Sunday I was feeling pretty down about my life/career and applied for some dream jobs in faraway states. One in San Francisco and one in Washington. Monday the San Francisco job e-mailed me back with some additional questions. I sent them the answers late last night. The HR woman called me today to set up a phone interview, which they scheduled for tomorrow.
I know I’m jumping the gun a but, but they’re moving super fast and the skill sets at my current job match this new one almost exactly, so I think I’m going to get a job offer. The company produces anime and manga releases. The job itself would be formatting and delivering files for digital distribution (for streaming on Netflix, Hulu, etc…).
I put my required salary as between $45,000 and $50,000 so the job must pay somewhere close to that. This is a company that I would absolutely love to work for. It’s a real job in the media industry. This could open a lot of doors for me, both at the company and otherwise.
One of the negatives is how high the cost of living is in San Francisco. The cheapest apartments there start at $1,200. I’m not sure if it’s normal to live outside the city and commute in. I’ve never even been to California. With my student loan payments and rent, I’m not sure I could live on $45,000 or $50,000. Of course, I haven’t been given a job offer so it’s possible it pays more.
Another negative is I’ll be some 2,300 miles away from all my friends and family. I don’t know a single person in San Francisco. I’ll be all on my own. I’m not happy in Toledo and I’m not going to be able to find a job in my field here making more money. I wish I didn’t have to move quite so far, though.
At the end of the day, if they make me an offer with a livable wage I think I’d have to take it. I know I’d forever regret not doing it. If I hate it it’s not like I have to stay there. Honestly, I haven’t been this excited about anything in quite a while. It’s all hypothetical at this point since I haven’t actually been offered anything yet.
I guess I’ll do the interview tomorrow and go from there.
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