Some of you asked (rightfully so) if I might fill you in on a few more details about my new gig. Having a few days to process has helped. I had purposefully distanced myself from this job during the hiring process because I've had too many near misses this year to allow myself to get wound up when nothing is definite.
But now that I know the job is mine, I can't help but feel astoundingly lucky to have found this particular position.
Because this is still my private blog - and most certainly the place I come to talk when I can't even bring myself to reach out in person - I won't be mentioning the company name here. In fact, maybe we'll just call it The Company. Good? Okay then.
The Company works in education. And my role is as a director level position. Most of my duties revolve around marketing, specifically social media. Everything I've done in my career dovetails with this role. And my new colleagues recognize this.
But what's better, they operate from a virtual office and apparently follow the same approach I do. Which is: Get the job done right, on deadline, and to the best of your capabilities. Clocking in, ticking off vacation days - none of that ranks high on anyone's list. It's a company staffed by entrepreneurs.
My work with them is on a contract basis (monthly retainer) through the end of the year, when it will (assuming all goes well) become a full-time job. The sort where someone provides benefits and takes taxes out for me, and the word "refund" isn't laced with irony.
It's still taking some effort to let the goodness of this set in. I'm looking forward to returning to my more polyanna-ish roots.
Don't get me wrong, we will still be living lean (very, very lean) for the next few years. But this job means we won't have to move forward with the bankruptcy. And it means the girls can go back to part-time daycare (we found one we loved on Friday!), and it means I won't have to cry after every grocery shopping trip or put off family check-ups.
And for that, I am so completely grateful. Here's to putting the "labor" back in Labor Day!
Some of you asked (rightfully so) if I might fill you in on a few more details about my new gig. Having a few days to process has helped. I had purposefully distanced myself from this job during the hiring process because I've had too many near misses this year to allow myself to get wound up when nothing is definite.
But now that I know the job is mine, I can't help but feel astoundingly lucky to have found this particular position.
Because this is still my private blog - and most certainly the place I come to talk when I can't even bring myself to reach out in person - I won't be mentioning the company name here. In fact, maybe we'll just call it The Company. Good? Okay then.
The Company works in education. And my role is as a director level position. Most of my duties revolve around marketing, specifically social media. Everything I've done in my career dovetails with this role. And my new colleagues recognize this.
But what's better, they operate from a virtual office and apparently follow the same approach I do. Which is: Get the job done right, on deadline, and to the best of your capabilities. Clocking in, ticking off vacation days - none of that ranks high on anyone's list. It's a company staffed by entrepreneurs.
My work with them is on a contract basis (monthly retainer) through the end of the year, when it will (assuming all goes well) become a full-time job. The sort where someone provides benefits and takes taxes out for me, and the word "refund" isn't laced with irony.
It's still taking some effort to let the goodness of this set in. I'm looking forward to returning to my more polyanna-ish roots.
Don't get me wrong, we will still be living lean (very, very lean) for the next few years. But this job means we won't have to move forward with the bankruptcy. And it means the girls can go back to part-time daycare (we found one we loved on Friday!), and it means I won't have to cry after every grocery shopping trip or put off family check-ups.
And for that, I am so completely grateful. Here's to putting the "labor" back in Labor Day!