(Another) New Job

in #employment5 years ago

A little celebration today as I’ve got myself a new job 😁. The current one has worked well as a stopgap but the role offers little as far as interest and development prospects are concerned. I’m not the best at selling myself or someone of huge faith in their ability, but it has been quite obvious this past month that I do have the technical knowledge to aim higher and provide more for a company, in the right role.

I’ve been doing computer stuff for a while now, and working at the university I graduated from provided me with hands-on experience in many areas. From building dozens of desktop PCs and servers, developing early web applications, configuring database and application servers, writing technical specifications, and leading a development team - the list is pretty reasonable when I make an effort to think about what I have been involved in and bother to write it down.

When I returned to the UK this summer I’d been unemployed (or self-employed in Steem blockchain land) for almost two years, I was unsure if my knowledge would be outdated and was not feeling too confident in picking up at the same level as where I left off. Two months was enough to realise I can offer more and I’m quite proud of myself for seeing this putting myself through the somewhat stressful application process again.

The new job is quite similar in role and pay to what I left at the University, but also potentially offers more focus on data warehousing and business intelligence. Both of these are of interest to me, and the Steem stuff has had somewhat of a positive influence in that. It sounds like once I get the fire-fighting out of the way, I should get chance to put some project time in and hopefully come up with some nice solutions to resolve the problems the guys discussed with me in the interview.

Whilst the first interview was formal and on site, the second took place at a burger shack, and they even bought me a beer too. It wasn’t touted as a second interview, but as is not been offered the job yet, I took it as one and made sure to not go for the vegan and lemonade. Fitting in, or at least faking it for an hour, was what they were looking for I think, or maybe I already had the job and they were just keeping me savoury-sweet?

Anyway, I was contacted last Wednesday afternoon (after I had emailed for an update because I was losing the will to live at the current place) and they confirmed that I would be offered the role, and were just finalising the contract. If there is one thing my ex taught me, it was not to accept the first offer, and so I declined that and suggested a bit more. The next day I received another call and my request has been granted, nice!

So now I have two weeks off, and seeing as this next week I was due to ‘work’ the evening shift, and am moving into my new place, the small gap in employment has come at the ideal time - it’s almost like I planned it this way 😁

The next couple of weeks will be spent sorting the new home as I have literally just the clothes on my back and a laptop. I’m going to need a kettle, it is getting quite cold in the UK now. I also have on my shopping list, although a lower priority than most items, is a heated throw. The electric wall heaters are very uneconomical and for heat on location, heated blankets are the shit.

Three days until I move in, and hopefully by next Friday I will be pretty much set up. I’m hoping that I’ll then have a little more time to read/write/research/present a bit more than of late, I do feel a little distant from the Steem community at present.

Anyway, have a lovely weekend all, and wrap up warm.

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Cheers

Asher

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Wayhay, congratulations dudeski!!!! Non vegan eating worked a charm, the beer too!!

I will raise a glass tonight for ya!

When I lived in my last flat with rubbish uneconomical heating this thing literally changed my life...

De'Longhi Dragon 4 TRD41025T Oil Filled Radiator - White https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00CA1T076/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_ThTXDbN7ZK4M1

It's a bit steep I know but it is so cheap to run and so amazing in the winter!

Pssht, I'm boring myself so I will stop

Wise words and thank you for the tip. Depending on the temperature I will look to invest in one of these beauties - oil is not dead yet!

I have raised a few early glasses but the boozer has been swamped by reprobates and I will be heading shortly - to the next place, cheers!

To the next place of course!! The day is yet young!!

Black gold for the win!! :0D

Black gold, also known as Guinness, cheers!

Not so delightful the next day when it comes out much as it went in!! :0D

You should get that looked into sir!

Lol,. It's been a long time sincei head a Guinness session!

Maybe next year we can start a Steem Fest with one :D

One of those ducks for dinner?

Congrats on the new job! Hope it is more fun than the last.

Is a heated throw a blanket you wrap around you? I have only heard of/ owned the electric blanket that lines the mattress.

That’s not a bad idea, although the water they live in is not so pretty.

Yeah the throw is a wrap around or lay under and they are cheap and awesome.

Thanks, Orca 2020 at some point is on 😁

We recently invested in some electric blankets - I forgot they were a thing! Good news too is that they've moved on since the 70s/80s when you were fearful of switching them on in case they burnt your house down!!! We love them.

BTW, congrats on the new job.

Thanks very much :)

Glad to hear i'm not the only one opting for this type of heating - they are seemingly quite economical which is another selling point.

There’s an incredible amount of blockheads doing permanent work.

Time after time I’m expected to empty my brain of experience and teach them though I’m not hired to do so.

Don’t undersell yourself and don’t count out contracting if your willing to move around.

The rates are substantially better, there’s little politics and you get to see more variety.

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Thanks for the advice, I do feel that contracting is an option if this one doesn’t keep my interest for too long.

Funny how little has changed in corporate IT, I’m sure this new place are years behind the Uni and think I can help 😁

This is such great news! I'm still in the 'unsure about my level after 3 years out of job' phase, and it sounds like a dream to me to get where you are and get an actual job that matches your skills and interests.

This made me laugh:

Fitting in, or at least faking it for an hour, was what they were looking for I think, or maybe I already had the job and they were just keeping me savoury-sweet?

What if you were a vegan but your future job depended on it? Would the vegan eat the meaty burger? Extra bacon? Lol.

Anyway: CHEERS! (Ghees, a year ago we were doing ACTUAL cheers and beers in Krakow :'( )

I don't think they would go extra bacon and most wouldn't go for the burger either I think!

Thank you Rosa, hopefully we'll be having beers again this time next year :)

Hey congratulations, sounds like a good fit, and a nice bonus (literally!) with the negotiation skills!

Thanks!

Seems like moving job and negotiating pay frequently is the quickest way up the ladder?!

Although the question is where does the ladder actually lead?

I'm hoping it's a bit like Folk of the Faraway Tree - a new and interesting destination every time.

Thank you 😁

I should really leave that Steem BI to the experts but will try to find time when there are more positive things to report.

Congrats Asher! Been missing you around here. It's cool to hear you're on a good adventure. Nice negotiating skills!! Awesome man. Keep having fun 🍻

Thank you Jill!

Four days without a post and only two in a week is slow going for me, but hopefully I can do a bit more when I'm settled. Cheers :)

Congratulations on the new job. The invite for beers is interesting and smart. In the US at least there are a lot of things you can't ask in an interview that would likely be offered up in a casual setting.

Enjoy settling in to the new place.

Thank you 😬

Yeah we could both ask questions not on the formal interview script, and a free burger and job offer was a good result!

I knew you'd get it. Congratulations!! I think the second meeting as you described was a just to see if they feel comfortable with you.

Thank you 😁

If you can stuff a burger in your face around new people then you must be OK?

That among other things LOL. Most guys don't have issues eating in front of others. There are those that will order the most expensive thing since they aren't paying. Usually it's just to see them in a more relaxed atmosphere and not the stress of an interview.

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