First, I want to say thank you to all of you for your good wishes and positive thoughts and prayers and all that jazz. Anytime someone tells me it’s not possible to make “real” friends online, I’d point them in the direction of this blog and the outpouring of support from y’all. Words cannot express how grateful and amazed and humble y’all make me feel sometimes.
Probably by now you want me to shut up and spill about the job. I know. I’m getting to that. An offer is going to be made. However, it’s going to be made for $20K/year less than the recruiter led Bill to believe. There’s room for negotiation, and nothing’s been set in stone yet. (Hell, the offer hasn’t even been made.) So, on the one hand, I’m utterly thrilled at the prospect of Bill being gainfully employed again.
On the other hand, I’m disappointed about the salary. Even there, though, I have to stop and count our blessings – there are plenty of folks in the world who survive on less with two incomes. I’ll still be able to stay at home with Tricia. Our lives will still be fairly comfortable. In the really big picture, there’s no real reason to be disappointed, especially since it’s not set in stone yet.
Anyway, there’s the update on the job situation. I promise to get over all this and get back to posting my normal ADD- and caffeine-fueled ramblings. Again, thanks to every last one of you for the prayers and well-wishes – I can’t help but believe the Universe just couldn’t ignore so many of y’all. :)
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Good news! For the most part.
I will now adjust my positivity rays to shoot “bigger salary” into the universe.
Deb – That’s how I feel about it. YAY! A job! Except wait, that offer is a wee bit insulting, you bastards, but YAY! a job! :grin:
yays! sorry about the $20k less thing, but jeezus… you’ll start making that on your blog within the month anyway…
;p
MoFM – Sheeeeit. I fookin’ WISH! LOL. I’m mostly excited about it. If nothing else, we’ll have our own place to live again. :D
Hey hey! Sounds like good news to me. Maybe they can be negotiated into a higher salary. Here’s hoping!
Well, that’s not so bad then! More money would sure be nice, but back into your own digs? Priceless.
Celeste – If they can’t be talked into more money, it might be an issue. We’ll see, I guess.
Jane – Unless said digs are a trailer. :grin: I’m guessing they lowballed to give themselves room to negotiate. I hope.
Woo Hoo for the Universe! $20k is a big chunk of change but you told me not too long ago that you can be creative when it really matters. Or something to that effect. Shoot, now I have to go find it.
Found it! didn’t want to misquote you.
“As for the finances? I have no real advice there, but I will say this – you can get pretty creative about it when you really have to.”
Mel – I hate it when I give good advice that I then have to take. :grin: At this point, though, there’s nothing set in stone, and Bill’s going to negotiate.
Also? That $20K isn’t the difference between hungry and fed. It’s the difference between coming back to the Midwest once a year, buying a house sooner rather than later, etc. I gotta keep focusing on *that part of it.
I wish my in-laws were unbearable; that’d make taking the job a lot easier. :grin:
I’m still holding out for the more money for you guys, but I am totally squee for you regardless of them screwing you on the 20k.
And I think the universe took a big ass kicking by all of us and it got le tired. LOL
d – We’ll be okay either way, I think. :) And lol.
So glad to hear that things sound upbeat for the most part. I think your view on things is a good way to look at it. And if he gets the job, he’ll probably dazzle the snot out of ‘em and they’ll be throwing money at him. ;)
Myra – I hope so. :)
I go away and good things happen for you! Yay! I’m cheering for ya’ll and hope that your honey will be happily working at a great job really soon.
WickedWonder – Thanks! :)