Quill (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} quill18) wrote,@ 2007-11-06 16:10:00 |
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So, apparently doctors take the hand infections VERY seriously. I have yet *another* follow-up with my family physician in 48 hours to make sure that everything is alright. My thumb is still pretty stiff today, but it doesn't really hurt unless I'm trying to use it for something.
Like typing.
Ow.
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On the job front...
I declined the offer to return to Acrobat, and now I feel like I just broke up with my girlfriend or something. I think, in the decision-making about which job to take, a big part of the push to go back to Acrobat was the feeling of loyalty. Of not wanting to turn them down for fear of upsetting the people I really like. It wasn't that I necessarily wanted that *job* again so much as I felt as though I was my *duty* to return.
But something about this new job felt right and there were things about Acrobat that felt...not as right, at least not right now.
It's all about timing, really. An offer just a few days sooner would have changed everything. But, Acrobat's offer came only after this new job's. Actually, Acrobat emailed me a day earlier than I'd thought, but for a very strange reason I didn't check email that day. (That never happens!)
If one believed in fate, you'd almost take it as a sign. (Obviously, I don't believe in such silliness.)
So what's the new job? Well, remarkably similar to my last 5-6 years of employment. I'll be a Web Programmer and network admin/general IT guy. I'm working for a company called Duhamel and Dewer, which produces Legend boats. Yeah, a boat company -- but a big one. It does most of its business in Canada (and doesn't get fucked by the $USD.) It's headquartered in Whitefish, which is just outside of Sudbury. It is just as far -- but in the opposite direction -- as where Acrobat's office was.
Yeah...there's something symbolic there maybe.
This was the first time that I had both the financial luxury and breadth of offers to get to handpick exactly what I wanted to do. I interviewed these guys just as thoroughly as they did me, and I got a very good feeling for the environment. They also assembled a very impressive compensation package that really spoke to how serious they were about the position and how well they felt I matched the company.
The only thing I can hope for, at this point, is that I'm able to meet their expectations -- and that they'll meet mine.
Like typing.
Ow.
---
On the job front...
I declined the offer to return to Acrobat, and now I feel like I just broke up with my girlfriend or something. I think, in the decision-making about which job to take, a big part of the push to go back to Acrobat was the feeling of loyalty. Of not wanting to turn them down for fear of upsetting the people I really like. It wasn't that I necessarily wanted that *job* again so much as I felt as though I was my *duty* to return.
But something about this new job felt right and there were things about Acrobat that felt...not as right, at least not right now.
It's all about timing, really. An offer just a few days sooner would have changed everything. But, Acrobat's offer came only after this new job's. Actually, Acrobat emailed me a day earlier than I'd thought, but for a very strange reason I didn't check email that day. (That never happens!)
If one believed in fate, you'd almost take it as a sign. (Obviously, I don't believe in such silliness.)
So what's the new job? Well, remarkably similar to my last 5-6 years of employment. I'll be a Web Programmer and network admin/general IT guy. I'm working for a company called Duhamel and Dewer, which produces Legend boats. Yeah, a boat company -- but a big one. It does most of its business in Canada (and doesn't get fucked by the $USD.) It's headquartered in Whitefish, which is just outside of Sudbury. It is just as far -- but in the opposite direction -- as where Acrobat's office was.
Yeah...there's something symbolic there maybe.
This was the first time that I had both the financial luxury and breadth of offers to get to handpick exactly what I wanted to do. I interviewed these guys just as thoroughly as they did me, and I got a very good feeling for the environment. They also assembled a very impressive compensation package that really spoke to how serious they were about the position and how well they felt I matched the company.
The only thing I can hope for, at this point, is that I'm able to meet their expectations -- and that they'll meet mine.
