Time flies, but not fast enough...
Time for another update.
September 08, 2006
--Weight: 255lbs
--Trouser size: 40x30 (fits a tad snug, but 42x30 were a bit too loose)
--BP: 149/78
--Resting pulse: 87
--Bodyfat: roughly 26%
--Job: Unemployed
December 01, 2006
--Weight: 233lbs
--Trouser size: 38x30
--BP: 132/72
--Resting pulse: 72bpm
--Bodyfat: Roughly 22%
--Job: Employed, but hating it
So, in three months, I've lost about 20lbs, a trouser-size, lowered my BP and resting pulse, dropped 4% body fat, and become gainfully employed. Yay, except for the last part.
Sure, it's good to be employed and all, but damned if the job is not miserable. Still, all is wierd in my world, so I have a silver lining to this cloud:
In the past 3 weeks, I've had 7 different companies contact me expressing serious interest.
So I went from not having ajob, and getting no response at all from the resume, to having apile of companies knocking down my door. I've been flown out to Boston for an interview, had hiring managers clear their calendars for me, and been seen at all sorts of hours. I feel like the prettiest gal at the dance right now. Heck, I had a client at a former employer call me up out of the blue today and offer me a job cold. Wierd.
The Boston thing didn't pan out, and I'm not surprised. Being realistic, I wasn't really qualified for it. I flew out because, well, free trip, heh. It was cool to be flown somewhere, picked up in a limo, etc. It was worth it just for the entertainment value and ego boost.
The most fun though is being to look at job offers and be choosy. I've not been in that position before. I've had to pretty much take what was offered, as I've always been out of work when looking in the past. It's funky, and altogether pleasant to have employers try to woo me.
Monday - 2nd interview w/ large body shop "and we'll talk dollars and cents"
Tuesday - 2nd interview w/ appraisal firm "serious talk"
Anytime next week - call and accept job offer from today, if I want it
Sometime next week - a firm that I'd love to work for is supposed to call me for a face-to-face
I'm happy from all of this. It help counteract the hideous and total stupidity of the current job.
And, on top of it, I'm more lean. Rawr.
September 08, 2006
--Weight: 255lbs
--Trouser size: 40x30 (fits a tad snug, but 42x30 were a bit too loose)
--BP: 149/78
--Resting pulse: 87
--Bodyfat: roughly 26%
--Job: Unemployed
December 01, 2006
--Weight: 233lbs
--Trouser size: 38x30
--BP: 132/72
--Resting pulse: 72bpm
--Bodyfat: Roughly 22%
--Job: Employed, but hating it
So, in three months, I've lost about 20lbs, a trouser-size, lowered my BP and resting pulse, dropped 4% body fat, and become gainfully employed. Yay, except for the last part.
Sure, it's good to be employed and all, but damned if the job is not miserable. Still, all is wierd in my world, so I have a silver lining to this cloud:
In the past 3 weeks, I've had 7 different companies contact me expressing serious interest.
So I went from not having ajob, and getting no response at all from the resume, to having apile of companies knocking down my door. I've been flown out to Boston for an interview, had hiring managers clear their calendars for me, and been seen at all sorts of hours. I feel like the prettiest gal at the dance right now. Heck, I had a client at a former employer call me up out of the blue today and offer me a job cold. Wierd.
The Boston thing didn't pan out, and I'm not surprised. Being realistic, I wasn't really qualified for it. I flew out because, well, free trip, heh. It was cool to be flown somewhere, picked up in a limo, etc. It was worth it just for the entertainment value and ego boost.
The most fun though is being to look at job offers and be choosy. I've not been in that position before. I've had to pretty much take what was offered, as I've always been out of work when looking in the past. It's funky, and altogether pleasant to have employers try to woo me.
Monday - 2nd interview w/ large body shop "and we'll talk dollars and cents"
Tuesday - 2nd interview w/ appraisal firm "serious talk"
Anytime next week - call and accept job offer from today, if I want it
Sometime next week - a firm that I'd love to work for is supposed to call me for a face-to-face
I'm happy from all of this. It help counteract the hideous and total stupidity of the current job.
And, on top of it, I'm more lean. Rawr.
posted by Roy | 3:10 PM
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