Friday afternoon. Friday the 13th. I spent a good portion of the day doing what is now essentially my job: covering my ass. Bleck. Eventually, I just started goofing off and chit chatting with anyone who passed by my cubicle. I am so over, over, OVER the bullshit!!
Had an important strategy meeting in the afternoon. It actually went really well. But by the time I got back to my cube, I just didnt feel like checking voice mail. Finally, after putting it off for an hour or two (really!), I decided to check and see who called to pester me.
Eh. The usual. Vendor or three. Stupid and annoying questions. I noted the questions and moved on.
Then. The last message. It was one of the VPs who interviewed me for the fabulous job two weeks ago!! Left me his mobile phone number and the message to call him whenever I got the chance .even over the weekend if I needed to!
Of course, I panicked! I looked around and knew that I couldnt call him from my cubicle. So I ran to some of the conference rooms and couldnt find a vacant one. And I knew I couldnt use mine. Finally, one of them opened up. I snuck in, shut the door, and locked it.
Id just talked to the HR guy the day before. He’d told me that it could possibly be another week or so. Why would the VP guy be calling? I figured it could go either way. My heart was racing as I dialed the number. VP answered kind of quietly and my heart sank just a little. He explained some of the formalities that needed to be discussed before any decision could be made (this company and my current company have a very close relationship). I told him that I understood. It was a little rough when I left my last company and came to the giant corporation where I currently work. Crazy vendor/customer relationships, you know.
I was bracing myself for the disappointment.
But ..
He then told me to be prepared. That I am going to get an offer on Monday!! Told me to take the weekend to think about things.
YES!! YES!!!! YESSSSS!!!
Do you realize what a major step this is going to be?!
Do you realize that my whole life is going to change?!
Im so incredibly excited and yet petrified at the same time.
I have so much more to write about the weekend. But Im going to close this entry for now because Im searching the web for good negotiating tricks.
Tomorrows going to be so stressful! I hate negotiating. But its so important.
Anybody got any tips?
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