So …. (drum roll please) …. I got a job!
A legitimate job, a good job. I actually achieved one of my goals and accomplished #2 on my list of New Year’s resolutions! I guess now all I have to do is focus on winning that Oscar…
The day I accepted the job was the day I deleted all the emails I had received from various job boards. I realized that it had been almost exactly a year to the date that I started keeping my eye out for a new position. I will unashamedly blame the economy for that one. Well and looking in two different cities didn’t help.
I am definitely excited and ready to get my life rolling here in Austin. I still think it’s crazy that I live here. But I do live here. For now at least.
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Sunday, April 11, 2010
Monday, December 21, 2009
Lesson #8 - Breaking Up
Well Thanksgiving came and went and I am still working in call center. But…
I quit!
Finally. I had dreamed about doing it so many times but for some reason I was still nervous to tell my boss that I was done working there. No matter how much you hate your job, it is still hard to tell someone that you are breaking up with them. Well, that’s what it feels like anyway.
What am I doing now, you ask? Um, looking for a job. There is the potential that I will stay in Portland and the potential to move to Austin. Hopefully this new start will be a little smoother than the previous one. But, we’ll just have to see.
So I have two more days left of answering phones and then freedom! Well at least a week long vacation to the arctic tundra we like to call Wisconsin.
I quit!
Finally. I had dreamed about doing it so many times but for some reason I was still nervous to tell my boss that I was done working there. No matter how much you hate your job, it is still hard to tell someone that you are breaking up with them. Well, that’s what it feels like anyway.
What am I doing now, you ask? Um, looking for a job. There is the potential that I will stay in Portland and the potential to move to Austin. Hopefully this new start will be a little smoother than the previous one. But, we’ll just have to see.
So I have two more days left of answering phones and then freedom! Well at least a week long vacation to the arctic tundra we like to call Wisconsin.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Lesson #3 - The Verdict
So I got the job. The job at the call center. I start next week.
I was sick all day waiting for the phone call telling me the verdict. I think I was secretly hoping I didn’t get the job. But I also knew if I didn’t get it, I would probably feel even worse. Lose-lose I guess.
When the phone rang I couldn’t bring myself to answer it so I let it go to voicemail. I was hoping it was someone else telling me they wanted to bring me in for an interview. But it wasn’t. It was just someone telling me they wanted to hire me. I should be excited, right?
When the recruiter told me I got the job, I had to keep reminding myself to sound positive and be thankful. I think I did a decent job. Maybe I should go into acting instead.
Well I have a week before I have to punch in my timecard. Maybe the job of my dreams will call before then. You never know, a lot could happen in a week…
I was sick all day waiting for the phone call telling me the verdict. I think I was secretly hoping I didn’t get the job. But I also knew if I didn’t get it, I would probably feel even worse. Lose-lose I guess.
When the phone rang I couldn’t bring myself to answer it so I let it go to voicemail. I was hoping it was someone else telling me they wanted to bring me in for an interview. But it wasn’t. It was just someone telling me they wanted to hire me. I should be excited, right?
When the recruiter told me I got the job, I had to keep reminding myself to sound positive and be thankful. I think I did a decent job. Maybe I should go into acting instead.
Well I have a week before I have to punch in my timecard. Maybe the job of my dreams will call before then. You never know, a lot could happen in a week…
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