Isn't it funny how sometimes things seem to be so perfect before they start going wrong?
Last Thursday I received a phonecall from a lady asking me if I would be available to head to Japan for two months to work at the NZ pavilion at the World Expo. I have wanted to go to Japan for a very long time, so I said yes. Needless to say that this is a huge opportunity for me.
I didn't apply for this. Instead, someone (one of my old tutors) recommended me. The lady seemed quite happy to reach me and sounded pretty confident that she had found the right person. Of course, this all makes me pretty happy.
However, since sending off my CV (a formality, she told me) I have heard nothing. All of this is starting to sew the seed of doubt in my mind that something is wrong and they suddenly don't want me.
Of course, some people would say that I'm overreacting, but around this time last year something very similar happened when I received a call to go and work on King Kong. They didn't call back then, and I didn't get the job. Just as I did then, I was so excited about the offer that I started to tell people about it. Now I'm afraid that not only did I not get the job, but I am now going to look stupid in front of my friends. Is history repeating (yet again)?
I suppose I could give them a call, but I'm not so sure if that would help at this stage. This delay could be completely normal. I think I will wait a few more days to see if things change at all.
Even if it doesn't work out, I will be travelling anyway. I had planned to travel to the US and visit someone special. In fact, I had planned to confirm the trip last Friday, but the phonecall I got has put that trip on hold. I feel really bad that I had to do that, since she was really looking forward to seeing me again (just as much as I was looking forward to seeing her again - perhaps more). I had to make such a quick decision that I didn't get chance to talk to her beforehand.
So now, not only do I have this growing doubt inside me about not getting this new job, but I feel like I have upset someone I really care about. It is times like this when saying "I'm sorry" just isn't enough. :(
I didn't apply for this. Instead, someone (one of my old tutors) recommended me. The lady seemed quite happy to reach me and sounded pretty confident that she had found the right person. Of course, this all makes me pretty happy.
However, since sending off my CV (a formality, she told me) I have heard nothing. All of this is starting to sew the seed of doubt in my mind that something is wrong and they suddenly don't want me.
Of course, some people would say that I'm overreacting, but around this time last year something very similar happened when I received a call to go and work on King Kong. They didn't call back then, and I didn't get the job. Just as I did then, I was so excited about the offer that I started to tell people about it. Now I'm afraid that not only did I not get the job, but I am now going to look stupid in front of my friends. Is history repeating (yet again)?
I suppose I could give them a call, but I'm not so sure if that would help at this stage. This delay could be completely normal. I think I will wait a few more days to see if things change at all.
Even if it doesn't work out, I will be travelling anyway. I had planned to travel to the US and visit someone special. In fact, I had planned to confirm the trip last Friday, but the phonecall I got has put that trip on hold. I feel really bad that I had to do that, since she was really looking forward to seeing me again (just as much as I was looking forward to seeing her again - perhaps more). I had to make such a quick decision that I didn't get chance to talk to her beforehand.
So now, not only do I have this growing doubt inside me about not getting this new job, but I feel like I have upset someone I really care about. It is times like this when saying "I'm sorry" just isn't enough. :(