Carter'sMommy
Practically Perfect
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Well..... kind of!!! 
Get your coffee cause this might be long!!!
PLEASE PLEASE.... no flames --- just enjoy my excitement!
Out of desperation (longer story) I took a job about 3 weeks ago, with the intent that it was temporary because of the distance from our home and the nature of the industry (Biotech --- which I am clueless about) just to have some money coming in until a more favorable job in my field became available.
I have been interviewing for jobs in my field (Financial Services Industry) for 9+ months since I quit my job in Texas to join DH and DS here in Colorado. Since the stock market took a dive in October the only positions I have been offered was at 1/2 my prior salary. I could not honestly accept those with the intention of continuing to look for something that was a better fit. The market I work in is very specific and everyone knows everyone so I just had to hold out for the right job. I could NOT burn a bridge or I would be outcast.
Well... POOF
out of the blue a company that I thought would NEVER be interested in me called. This was at 9a on Wednesday for a phone interview that afternoon. I accepted the call and during the conversation they asked if I could come in after work to meet the other Executives. 
Thank heaven I was dressed in a suit that day --of course I said yes and stayed for 1.5 hours. GREAT interview and GREAT chemistry with the team 
.
This was my DREAM COMPANY --- other than actually working for Disney and it went well.
... I was SO excited !!!
During the interview they mentioned that they were at the end of the interview process , they had already done 2nds and had basically already made a decision and had promised the other candidates a response by 5pm on Thursday. Remember this is now 6:30pm on Wednesday night. I thought maybe they were just doing someone a favor by interviewing me since they recommended me. My heart sank
They called me on my drive home after the interview to ask if I could submit some consent forms for a industry standard background and credit check that night so they could verify my worthiness, I was somewhat shocked at the request knowing what they had just told me in the interview. They said I "blew them away" and I WAS THE #1 CANDIDATE !!!! I stayed up late getting all the paperwork (we are talking W-2's for the past 3 years amongst other documentation that I had filed away for that "just in case" situation).
I could hardly sleep on Wednesday night --- Tired as heck and being the good girl I am I went to work at the "salt mine" (a Pinocchio reference) on Thursday morning with a smile on my face. Hoping and praying they would call and make an offer.
At 9:01a they called and gave me a verbal under the condition I "checked out".
OMGosh!!!! I could not believe it!!!!
By 7p I had passed inspection and received the official written offer
But here is the catch... I have to start by 6/29 to be eligible for a bunch of benefits (like bonus!!!) for the year other wise I have to wait until 1/1to be eligible. So that meant I could only give 6 days notice to the job I was at and what about my DL vacation that I had been planning for the last week of JULY!!!
There was NO WAY I was going to tell the new company "I HAVE TO GO TO DISNEYLAND" next month and I need the time off and jeopardize the job
So I did a bad bad thing...... I quit my job at the salt mine effective immediately -- Thank heaven they were not upset and understood that this was an opportunity I could not pass up. They mentioned that they hired me cause they knew I was a good catch but in the back of their minds knew that I would one day move on -- they just did not expect THIS soon!!! So I packed up my desk after lunch and called DH to tell him how excited I was about the new job but bummed that we could not go to DL for our vacation in July.
He said GO NEXT WEEK when you are between jobs --- so with that said DS and I are going to DL on Sunday for 5 days !!!!!! We are bummed that DH cannot go right now due to a HUGE project he has been working on for 1 year that finalizes in late July. But man, what a guy... letting us go without him and we even leave on Father's Day!
Oh..... WHERE do I start ...... DL in 3 days and I have not even planned a thing!!!
WHOO HOO!!!!! DL here we come!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Crap I have to go pack!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for reading !!!!!!!!!!
Get your coffee cause this might be long!!!
PLEASE PLEASE.... no flames --- just enjoy my excitement!
Out of desperation (longer story) I took a job about 3 weeks ago, with the intent that it was temporary because of the distance from our home and the nature of the industry (Biotech --- which I am clueless about) just to have some money coming in until a more favorable job in my field became available.
I have been interviewing for jobs in my field (Financial Services Industry) for 9+ months since I quit my job in Texas to join DH and DS here in Colorado. Since the stock market took a dive in October the only positions I have been offered was at 1/2 my prior salary. I could not honestly accept those with the intention of continuing to look for something that was a better fit. The market I work in is very specific and everyone knows everyone so I just had to hold out for the right job. I could NOT burn a bridge or I would be outcast.
Well... POOF
out of the blue a company that I thought would NEVER be interested in me called. This was at 9a on Wednesday for a phone interview that afternoon. I accepted the call and during the conversation they asked if I could come in after work to meet the other Executives. Thank heaven I was dressed in a suit that day --of course I said yes and stayed for 1.5 hours. GREAT interview and GREAT chemistry with the team .This was my DREAM COMPANY --- other than actually working for Disney and it went well.
... I was SO excited !!!During the interview they mentioned that they were at the end of the interview process , they had already done 2nds and had basically already made a decision and had promised the other candidates a response by 5pm on Thursday. Remember this is now 6:30pm on Wednesday night. I thought maybe they were just doing someone a favor by interviewing me since they recommended me. My heart sank
They called me on my drive home after the interview to ask if I could submit some consent forms for a industry standard background and credit check that night so they could verify my worthiness, I was somewhat shocked at the request knowing what they had just told me in the interview. They said I "blew them away" and I WAS THE #1 CANDIDATE !!!! I stayed up late getting all the paperwork (we are talking W-2's for the past 3 years amongst other documentation that I had filed away for that "just in case" situation).
I could hardly sleep on Wednesday night --- Tired as heck and being the good girl I am I went to work at the "salt mine" (a Pinocchio reference) on Thursday morning with a smile on my face. Hoping and praying they would call and make an offer.
At 9:01a they called and gave me a verbal under the condition I "checked out".
OMGosh!!!! I could not believe it!!!!By 7p I had passed inspection and received the official written offer
But here is the catch... I have to start by 6/29 to be eligible for a bunch of benefits (like bonus!!!) for the year other wise I have to wait until 1/1to be eligible. So that meant I could only give 6 days notice to the job I was at and what about my DL vacation that I had been planning for the last week of JULY!!!
There was NO WAY I was going to tell the new company "I HAVE TO GO TO DISNEYLAND" next month and I need the time off and jeopardize the job
So I did a bad bad thing...... I quit my job at the salt mine effective immediately -- Thank heaven they were not upset and understood that this was an opportunity I could not pass up. They mentioned that they hired me cause they knew I was a good catch but in the back of their minds knew that I would one day move on -- they just did not expect THIS soon!!! So I packed up my desk after lunch and called DH to tell him how excited I was about the new job but bummed that we could not go to DL for our vacation in July.
He said GO NEXT WEEK when you are between jobs --- so with that said DS and I are going to DL on Sunday for 5 days !!!!!! We are bummed that DH cannot go right now due to a HUGE project he has been working on for 1 year that finalizes in late July. But man, what a guy... letting us go without him and we even leave on Father's Day!
Oh..... WHERE do I start ...... DL in 3 days and I have not even planned a thing!!!
WHOO HOO!!!!! DL here we come!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Crap I have to go pack!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for reading !!!!!!!!!!
