inluminent

For the past month or so, I’ve been interviewing for a ‘dream job’ that sort of fell into my lap. It’s no secret that I’ve been disappointed with my current employment situation, and about 6 months ago I started dropping hints with people that I’ve met outside the company that I was definitely interested in looking at any opportunities that they heard of.

Well, one of my friends came through. He called me out of the blue on a Wednesday, about 3 weeks ago, and told me about an opportunity. I was sold after about 3 minutes of talking to him. I sent him my resume that night, and that next Monday morning he hand delivered it to the person that I’ll be reporting to, along with his personal recommendation.

That afternoon, my new boss (he wasn’t my boss at that point) called me to talk about the opportunity, and then invited me to an interview later that week. I drove 3 and a half hours to get to the interview, spent 2 and a half hours there, and drove back that same day (another 3.5 hours).

The next Monday, my new boss called to ask me back for a second interview. I met with a few different people (largely people that I won’t be working with — HR, the big boss, and one true co-worker/peer). My wife came with me on this trip and was able to tour the local area by car while I was in the interview. She looked at a few houses, and got a feel for the land (which I haven’t even really had the opportunity to do yet).

This past Monday, they called to offer me the job. It’s a great opportunity with a great company, and I’ve already decided to accepted it. I’ll start on December 2nd, but there are plenty of things to be done between now and then.

This morning, I’ll have the enviably job of telling my current boss (who’s a great guy) that I’m leaving, but that I’m trying to give him a month’s notice, accepting the offer that I’ve received, and taking care of a lot of other things like selling the house.

If you’re looking for a job selling advertising, that’s a great launch pad, let me know, and I can tell you more about my current job (which will be vacant in a month). They’re gonna need someone badly. The pay is good, but the company generally sucks big time. Only apply if you’re really just looking for a short-term place to increase your pocket book and your resume’s appearance.

Oh, and my house is for sale now… so if you live in North Texas, and want a great house at cost, give me a call. Heh… I’ve gotta move this house somehow.

That’s why Monday was so great. This thing just fell into my lap, and looks like its exactly where I want to be for the next 3-5 years.

[note: there were no posts yesterday or Monday afternoon due to a funeral in the family that I needed to concentrate on. My gramdmother past away last week.]