Andrea at Volt is at bat -- HOME RUN! But at the same time...

[annathepiper]

Ladies and gentlemen and others, I HAVE BEEN OFFERED A JOB.

solarbird drove me out to Volt's headquarters for an interview with two folks today, and I have to say that it went amazingly well. They didn't ask me any whiteboard questions, possibly due to giving me a break with my arm. And I was apparently successful in my attempt to sound alert, smart, and interested, because Andrea came out and told me I had strong feedback about being very forthcoming and quick to provide good answers.

Note to Self: Telling recruiters that I do not have ASP but that I have worked with another server-side scripting language and that in my experience as long as you know how to script you just have to learn new syntax to get a new language is a GOOD THING. So is telling them 'Why yes, I am very interested in this position and here's why' and including as one of your reasons that the days you'd written Javascript on your last position were days you'd actively looked forward to coming to work.

Amusing thing #1: First question out of their mouths was naturally what the story on my arm was. So I started going into it and the other manager goes, "Hey, I read about that!" On kathrynt's journal, apparently! But that chick's name has gone right out of my head.

Amusing thing #2: Coming out to get me from the waiting area, Andrea saw me reading a Patricia Cornwell novel, so we got into talking about her up the stairs to the conference room. This woman is far and away the best of the bunch I have dealt with at Volt.

The details: STE level 1 position with the Windows Digital Media Core Services team. They are in building 50. And they want me to start on the 7th. For those of you keeping track this means that no, I will definitely not be able to accompany Dara to Thailand. About which there is much nervousness even though I tell myself that this is probably better for our survival ability, to get some income in here again. Not to mention that this stupid arm would be a hindrance, as having a person with a broken limb trying to look after a person who has just had major surgery sounds like a bad idea to me.

Also not to mention that Dr. Titelman (got that spelling confirmed) at the Bone & Joint clinic IS somewhat concerned about the state of the nerves in my arm, and he wants to check them out on the 11th.

But. Still, a HUGE flutter of nervousness. The gods seem to be saying that Dar and I will have to be apart for a month. We're strong, we'll get through it, but we don't have to LIKE it. :P

Comments

[kathrynt.livejournal.com]

DUDE. I wonder who it was? Was her name Linda Smith by any chance?

[rmd.livejournal.com]

woohoo! it's happydance time!

[holyoutlaw.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on the job!

[backrubbear.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on the job, even if it is with the Evil Empire. :-)

[firni.livejournal.com]

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay on the job!

[flashfire.livejournal.com]

Yay job! Isn't it funny, though? Just when things seem to have hit the worst, something good comes up.

[solarbird]

Idly, I point out that you're the one who hit the home run. Not her. ^_^

[smeehrrr.livejournal.com]

Hey, you'll be in my building! At least until I can find a job that doesn't suck so much as my current one.

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[annathepiper]

And now we know this is Stephanie. Yay!

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[annathepiper]

So spazzkat has pointed out. Gotta figure out how different bussing to Borg is since the last time I did it.

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[annathepiper]

Oh yeah, well. *^_^*

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[annathepiper]

Talk about your emotional whiplash, yeah. :) This should still allow Dar and me to go to Worldcon, so that definitely doesn't suck.

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[annathepiper]

Yay job! Yay paying bills! Yay not having to deal with unemployment for six months!

[starfallz.livejournal.com]

yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!1

Congrats on the job. And being apart from your mate sucks donkey balls. Anything over a week from Paul and I'm a nut case. *hugs you both*

[shaylith.livejournal.com]

Just wanted to add my WOO and a sprinkle of luck that this ball ends up in a homerun. :) You go, girl!

~D

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[smeehrrr.livejournal.com]

Well, it's the future now, so the buses all fly and they have a machine to brush your teeth for you.

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[annathepiper]

Oh good. I'm having issues with the whole teeth-brushing thing!

Reason #134 Why Breaking The Arm Of Your Dominant Hand Sucks: Awkwardness in brushing teeth. :P :)

Also, flying should cut some time off the commute!

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[annathepiper]

Thanks hon! Now to spend the next week trying to telepathically cajole my arm to improve as much as possible!

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[annathepiper]

Kathryn has made the infinitely useful suggestion that I should get an international calling card so's to be able to call Dar. I intend to do so.

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[annathepiper]

Right now, I'm all about the relief of just having a JOB. :) It will mean that even if Dar and I must be apart while she goes to Thailand we can still damn well afford to go to Worldcon!

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[annathepiper]

Thanks. :)

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[annathepiper]

I have to put off dancing for another month or so, but that will be thing #3 I do when my arm is healed, right after "play my bouzouki" and "have a Mountain Dew". :)

[starfallz.livejournal.com]

Quite a good idea. When Paul was home after his surgery and I was away for my grandfather's funeral, I called him up every few hours to check up on him. :)

[mizkit.livejournal.com]

Hooray! Yay! congratulations on being employed! Yaaaay!

[kathrynt.livejournal.com]

TWO! CENTS! A MINUTE! to THAILAND! With a connect fee, mind you, but for anything over half an hour, it's by far the cheapest way. I'm forseeing a lot more hour-long calls than three-minute calls.

YAY for JOB!

[juanal.livejournal.com]

See I told you that Andrea rocks. Great to hear that you will be working agains soon. Sorry that you will not be able to make it with Dar on her trip.

Things are looking good.

[poetry-lady.livejournal.com]

Much WHOO! and HOO!!!!!!! on the job! Maybe we can have lunch sometime after my return...(when I work, I'm in building 43, but am an avid lunch commuter).

It's too bad about the trip to Thailand, but I second the calling card idea. Hopefully, I'll be able to come over and visit again while she's gone. :)

Big happy thoughts for you both.

RAH!

[mnemozine.livejournal.com]

I knew something would come your way soon :) It's been all the good vibes everyone has been sending your way.

Congratulations!

[cafiorello.livejournal.com]

Wonderful news about the job!

Being separated during the surgery sucks, but you will get through it. *hugs*

I don't guess we'll see you at WorldCon, though, since we can't afford it because of Keith's accident *last* year. Yuck. I'm deciding that bicycles just suck.

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[annathepiper]

Well, now that I have a job in the bag we should be able to make Worldcon this year after all, which is a good thing. But yeah, I've been visualizing that Calvin and Hobbes strip where he has issues with HIS bike and claiming that it's trying to kill him. ;p :)

*hugs back*

Re: RAH!

[annathepiper]

Keep 'em coming, I want my guitar-strummin' arm back as soon as possible. :)

Re: YAY for JOB!

[annathepiper]

Thank YOU for pointing her at me!

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[annathepiper]

Visits and lunch both would be lovely. :) And thanks!

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[annathepiper]

Whoop, must remember to buy one of those tomorrow!

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[annathepiper]

Thanks! :)

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[annathepiper]

I can't quite do THAT, I think. Let's hear it for an 11-hour time difference. :P :)

[starfallz.livejournal.com]

Well, it was on my cellphone and in the same time zone. Just several hundred miles away. And he was extremely out of it on percoset and in pain.

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[annathepiper]

Percocet'll do that!