A few pretty important things have happened in the past couple of days that mean it should be full steam ahead on the job search front. One, my waver came through, which means I can't sue my former employers now (the line was too long anyway!), but more importantly, it means I get my full severance benefits and use of the career counseling service that Ford graciously provided for those whom they downsized. So I'll be inundated with seminars and job search aids in the next couple of weeks, which should put help me to figure out - for one - what I want to do when I grow up! I'm kind of curious to see how that turns out.
The irony is that after having to wait a couple of weeks for the paperwork to go through so that I can use these valuable resources, I have an interview on Thursday that might mean I don't use any of that stuff. It's interesting in that it's a sales position, but if the sales pitch is true, it actually eliminates a lot of the aspects of sales that I don't like. (I'm telling you, watching Glengary Glenrose has completely messed me up - every sales position I see now, I keep having visions of guys calling people from a seedy office somewhere pretending to have their secretary check their appointment books. Fortunately, it doesn't sound like that kind of job.)
So anyway, I'm a little more relaxed about things this week, now that it's about settling down and getting into the process. I'll keep you updated, but in a way, I'd just as soon have a couple more weeks of unemployment! But oh well, only getting a couple of weeks off would be a pretty good problem to have I suppose. I'll keep you updated.
In the meantime, I'm watching the Eagles concert DVD I picked up today along with Batman Begins (the absolute best Batman movie yet, my opinion.) And tomorrow it's time to get to work!
Posted by Paul
at 5:53 PM CDT
