May 20, 2004
Almost There
I had a brief meeting with my future boss's boss, who I think is the COO of the company. Very nice guy. We only talked for about fifteen minutes, but in that time, he managed to share with me that my skills have impressed all the right people. As is almost obvious, the work that I've done in the last month or so is really equivalent to an interview. I've already displayed my abilities, and the right people in the company have already acknowledged that I am a good candidate for the job. I don't know if there was ever a question in people's minds about my being hired; I just can't take it for granted that the job is mine, you know? Anyway, New Boss said that he put the paperwork through and it should be ready by tomorrow or Monday at the latest. So, woo hoo for me. It's exciting.
At the same time, I'll be doing consulting work for soon-to-be former boss (or I guess you could call him co-boss), this weekend in fact. That's a really good thing because it's just extra cash in the pocket, and who can complain? So I won't get to watch all of my cooking shows on KQED on Saturday morning. Oh well. The sacrifices we must make.
So, I've been totally busy doing my new job. I've been so busy that I've managed to haul my cookies forty miles away at 6:30 a.m. to get there by 8:00 a.m. so I can have that extra hour or two to get more work done. And I'm not trying to kiss ass either, because I don't do that...at work anyway. I'm very loaded with work, and it feels great. So if I start complaining, either ignore me or slap me and tell me to snap out of it.
