What a crazy way to finish a college football game!
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
A job? Not so fast!
Last week I wrote about how I had a new job lined up to start in early November. That was before I got a phone call on Friday to say that the company, due to some unforeseen circumstances, was pulling the offer from the table and leaving me unemployed again!
Crazy!
I am going to get a severance payout, which is nice, but I am now in the position of having missed out on another job because I chose this one instead. So it is back to square one for me.
D'oh!
Crazy!
I am going to get a severance payout, which is nice, but I am now in the position of having missed out on another job because I chose this one instead. So it is back to square one for me.
D'oh!
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Feathered Friends
Since we moved into our apartment in August we have been lucky enough to have rainbow lorikeets visit us on our balcony. We have bought special food to feed them. They are nectar eaters so they don't eat seeds. The only problem are the Indian minar birds which want to get to the food first!
Houses
Natalie and I have taken the opportunity to look at houses in the area which are for sale. This gives us an idea of what we might need/want to spend once we are ready to buy.
We certainly have a few choices in terms of the style of place we can buy, as well as options such as buying a block of land and building on it.
Natalie had Monday and Tuesday off - flexi days - and so we were able to take a trip out to Kellyville to look at HomeWorld, more for a bit of fun than serious research on houses to build. But it gave us more ideas on what we like and don't like which I think will be helpful down the track.
We certainly have a few choices in terms of the style of place we can buy, as well as options such as buying a block of land and building on it.
Natalie had Monday and Tuesday off - flexi days - and so we were able to take a trip out to Kellyville to look at HomeWorld, more for a bit of fun than serious research on houses to build. But it gave us more ideas on what we like and don't like which I think will be helpful down the track.
A job!
I now have a job, though I haven't started it yet. I will be working in the IT hardware side of things, a bit different from what I have been doing for the past eight years - software.
Also the target market of this product is consumers rather than business, so that will be a challenge for me too. But I really like the feel of the company and there are opportunities to be had in the market in which I will be working, which is personal GPS devices.
I received the job offer a couple of weeks back but because of various senior people at the company being away on business and leave the company has decided not to start me until there is someone available to show me around. I just want to sink my teeth into the role. I haven't been at work since July and am itching to get going again. Still, it is nice to be able to relax knowing I have a job rather than worrying about trying to find one.
Also the target market of this product is consumers rather than business, so that will be a challenge for me too. But I really like the feel of the company and there are opportunities to be had in the market in which I will be working, which is personal GPS devices.
I received the job offer a couple of weeks back but because of various senior people at the company being away on business and leave the company has decided not to start me until there is someone available to show me around. I just want to sink my teeth into the role. I haven't been at work since July and am itching to get going again. Still, it is nice to be able to relax knowing I have a job rather than worrying about trying to find one.
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