Perhaps
This whole year has found me in a completely different place than I thought I would be in. It's funny how fast plans change and aspirations are altered. The past 48 hours have had me considering a huge change in my plans for the next few months, and maybe years.
I got a phone call from my old boss. He knew I was home from Paris and had recently heard about a job opening for a very large company and had recommended me for the position. He just wanted to let me know that someone would be contacting me in the next few days so that I could prepare for it.
I was not looking for a full time job, this really did just fall into my lap. Within a half hour of me getting off the phone, I had another phone call asking me for a resume and requesting a meeting the very next day.
So now I've been shortlisted and it's down to 3 candidates. I don't know how well the meeting went. I have a feeling I'm still in consideration because of the strong recommendation from my old boss. I think she was looking for more enthusiasm from me and a declaration that this is exactly what I want. I was very honest and told her that I'd only had less than 24 hours to get used to the idea and while I'm not convinced 100 percent that I'm the person for the job, I was intrigued enough to consider changing all my plans for the fall in order to accomodate it.
This is a dream job to many. It's a job with a lot of room to move up in a company known to promote from within. It's a career job; the first job I would take that doesn't have an end in sight. I don't quite know how I feel about starting "real life". I don't know if I'm ready to leave the safety of academia, but I'm questioning what I really want. I think that being away from formal education has caused me to romanticize it and forget the intense stress and pressure I was under.
I'm worried about not finishing my degree, but my dad reminded me that I can always finish online and questioned if I felt a better opportunity was waiting for me at the end of my degree in philosophy.
I'm a little turned off by the EXTREMELY CONSERVATIVE formal corporate setting of the position. I was asked immediately if I was very attached to my cartilidge earring (a very small, very inconspicuous gold hoop) as it would be too "edgy" for this type of position and I was warned of the strict formal business attire dress code.
Part of me feels that it's both the best and the worst of my former job condensed, and better compensated. Is the best enough to conteract the worst?
This is all I can think about, I have so many choices to make and no clear motivation. There are a lot of things that I want, but choosing one eliminates all the others.
In other news, against my better judgement I attended an "eye gazing party" in Toronto. While definitely interesting, I don't know if I'd go back. Many things seem like a good idea at 2:30 in the morning. I was, however, interviewed by CBC news for Sunday at 9. Watch for me making a fool of myself.
I got a phone call from my old boss. He knew I was home from Paris and had recently heard about a job opening for a very large company and had recommended me for the position. He just wanted to let me know that someone would be contacting me in the next few days so that I could prepare for it.
I was not looking for a full time job, this really did just fall into my lap. Within a half hour of me getting off the phone, I had another phone call asking me for a resume and requesting a meeting the very next day.
So now I've been shortlisted and it's down to 3 candidates. I don't know how well the meeting went. I have a feeling I'm still in consideration because of the strong recommendation from my old boss. I think she was looking for more enthusiasm from me and a declaration that this is exactly what I want. I was very honest and told her that I'd only had less than 24 hours to get used to the idea and while I'm not convinced 100 percent that I'm the person for the job, I was intrigued enough to consider changing all my plans for the fall in order to accomodate it.
This is a dream job to many. It's a job with a lot of room to move up in a company known to promote from within. It's a career job; the first job I would take that doesn't have an end in sight. I don't quite know how I feel about starting "real life". I don't know if I'm ready to leave the safety of academia, but I'm questioning what I really want. I think that being away from formal education has caused me to romanticize it and forget the intense stress and pressure I was under.
I'm worried about not finishing my degree, but my dad reminded me that I can always finish online and questioned if I felt a better opportunity was waiting for me at the end of my degree in philosophy.
I'm a little turned off by the EXTREMELY CONSERVATIVE formal corporate setting of the position. I was asked immediately if I was very attached to my cartilidge earring (a very small, very inconspicuous gold hoop) as it would be too "edgy" for this type of position and I was warned of the strict formal business attire dress code.
Part of me feels that it's both the best and the worst of my former job condensed, and better compensated. Is the best enough to conteract the worst?
This is all I can think about, I have so many choices to make and no clear motivation. There are a lot of things that I want, but choosing one eliminates all the others.
In other news, against my better judgement I attended an "eye gazing party" in Toronto. While definitely interesting, I don't know if I'd go back. Many things seem like a good idea at 2:30 in the morning. I was, however, interviewed by CBC news for Sunday at 9. Watch for me making a fool of myself.