So W and I investigated the consulting thang, and decided it wasn't for us. Maybe next year.
I have two interviews lined up and I only resigned yesterday. Nice ego-boost. I'm being crazy-bold and applying for CTO spots, too. I've got the experience, but I don't have that line on my resume, so it's a long shot. We'll see.
I haven't told either set of parents that I bailed on the gig yet. Talked to W's dad today and felt weird not saying anything, but my folks are out of the country for the next month and I'd rather they didn't worry. It would be nice to spill the news by saying ". . . and I have a new job already!"
I'm feeling a little pressure to get settled into a job thing before we go into a full-on recession. The Cube (aka the ex-job) was supposed to be that spot. But: not so much. At least I've got a much stronger immunity to commuting, pointless meetings, and corporate-speak. (No, seriously. The document I was complaining about last week would have just decimated me in September.)
I'm trying to think of The Cube as some kind of necessary booster shot and move on. Plus they got some good code from me, I left between projects with my stuff well documented, and I wasn't gonna stay for much longer no matter what (. . . is what I keep telling hyperactive sense of responsibility, anyhow.)
Posted by Liz at January 17, 2008 09:50 PM