Nervous
Profunksticated is a free agent once again and looking for another gig. The one nice thing about living in the nation’s capital area is there are no shortage of jobs for proposal specialists like myself.
I had an interview yesterday with an IT consulting firm in Maryland. Their recruiter told me I was hiring managers’ top candidate. So top, that now one of the company founders wants to meet with me next week. Instead of thinking that’s wonderful, here’s how my mind operates: “Damn it, I have to go up there again? And will I need to buy another suit? No, I’ll just wear a different shirt and tie. ”
I have an interview scheduled Monday with another IT consulting firm, but this one’s in Virginia and a lot closer to where I’m living. We’ll see how that goes.
And on July 2, I have yet another one scheduled, this in the construction division of an environmental company that’s a whopping mile and a half from where I stay. Trouble is, that’s so far out timewise that I may have an offer by then. It’s a shame that commuting time has to weigh into the job search.
Truth be told, I’m nervous. All of these are full time positions. I realize I posted several months ago about how I would rather contract myself out instead of working a full-time position, but reality has set in, especially after this last job ended. I still have a family to support, and health insurance still is a big factor in our lives.
Also my Dad went into the hospital on Father’s Day with a fluctuating heart rate, fever, and fatigue. Docs think it might have been some kind of respiratory infection. When I called him a few hours earlier on Father’s Day, he told me he was under the weather and had fallen down a few steps to his basement but doesn’t remember how he did it. He has no broken bones. And my sister, the physical therapist, has scolded him for doing yard work in the recent heat here on the East Coast, which may have contributed to his infection.
He’s improved, but he ain’t no spring chicken anymore. I was home in NJ for a couple days this week, and visited him in the hospital. Hospitals were never my favorite places to visit (likely most of you feel similarly) and that holds true even more given this year’s events.
That’s it for now.
Peace.
Congratulations on the interviews, and I hear you on the commute. The DMV is no joke. So, does this mean you would move your family with you if the gig you get is permanent? How will that work?
Sorry to hear about your dad. I know how tough that is.
At this point, the family will stay put, at least for the next couple years. Selling a house would be a challenge right now.
About my dad, he’s home today. Thank God.
Comment by A — June 20, 2008 @ 3:45 pm
i hope your dad is healing and resting comfortably. i can imagine that was scary for him and you all, and definitely not how one wants to celebrate Daddy’s Day.
congrats on getting interviews - that’s a step a lot of people don’t even get to. i feel you on the jitters though - new jobs, new beginnings, new things to learn, new people, places, responsibilities. that’s a lot on the plate.
i hope the coming days bring good and fulfilling news.
Dragonfly, as I write this I’ve returned from the second company I’ve interviewed with and it went well, I think. Thanks for your words on my dad.
Comment by dragonflysoul — June 23, 2008 @ 2:19 pm