Whirling in infinity
It's mind-numbingly hectic these days. Some high/low lights:
At the Holiday work party last week we had a white elephant gift exchange where I managed to snag what is surely the most amazing sytyrofoam felt covered scuplture flower picture made in the 60s. I should probably call to have it insured. Additionally the new IT purchasing Director - of Nextel decent naturally - distributed $20 gift cards from your choice of Target or Best Buy. I chose Target and bought the 40 Year Old Virgin DVD - so technically I think I can sue them for sexual harrassment.
One of the New York based non-profits I have been working for is seriously making me crazy. They owe me approximately $750 - its more than a month past due for remittance - and the program director is a complete idiot. I've had to go all Ike Turner on her. Or rather Tina - cause she may be jabbing me with her stupidity, but in the end I will walk away with my good name and will be somebody else's private dancer.
In preparation for my dentist appt. at 5 pm today - I've eaten nothing but assorted chocolates and salted pistachio nuts all day. Part of the booty of the season. You can tell how the economy is by the bounty of vendor gifts at the end of the year. We're no where near the gift droughts of 02-04, but we're not quite back to the large size popcorn tin yet.
I've begun to knit. Just accept it and let's move on.
I've had 2 job interviews for Sr. Negotiator postions in the past 2 weeks - technically 3 since I was double teamed by two hiring managers for one interview. I totally sucked in one - I was just off that day - but it was with a manager that I happen to be good personal friends with and she knows my ability level so hopefully I'm still in the running. In the other one I was dazzling - I was so impressed with myself. There are a lot of opportunities open right now - so hopefully next year - one way or another I'll be working as a Sr. The work itself is really enticing to me - it's what I want to be doing - the challenge level I need. But the pay is so much better it's kind of daunting. If hired into one of these positions I'd get about a $25K raise (salary and bonus combined). That kind of makes me feel weird - like there's something wrong with making that much - approx. $75/annually. I think the responsibility and skill level required are worth the pay - but I still sort of feel that I'm not. I have no qualms about my ability to rock the job. But I feel like I should be a dude with a wife and three kids at home to support or something. My own internal sexist feelings of not being entitled to such a salary - greed guilt. I'm sure it won't take that long to be come accustomed to the additional $1K each month - and then start bitching about it again. But right now it seems like a fortune. Surely, this means I can finally really get out of debt. Surely. Fingers crossed.
At the Holiday work party last week we had a white elephant gift exchange where I managed to snag what is surely the most amazing sytyrofoam felt covered scuplture flower picture made in the 60s. I should probably call to have it insured. Additionally the new IT purchasing Director - of Nextel decent naturally - distributed $20 gift cards from your choice of Target or Best Buy. I chose Target and bought the 40 Year Old Virgin DVD - so technically I think I can sue them for sexual harrassment.
One of the New York based non-profits I have been working for is seriously making me crazy. They owe me approximately $750 - its more than a month past due for remittance - and the program director is a complete idiot. I've had to go all Ike Turner on her. Or rather Tina - cause she may be jabbing me with her stupidity, but in the end I will walk away with my good name and will be somebody else's private dancer.
In preparation for my dentist appt. at 5 pm today - I've eaten nothing but assorted chocolates and salted pistachio nuts all day. Part of the booty of the season. You can tell how the economy is by the bounty of vendor gifts at the end of the year. We're no where near the gift droughts of 02-04, but we're not quite back to the large size popcorn tin yet.
I've begun to knit. Just accept it and let's move on.
I've had 2 job interviews for Sr. Negotiator postions in the past 2 weeks - technically 3 since I was double teamed by two hiring managers for one interview. I totally sucked in one - I was just off that day - but it was with a manager that I happen to be good personal friends with and she knows my ability level so hopefully I'm still in the running. In the other one I was dazzling - I was so impressed with myself. There are a lot of opportunities open right now - so hopefully next year - one way or another I'll be working as a Sr. The work itself is really enticing to me - it's what I want to be doing - the challenge level I need. But the pay is so much better it's kind of daunting. If hired into one of these positions I'd get about a $25K raise (salary and bonus combined). That kind of makes me feel weird - like there's something wrong with making that much - approx. $75/annually. I think the responsibility and skill level required are worth the pay - but I still sort of feel that I'm not. I have no qualms about my ability to rock the job. But I feel like I should be a dude with a wife and three kids at home to support or something. My own internal sexist feelings of not being entitled to such a salary - greed guilt. I'm sure it won't take that long to be come accustomed to the additional $1K each month - and then start bitching about it again. But right now it seems like a fortune. Surely, this means I can finally really get out of debt. Surely. Fingers crossed.