I didn't get the job. Just got an e-mail.
Damn.
But, I do have a beautiful creative writing portfolio to turn in tomorrow. Just got back from the printer, and they look GREAT! Big props to Deena. EVERYONE should hire her to do their graphics work :)
It's my estimation that... every man ever got a statue made of him, was one kind of sumbitch or another.
Mal ,'Jaynestown'
Spike's Bitches 23: We've mastered the power of positive giving up.
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vw bug - May 16, 2005 1:11:46 pm PDT #9407 of 10001
Mostly lurking...
Aims - May 16, 2005 1:28:44 pm PDT #9408 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
It was a wierd series of Greatest Hits albums. The Jackson 5 one didn't have "I'll Be There" on it.
ChiKat - May 16, 2005 1:32:00 pm PDT #9409 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Oh, vw, I'm so sorry. They are missing out on a great person.
sj - May 16, 2005 1:44:23 pm PDT #9410 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Sorry, vw.
DCJensen - May 16, 2005 1:59:58 pm PDT #9411 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.
It was a wierd series of Greatest Hits albums. The Jackson 5 one didn't have "I'll Be There" on it.
Many times songs don't make "greatest hits" compilations due to a copyright issues stemming from long-ago battles and egos.
Calli - May 16, 2005 2:17:01 pm PDT #9412 of 10001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I'm glad you got home ok, askye.
And yay for vw's former bosses (and boo to the folks who turned down the chance to be her future ones)!
vw bug - May 16, 2005 2:46:40 pm PDT #9413 of 10001
Mostly lurking...
I know this is completely silly, but I'm feeling like a complete failure. See, interviews are like the one thing that I've always done very well at...and recognized that I do very well at. For some reason, I can go in and sell myself during an interview.
Apparently, I've lost that gift.
It's so weird, 'cause I've done so many positive things today...ordered my iPod, finished my beautiful creative writing portfolio, negotiated with the former employer. Why does one thing going wrong just completely destroy me, when so many things today showed my strengths and positives? My brain can be so damn frustrating.
§ ita § - May 16, 2005 2:50:44 pm PDT #9414 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
But, vw, who says you didn't do very well in the interview? The existence of a candidate whose skills are better aligned than yours with the position doesn't negate that.
If all it took was an interview, I could skip all that effort on polishing resumes, much less filling them.
DavidS - May 16, 2005 2:54:58 pm PDT #9415 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
vw, I've gotta agree with ita that this conclusion:
Apparently, I've lost that gift.
Is not the only conclusion you could draw, and probably not apt.
Mostly, I am absolutely boggled that your old employer is trying to help you out. That's way above and beyond what anyone would expect, and it's huge good news. That is a much, much bigger stroke of good fortune than even a job offer.
vw bug - May 16, 2005 2:59:07 pm PDT #9416 of 10001
Mostly lurking...
I didn't feel like the interview went overly well, though. And it was so short, which was just so strange to me.
The existence of a candidate whose skills are better aligned than yours with the position doesn't negate that.
I'm actually worried that I'm going to have a difficult time finding the kind of job that I want, because really? I'm overqualified. That may have been the issue here.
Mostly, I am absolutely boggled that your old employer is trying to help you out. That's way above and beyond what anyone would expect, and it's huge good news. That is a much, much bigger stroke of good fortune than even a job offer.
I'm really boggled by it too. I really expected them to be all, "Sorry. Wish I could do something, but my hands are tied." And, in the short term it's probably better fortune than a job offer, but in the long term, I wish I didn't need the help. It's one thing for the money to be coming from an insurance company, but I actually feel really badly that I might have to take money that I didn't earn from my former company.