Hunting for Elephants (or Jobs, but That's Harder)
Let me just say that I hate looking for a job!!! No, seriously, I really do. Aside from the fact that I don't much care for the phoniness (is that a word?) of networking/resumes/interviewing, I hate most of all asking people for things. And the bottom line of it is that you are asking people for money, which I hate asking for almost as much as I hate asking for kindness/ gentility. Putting your pride out on the line either way I guess, and everybody needs both, but no one if ever supposed to be in need of either. If I don't find a job job soon, I'll get a paycheck job so at least I can stretch my savings. I wish I could get a part-time job. I'd really like that. But alas, for a MechE I have very untraditional work experience. Not everybody knows AutoCAD. Shut up, okay, I know Pro/E. Sorta. Kinda. Anyways, you hardly need that in medical/biotech. And you really don't need it at all in pharmaceutical. How come Edwards isn't hiring. That would be fun. Or at least Baxter. (They're main competitors of the former job known as inner circles of hell.) There's a lot of turnover from Baxter anyway. At least in Quality. And I'm thinking I'd like Quality. I've often said I pledge allegiance to R&D, but I'm kind of researched out. And I could use a break from the uncertainty. That's the rub with R&D. Phenomenal cosmic freedom, Itty bitty chance of getting in on-time/under-budget (cue the genie from Aladdin).