I haven’t blogged for the past ten days because I kept thinking that I would hear something about this job one way or the other, and then I could do a big, “I got the job, yay!” or a “I didn’t get it, boo!” blog entry. But the truth is that there’s just been a ton of back and forth and I couldn’t seem to get a definite answer one way or the other.
But! As of today, it looks like… I semi-officially have the job! Yay?
Here’s the deal: apparently everyone on the team agrees that I’m a good writer. They liked my samples and they all thought that I did well on the writing test. But, there is some question about whether I’m technical enough or not, because… well, because I’m not a software developer, I guess. I’m not really worried about that part, I’m pretty confident that I’m really good at what I do. And I’m married to a software developer, so I speak their language well enough.
So, they’ve come up with a 60-day temp-to-perm job offer. They basically want to make sure I’m worth it before they fully hire me. And you know? That’s fine. I have no doubt that they’ll fall in love with me and decide that they can’t live without me and that they have to hire me forever and ever amen.
If all goes according to plan, it sounds like I’ll be starting on Monday, November 1st. I’m excited. And a little freaked out, since I haven’t worked in an office environment for about, um, four years. So I imagine that the transition will be a bit strange. But it’ll be nice that Dave will be in the same building. I plan to call him at his desk to ask him to fetch me a Diet Coke. I’m sure he won’t mind that at all. Hee.
YAY! I am sure that you will knock their socks off.
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That’s great news! Don’t sweat the temp to hire thing, we used to do it with every hire. It’s an easier to manage probation period. Every company has one of those. Not just for them either, its for the employee as well. If you don’t like it there, it gives you an easy out as well. A win-win. 🙂
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Yaye, good news!!! So happy for you! CONGRATULATIONS!!
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Congratulations! They will fall in love with you.
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Congratulations! Are you shopping now for the right clothes? And, what are the right clothes to wear in an office these days?
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@Shari, HA! No, no need for new clothes. I’m going to be working with software engineers. They’re a very “jeans and t-shirts” kind of crowd. As long as I don’t show up in sweat pants, I’m cool. 🙂