November 24, 2004

  • Hi folks

    My stomach is kind of clenched up. I have a job interview tomorrow
    morning at 8am. It's not exactly my dream job, but it would be steady,
    and pay quite a bit better than my current job. Right now, stability
    and financial advancement are two of the biggest criteria I'm going by.
    My wife and I, as you know if you've been reading here for a while,
    have been in a financial bind for some time now, due to various
    factors. I like my current job, but it won't even cover our basic
    bills, let alone feed my nasty little habits like music (I haven't
    bought a CD in almost a year). So in order to get us moving again, I'm
    really hoping to get this job.

    I talked to the guy over the phone today. I was recommended to him by
    someone who works there already (who, in turn, knows my father in law),
    so I had a little bit of a foot in the door. My resume really doesn't
    speak well for me with this kind of work, since I come off looking like
    an intellectual pansy. Managers don't understand why I might want their
    job, and think if they hire me that I'll just hate it and leave. But in
    person, I do pretty well, so hopefully this one will work out. The only
    catch is that they may not have day shifts available, and for various
    reasons I just can't take a night shift, even though I'm a pretty
    nocturnal kind of guy. Another disadvantage is that you have to be
    available to work weekends. I know that's not at all unusual in the
    working world, but I've kind of gotten spoiled these past couple of
    years. But anyhow...

    So, wish me luck with that tomorrow. The last fact-to-face job
    interview I had was over 2 years ago, and before that not since
    auditions back in university. I'm sure it'll go fine. The situation is
    odd, since I'm afraid of not getting the job, and a bit afraid of
    getting it. It means locking myself into something for a fairly long
    haul. I keep having to remind myself that although at the moment I have
    a lot of freedom with regards to my job (I can just leave whenever I
    want and go visit my family, for example), that freedom is negated by
    our lack of funds. If I get this job, chances are I can't take any
    vacation time within at least the first 6 months. But realistically, I
    can't do anything in the next 6 months anyway.

    Ayhow, I've been working out an entry for days, and this aint it.
    However, that other stuff I was going to write about doesn't really seem
    to fit, tacked onto the end of all this job-related bellyaching. So
    I'll just leave it as it is for now, and write again in a few days. By
    that time, I'll know whether or not I've got the job. Cross your
    fingers.

    Take care
    -Justin-

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