Still Here...
What a spring.
Had a great B-day. Met with Ms. Flameskirt for breakfast(it was her b-day too). The next day, I had a job interview. Not the best option, but seemed to be promising start with a small company offering a decent starting salary, benefits, as product support role for an interesting - even ingenious - product for contolling/safeguarding prescription meds at hospital/care facility level. Went great! Was offered the position. I went to work on that Friday, wrote up my 2 week notice. Finished off my exit interview paperwork (2 full pages written on everything wrong/right about my job, and why I'm leaving it).
Down to 4 days before starting the new position, 1 day left at the old job. I 'm out on my *NEW* Trek Mtn bike (b-day present!) when my phone goes off. I stop, answer. It's my "new" HR manager, sounding really weird. She's not happy. Needs to inform me that they're withdrawing the offer. But "it's not you". But, "I've already quit my job". But, "Maybe they'll hire you back".
UGH.
Gloom, despair. I'm in the middle of nowhere. trying not to lose my breakfast that I'd had earlier w/ Lisa & Eddie.
!st things 1st. Dammit!
I finished my bike ride. It got longer & longer. Had to go home eventually. 8 hours later and 5 free drinks at the Chinese Village from Kenda and 1/2 of the regulars there, I had to give my glorious news to Alan. "Uhm, well, ... so. I have no job to go to on Monday. They withdrew their offer." Ouch. I'm NOT good with bad news.
Other wise, old job was THRILLED that I was back. Got LOTS of hugs & "sorry that SUCKS" from everybody including old/same boss! Now it's just like it never happened, working so many hours my head is spinning. But I need that overtime if I'm going to make the mortgage...
Trying to get back on that job search horse is the hard part now. How do I say... my hearts just not in it?
Had a great B-day. Met with Ms. Flameskirt for breakfast(it was her b-day too). The next day, I had a job interview. Not the best option, but seemed to be promising start with a small company offering a decent starting salary, benefits, as product support role for an interesting - even ingenious - product for contolling/safeguarding prescription meds at hospital/care facility level. Went great! Was offered the position. I went to work on that Friday, wrote up my 2 week notice. Finished off my exit interview paperwork (2 full pages written on everything wrong/right about my job, and why I'm leaving it).
Down to 4 days before starting the new position, 1 day left at the old job. I 'm out on my *NEW* Trek Mtn bike (b-day present!) when my phone goes off. I stop, answer. It's my "new" HR manager, sounding really weird. She's not happy. Needs to inform me that they're withdrawing the offer. But "it's not you". But, "I've already quit my job". But, "Maybe they'll hire you back".
UGH.
Gloom, despair. I'm in the middle of nowhere. trying not to lose my breakfast that I'd had earlier w/ Lisa & Eddie.
!st things 1st. Dammit!
I finished my bike ride. It got longer & longer. Had to go home eventually. 8 hours later and 5 free drinks at the Chinese Village from Kenda and 1/2 of the regulars there, I had to give my glorious news to Alan. "Uhm, well, ... so. I have no job to go to on Monday. They withdrew their offer." Ouch. I'm NOT good with bad news.
Other wise, old job was THRILLED that I was back. Got LOTS of hugs & "sorry that SUCKS" from everybody including old/same boss! Now it's just like it never happened, working so many hours my head is spinning. But I need that overtime if I'm going to make the mortgage...
Trying to get back on that job search horse is the hard part now. How do I say... my hearts just not in it?
posted by Russ at
13:27
1 Comments:
oh crap! I had no idea! sorry. hang in there!
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