Monday, June 8, 2015

Now for a Little Something Different

I got a call last Thursday from a staffing agency based in New Jersey. They wanted to submit my resume for an interesting position with an important cause for good pay. I said “Of course” and immediately brushed it off. I had no expectations of hearing anything back except “No.” Sitting in my car after the call I realized this is what giving up looks like.

No one was more surprised than me when I got a call on Friday when I got the gig. I remember thinking, “Wait. Is this allowed?” Because the universe has a sick sense of humor, I finally got a call from one staffing agency that kept me busy last time but let me down this go around. They wanted me to do an interview next week. The same week I was supposed to start the new temp gig.

There’s a lot of training that still has to happen and I only vaguely understand what’s going on but I really like the cause and change the nonprofit is trying to do. It’s something I can absolutely get behind but I lack a lot of relevant experience. I was pretty shocked when my manager gave a suggestion that this could be permanent. I think the interview might be helping my cause. I have no expectations going in but it would be nice to have more time to think about my situation before things went from a depressing 0 to an immediate 60.


At this point, I’m just hoping for something good that I won’t royally screw up.

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