Big news, big moves
So.
I have been pretty honest about our job situation here in KC. For the most part, Lo Has It Sucked These Many Years. I have been looking for a better, more lucrative, more satisfying job since last year - but in July, when the Husband lost his position at Local Cultural Institution, we started casting a wider net.
Like, a really wide net.
I sent resumes all over, with my only criteria being that I felt I could learn something and be effective in the job I was applying for. For a while, it looked like my old hometown was where it was at: I interviewed at the main library back in Pittsburgh, and it was very hopeful, but I lost out to an internal candidate. Then there was nothing but silence on the job front. I followed up on my applications and sent new ones out every week.
All the hard work paid off. Last week, I had a phone interview that went really, really well, for a job that I am very interested in, in a city neither I nor my husband has ever lived before. This week, I got the call officially offering me the job. As of October 1st, I'll be working for the Water Services Archives at UC Berkeley, in a position that will be a lot more in line with my skills and experience than what I'm doing now. There are benefits, and paid vacation time, and on-campus gym facilities, and good public transportation waiting for us. Even better, my best friend has a list of contacts for the Husband to call in his own job search - any one of whom D would be thrilled to work for.
We're moving to the Bay Area, y'all.
As nervous as the thought of moving over a thousand miles away is making me, I can't stop smiling. This feels like it's going to be a great move for us.
I have been pretty honest about our job situation here in KC. For the most part, Lo Has It Sucked These Many Years. I have been looking for a better, more lucrative, more satisfying job since last year - but in July, when the Husband lost his position at Local Cultural Institution, we started casting a wider net.
Like, a really wide net.
I sent resumes all over, with my only criteria being that I felt I could learn something and be effective in the job I was applying for. For a while, it looked like my old hometown was where it was at: I interviewed at the main library back in Pittsburgh, and it was very hopeful, but I lost out to an internal candidate. Then there was nothing but silence on the job front. I followed up on my applications and sent new ones out every week.
All the hard work paid off. Last week, I had a phone interview that went really, really well, for a job that I am very interested in, in a city neither I nor my husband has ever lived before. This week, I got the call officially offering me the job. As of October 1st, I'll be working for the Water Services Archives at UC Berkeley, in a position that will be a lot more in line with my skills and experience than what I'm doing now. There are benefits, and paid vacation time, and on-campus gym facilities, and good public transportation waiting for us. Even better, my best friend has a list of contacts for the Husband to call in his own job search - any one of whom D would be thrilled to work for.
We're moving to the Bay Area, y'all.
As nervous as the thought of moving over a thousand miles away is making me, I can't stop smiling. This feels like it's going to be a great move for us.