Re: I have a job!

From: DNE44 <dne_at_dslextreme.com_at_hypermail.org>
Date: Sun, 01 Dec 2002 03:59:15 -0000

Congratulations, John.

And a happy Thanksgiving to everyone.

- David


--- In OliveStarlightOrchestra_at_y..., "tschibasch" <tschibasch_at_y...>
wrote:
> The subject line says it all. I am tired, after the long day
today,
> so I will not go into great detail...
>
> (But of course, as you know me so well, I will go into more detail
> than you care to know about.)
>
> The company name is First Quadrant, and they are located in
Pasadena.
> My primary task is involved with "Research". Lisa Plaxco works for
> them, and she recommended me to them a few months ago.
>
> I had first gotten an email from them in mid-August. After some
phone
> tag, I interviewed with this company in mid-October. It seemed to
go
> well. Then not a word for weeks!
>
> Then some email and phone calls again, all of them positive.
>
> Then just last Friday night, while checking email at an out-of-town
> cafe, I got an email worded like an offer to start working with
them.
>
> Then a little more phone tag until Tuesday, when they asked if I
> could start THE NEXT DAY. Of course I said that I could, and got a
> very early start this morning. A long day.
>
> It looks like a great place to work. I will start out part-time, so
> there will still be tutoring, but less of it.
>
> I called Santa Monica College this morning to warn them that I
would
> be late today at the language lab. When I got there, I was told
that
> people showed up at the usual time looking for me. Some even waited
> an hour. But today I was two hours late! It broke my heart a
> little. :-( I cannot do anything to help it: It was strictly
> volunteer work, and now that I have a real paying job, the tutoring
> will have to be scaled back.
>
>
> John
Received on 2002-11-30 19:59:21