit for him. There's definitely something in the air.