I've forgotten what day I'm on now. Things have been moving fast. I'm had an interview today at 11 and received an offer 2 hours later. I'm waiting on a counteroffer from my company.
I want to stay.
Yeah, I know. All this complaining and it turns out I adore the place.
Go figure.
More to come on that, believe me.
Monday 13 October 2014
Monday 6 October 2014
12.
12. Let people amaze you
Time: 6:39pm
Place: My apartment, the couch, waiting for the new episode of The Big Bang Theory
Tagging along off of 5 today. I received a very sweet email from the person in my office. I'm not sure how he knew as I made sure to tick the 'anonymous' donation box, but it felt pretty good to make some sort of connection with someone that was in the periphery before.
I find myself thinking about those peripheral people a lot. You know, the people you work with or are sitting on the train who seem totally cool but you don't really have much of a reason to interact with them, and then boom, there's this opportunity and suddenly they move a little out of the periphery and a little closer to the core. All it takes is one moment, one situation where you can connect over something. It can be big like death or trivial like shoes and then there you are with this nearly complete stranger being brought into each other's worlds. It's one of the most amazing parts of being alive.
I've got some back posting to do to cover 6-11 and I'm going out of town this weekend, but I swear this little exercise of finding something good to do or good to focus on each day is really helping.
12 down, 353 to go.
Time: 6:39pm
Place: My apartment, the couch, waiting for the new episode of The Big Bang Theory
Tagging along off of 5 today. I received a very sweet email from the person in my office. I'm not sure how he knew as I made sure to tick the 'anonymous' donation box, but it felt pretty good to make some sort of connection with someone that was in the periphery before.
I find myself thinking about those peripheral people a lot. You know, the people you work with or are sitting on the train who seem totally cool but you don't really have much of a reason to interact with them, and then boom, there's this opportunity and suddenly they move a little out of the periphery and a little closer to the core. All it takes is one moment, one situation where you can connect over something. It can be big like death or trivial like shoes and then there you are with this nearly complete stranger being brought into each other's worlds. It's one of the most amazing parts of being alive.
I've got some back posting to do to cover 6-11 and I'm going out of town this weekend, but I swear this little exercise of finding something good to do or good to focus on each day is really helping.
12 down, 353 to go.
Sunday 5 October 2014
11.
11. Get back to the simple things
Like walking down State St. with a hot drink and a friend and perusing a clunky, old used bookshop with an adorable grey cat hiding among the bookshelves.
11 down, 354 to go.
Like walking down State St. with a hot drink and a friend and perusing a clunky, old used bookshop with an adorable grey cat hiding among the bookshelves.
11 down, 354 to go.
Friday 3 October 2014
9.
9. Keep trying
Place: My apartment - working from home
Time: 12:30pm
I had a phone interview today and it was wonderful. I've been applying for jobs and interviewing over the last few months and, let me tell you, job hunting has got to be one of the most frustrating experiences you can go through in life. I've constantly felt less than adequate for jobs I know I can do in my sleep.
I had a phone interview back in July which was an hour and twenty minutes (really! a phone interview!) and I figured it would be a quick 20-30 minute chat, but the HR coordinator, who was only a couple of years older than I am, really stuck it to me. I could tell that if I wanted this job I was going to really have to 'drink the kool aid' so to speak even just for this phone interview and I just could not do it. I'm not going to flat out lie and pretend to be excited when the position is very different then what was posted. I felt very uncomfortable after and had to decompress for awhile. Whether an interview goes well or horrible, I really don't think you should walk away feeling like the person interviewing you went out of their way to make you fumble.
I've let the whole process get the best of me at times which I'm not proud of, but I need to keep trying and growing. I'm not a game player by nature when it comes to work, but I've really learned to put my game face on and start interviewing right back. I want my next job to be a better fit for me and I'm going to make sure they know what I want.
9 down, 356 to go.
Place: My apartment - working from home
Time: 12:30pm
I had a phone interview today and it was wonderful. I've been applying for jobs and interviewing over the last few months and, let me tell you, job hunting has got to be one of the most frustrating experiences you can go through in life. I've constantly felt less than adequate for jobs I know I can do in my sleep.
I had a phone interview back in July which was an hour and twenty minutes (really! a phone interview!) and I figured it would be a quick 20-30 minute chat, but the HR coordinator, who was only a couple of years older than I am, really stuck it to me. I could tell that if I wanted this job I was going to really have to 'drink the kool aid' so to speak even just for this phone interview and I just could not do it. I'm not going to flat out lie and pretend to be excited when the position is very different then what was posted. I felt very uncomfortable after and had to decompress for awhile. Whether an interview goes well or horrible, I really don't think you should walk away feeling like the person interviewing you went out of their way to make you fumble.
I've let the whole process get the best of me at times which I'm not proud of, but I need to keep trying and growing. I'm not a game player by nature when it comes to work, but I've really learned to put my game face on and start interviewing right back. I want my next job to be a better fit for me and I'm going to make sure they know what I want.
9 down, 356 to go.
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