Posted by TexasChic on September 17, 2008, at 15:26:33
In reply to Re: Going back to work, anxiety, possible interview, posted by WaterSapphire on September 17, 2008, at 14:18:48
I won't say I aced it, but it went very well. The only mistake I can think of that I may have made was telling him I was looking for pay in the high end of what he was offering. This was after we had talked about how I was more than qualified, and he was going over what they were offering as compensation. At the time I thought I should be upfront and tell him what I was looking for. He said something like, okay, so on the high end of what we're offering. I immediately thought, why did I say that??? Especially since I know I will take less just to get out of the job I'm in. But the amount I said would already be very tight. But he seemed pretty happy with me. Especially since I was willing to work second shift (5PM-12AM). I've always liked second shift, you get to sleep late, miss all the traffic, and work is usually more laid back. And I'm single, no kids, no obligations, so that makes it easy for me. Plus, there's still plenty of time to take some of those college and/or art classes I've been wanting to for so long. So wish me luck on this one.
I go back to work tomorrow, but only 4 hour days for the first week, then back to the pdoc for evaluation. I only have 6 more weeks until my probation period at work is up, at which time I expect they'll let me go. So I should be able to stretch out the short (or at least 8 hour minimum) days until then. And hopefully have a new job by then. I've applied to a few other promising jobs here lately too. So So we'll just have to wait and see what happens!
-T
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