One of them thar job thangs....
So it went a little something like this...
at the beginning of the month I decided that was it, I really really had to bite the bullet & get a job, far too much stress from freelancing any longer & it was just making me miserable. I was scared, really thought it would take ages & loads of knocks before I would get anywhere.
So Monday came around and in my usual all or nothing approach I spent the whole (short cos of good friday) week applying for jobs, speaking to rec consultants & booking interviews for the next week.
The next week came along & I was in interviews 3 days running with 3 different companies, was so utterly exhausted with the stress of it all that I really didn't want to go to the last one, on thursday, but in the end was very glad I did: he offered me the job there & then, on the spot!
So I'm gonna be working for Virtual Universe designing the front end of their social networking sites, the next couple of which are going to be aimed at the alt & fetish community!!
They've offered me more money than I was hoping for, health insurance, medical insurance & life assurance. It's flexi-time: as long as I'm there 10-4 & make up my hours then I'm all good & the MD seems to have a very positive attitude towards his employees, really wants to make everyone happy to make them more productive :D
There's loads of opportunities to learn from coders and designers alike so lots of chances for progression - it's all really exciting!
I've been putting off posting until I actually had the contracts in my hand, just so I _knew_ everything was going through as planned & they arrived this morning.
I picked a start date of May 1st to allow me a couple of weeks to tie up things with my clients & have a holiday - which I haven't really done properly in the last 4 years while I've been freelancing.
I feel so much happier to have this all sorted, Marc says I'm a completely different person the last few days, so much more chilled & fun instead of the stressy, panic attack-stricken mess I've been lately. Couldn't have done all this without his support & encouragement. Thank you sweetness, as ever you intuitively knew what I needed & provided it without question. I love you so much for this and everything else you are.
Thanks also to all the others who supported me & listened to me wibble; Steve, Viki, Denny & especially Mim who pushed me hard when I needed it to get over myself & get on with life, even though it was difficult to hear at the time it was what I needed.
So, now begins a new chapter in life! I'm looking forward to it :D
at the beginning of the month I decided that was it, I really really had to bite the bullet & get a job, far too much stress from freelancing any longer & it was just making me miserable. I was scared, really thought it would take ages & loads of knocks before I would get anywhere.
So Monday came around and in my usual all or nothing approach I spent the whole (short cos of good friday) week applying for jobs, speaking to rec consultants & booking interviews for the next week.
The next week came along & I was in interviews 3 days running with 3 different companies, was so utterly exhausted with the stress of it all that I really didn't want to go to the last one, on thursday, but in the end was very glad I did: he offered me the job there & then, on the spot!
So I'm gonna be working for Virtual Universe designing the front end of their social networking sites, the next couple of which are going to be aimed at the alt & fetish community!!
They've offered me more money than I was hoping for, health insurance, medical insurance & life assurance. It's flexi-time: as long as I'm there 10-4 & make up my hours then I'm all good & the MD seems to have a very positive attitude towards his employees, really wants to make everyone happy to make them more productive :D
There's loads of opportunities to learn from coders and designers alike so lots of chances for progression - it's all really exciting!
I've been putting off posting until I actually had the contracts in my hand, just so I _knew_ everything was going through as planned & they arrived this morning.
I picked a start date of May 1st to allow me a couple of weeks to tie up things with my clients & have a holiday - which I haven't really done properly in the last 4 years while I've been freelancing.
I feel so much happier to have this all sorted, Marc says I'm a completely different person the last few days, so much more chilled & fun instead of the stressy, panic attack-stricken mess I've been lately. Couldn't have done all this without his support & encouragement. Thank you sweetness, as ever you intuitively knew what I needed & provided it without question. I love you so much for this and everything else you are.
Thanks also to all the others who supported me & listened to me wibble; Steve, Viki, Denny & especially Mim who pushed me hard when I needed it to get over myself & get on with life, even though it was difficult to hear at the time it was what I needed.
So, now begins a new chapter in life! I'm looking forward to it :D