Not me.
I got "the" call from Unilver today, and they went with "someone who fills the position more appropriately". Translated: "Umm, you have no experience, and we need someone with experience."
I was never gung-ho about the position. I mainly wanted to see HOW green the other grass was from this side of the fence. Unfortunately, it's a privacy fence. :-)
I'm not sure exactly why, but I'm still a bit sad. I think it's a combination of 3 things:
1) The rejection factor. It sucks to be rejected.
2) The "you're-not-good-enough" factor. I think this is probably the biggest of the two. I've always wanted to be good enough for anything and everything (but obviously that's an improbable and exhausting goal).
3) I was going to use this offer as leverage at my current employer to get a "please don't leave us!" raise. That's kaput. Looks like I'll actually have to work to get a raise! (I hate conventionalism)
Don't cry for me, sacred Blog-Ring! Just send cash! :)
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Published by John Nelson
on October 27, 2004 at 2:18 PM.
I got "the" call from Unilver today, and they went with "someone who fills the position more appropriately". Translated: "Umm, you have no experience, and we need someone with experience."
I was never gung-ho about the position. I mainly wanted to see HOW green the other grass was from this side of the fence. Unfortunately, it's a privacy fence. :-)
I'm not sure exactly why, but I'm still a bit sad. I think it's a combination of 3 things:
1) The rejection factor. It sucks to be rejected.
2) The "you're-not-good-enough" factor. I think this is probably the biggest of the two. I've always wanted to be good enough for anything and everything (but obviously that's an improbable and exhausting goal).
3) I was going to use this offer as leverage at my current employer to get a "please don't leave us!" raise. That's kaput. Looks like I'll actually have to work to get a raise! (I hate conventionalism)
Don't cry for me, sacred Blog-Ring! Just send cash! :)
well as the benefactor would say, sometimes the loser is the big winner or something like that. did you catch any of that strange show? actually mark cuban seems like a pretty normal guy; he has a blog, http://www.blogmaverick.com/
and what's this about not being our neighbor?????
I didn't see the show, but I caught a few highlights from "The Soup" on E! Most of these reality shows are highly intriguing and attention-getting for me, so I try to stay away for fear of being sucked in. I stick to American Idol and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
I was wondering if y'all would catch that house for sale comment! But we wouldn't be leaving the neighborhood. There's a SLIM possibility that we move to a house on Birch, which is actually closer to you! At this point, it's fancifull dreaming. It all depends on the sell price. :)
that would be great. Our wireless network could actually come into being.
No doubt! I'll do a drive-by to see if the house has line-of-sight to your roof.