Lots of changes, and quickly
Wow! 2011 has been a year full of changes, and the end has not proved different.
Just before leaving town for a visit home for Thanksgiving, I received an email from one of my AWIS board members about a job opportunity at Amgen. Would I be interested in interviewing for this position? I said yes, and later that week had my phone interview. I was then ask to come for an on-site interview, and arranged for this interview to occur the Tuesday after I returned. I prepped as much as possible for the interview, and thought it went well. I was called on Wednesday and offered the position....so on December 19th I am leaving academia and starting my new career in process development in industry!
This has been such a whirlwind, it's hard to take it all in. My salary will be increasing quite a bit, and we are moving to the Thousand Oaks area. Will likely become a two-car family again. Wow. I am excited, but nervous. I want to do a good job, and be successful here since I don't feel I have been all that successful in academia.
Meanwhile, we have both been sick following our trip to Georgia for Turkey day. We finally got around to doing laundry and grocery shopping this weekend, and started looking for a townhouse in Ventura County. Jay has been browsing car websites to find something likely. I have been ignoring clocky in favor of sleeping in. This means I have not been working out AT ALL. We are juicing, and I haven't gained any significant weight, but I don't like how my body looks and feels when I am sedentary.
Christmas shopping has begun. I think that with the move this year happening right at the holidays we will be keeping the celebrations to a minimum. No party, no tree, low-key gifts. Hopefully next year will be more stable at this time!
Just before leaving town for a visit home for Thanksgiving, I received an email from one of my AWIS board members about a job opportunity at Amgen. Would I be interested in interviewing for this position? I said yes, and later that week had my phone interview. I was then ask to come for an on-site interview, and arranged for this interview to occur the Tuesday after I returned. I prepped as much as possible for the interview, and thought it went well. I was called on Wednesday and offered the position....so on December 19th I am leaving academia and starting my new career in process development in industry!
This has been such a whirlwind, it's hard to take it all in. My salary will be increasing quite a bit, and we are moving to the Thousand Oaks area. Will likely become a two-car family again. Wow. I am excited, but nervous. I want to do a good job, and be successful here since I don't feel I have been all that successful in academia.
Meanwhile, we have both been sick following our trip to Georgia for Turkey day. We finally got around to doing laundry and grocery shopping this weekend, and started looking for a townhouse in Ventura County. Jay has been browsing car websites to find something likely. I have been ignoring clocky in favor of sleeping in. This means I have not been working out AT ALL. We are juicing, and I haven't gained any significant weight, but I don't like how my body looks and feels when I am sedentary.
Christmas shopping has begun. I think that with the move this year happening right at the holidays we will be keeping the celebrations to a minimum. No party, no tree, low-key gifts. Hopefully next year will be more stable at this time!