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A couple weeks ago, my wife had a very busy day.
She was all set to be interviewed for a job on the East Coast, and had decided to fly out, conduct the interview, and fly back all on the same day. That meant waking up at 2 a.m., flying out at 5 a.m., and getting home at 10 p.m. if everything went perfectly, which it didn’t.
Her trip out to the site went fine, with all flights arriving on time and the interview going well. Coming home was another story.
The first leg of her trip went well, but then when she got to Cincinnati to make the last leg of the trip the carrier (whose name rhymes with SMELTA) told her there would be a delay. Long story short after several more delays she finally arrived at the airport by 1 a.m. She promptly fell asleep on me in the car and by the time we got home all she could do was drag herself to bed and collapse.
It was all worth it.
Last week, the company called her and offered her the job. She accepted.
What that means, dear friends, is that it is time for me to leave my current employer in search of bigger and better things.
Now then, if you are the emotional type, you are probably thinking “But, we’ve grown so close over these past few months, in some strange way I found myself caring about your plight. What will I do with myself now?” The more utilitarian of you will wonder where else you can go to take pleasure in the misery of others on a Wednesday morning. Well to both groups I say fear not! I’m not going anywhere.
Though I may not have many weeks left to discuss my own personal office drudgery, that doesn’t mean I’ve run out of things to say. I mean, in the next month I’m going to be moving into a state I’ve only visited once (Maryland), living in a city I’ve never seen, moving into an apartment I’ve yet to examine (road trip in a couple weeks), and looking for a new job in a culture that is far removed from the slow, relaxed Midwestern culture in which I grew up.
So don’t worry dear friends, even though a chapter of my life is closing I won’t leave you behind. I still want to give you all a glimpse into my special little mind every week, so as long as you aren’t afraid to come in and take a look around. Do take off your shoes though, I don’t want footprints all over my insanity. Oh, and by the by, if anyone would happen to know of good places of employment in the greater Washington, DC area, I’d be much obliged.
I’ll be back next week; a little thing like quitting a job and moving halfway across the country isn’t going to slow me down. You won’t be rid of me that easily.
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Congratulations to your wife
I’ve been living in the D.C. area for about half a year now (actually I’m in the NoVA suburbs).
It’s definitely a change of pace, but you’ll adjust. Mostly you’ll need to learn to deal with insane traffic.
Well done to you both! It’s a great time in the life of a YUP.
I sincerely hope that you face at least ’some’ misery through the times so that we can all be amused. Then, success through the roof as you crap on us all from above.
Until then…!
Brad -
Congrats to you both on the move.
Living in the Beltway region will be an adjustment, it’s true, but there are tons of interesting things to do in and around the DC area.
Re: Employers in DC - what are you looking for?
My husband and I lived and worked there before the move to Holland this year, so happy to help however I can.
Best -
Jen
Congrats Brad!
I’m glad you have the opportunity to move to a better job!
I wonder though how you feel about your Google record? When your name is Googled the first link that comes up is your Brazen Careerist profile with many articles complaining about your current job. If I had a prospective employee who was so easy to find on Google I’d be happy, but when I look at how you’ve spend your resource I would definately have 2nd thoughts…
What is your opinion of this?
Hey everyone, thanks for your well-wishes! We’re very excited about the move and the new opportunities, it should be quite the adventure.
David, concerning what happens when my name is Googled (which always seems like such a dirty word), I’m aware of how things are pulled up. I realize that the BC/EE articles may cause some consternation amongst certain employers, but I just have to deal with it. I love writing the column so I’d hate to hide it for the sake of a job. Hopefully, good employers will be willing to confront me with the column and ask me why I wrote what I did. Then, I could explain where these posts came from. I know a lot of places will see these posts and immediately disqualify me, but I don’t think I’d want to work in a place like that anyway.