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Voicemail Saves Me |
| 2003-06-16� �� 6:40 p.m. |
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I don�t want a fulltime permanent position when I haven�t yet really established myself in this city or know how long I want to live here. I don�t want to work 50+ hours per week and �do the work of three�. I don�t want to work for a company who hasn�t had a press release since October 2002, even if they were announcing a very big client signing. Simply, I know this isn�t a long-term job for me and don�t want to mislead anybody.
On the other hand, after six (splendid) months of being unemployed, I�d be a royal jerk to not accept the job, the opportunity, and the inflated paycheck. Here lies the problem I felt at 9:00 this morning when I found out that I wouldn�t get word on the contract job I really, really want until tomorrow afternoon. After much consideration and writing a couple emails to friends, I came to my conclusion: C#1 isn�t where I want to work, and I�m willing to let the opportunity pass even if I don�t get the contract job I want. At 4:30 I finally worked myself up to calling C#1 and declining their very generous offer. And what did I get after four glorious rings? The woman�s voicemail!!!! I left a generic message, �This is ChicagoJo. Please return my call at 312-555-1212.� I have got to be the luckiest bitch ever. Tomorrow I hit my final interview with the contract gig at 9 a.m., and then I will find out almost immediately whether or not I�ll be working there. When I get the final word, I�ll give C#1 a call to accept or decline based on what happens in the morning�s meeting. So no matter what happens tomorrow, I won�t be turning down a job when I don�t have another immediately available.�
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Moving Day - 2008-02-15
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