Well, there is some good economic news in my house, even with the huge losses in my 401k. I received a great job offer which I have accepted! I start my new job a week from Monday. As much as it sucked to get laid off, I will be making considerably more money that I did in my old job, plus the benefits are much better.
Oddly enough I ended up with two offers to choose from after four months of looking, but one offered an equity component while the other didn’t, making the decision easy.
I am also happy to report my mother who was laid off about a month after I was also accepted a job this week.
Especially considering the economic crisis we seem to find ourselves in, I am quite thankful to have a good job now before things get worse. Thanks to everyone who has been supportive and left me encouraging comments!
Congratulations! Must be a relief to find a good job despite our worsening economy.
Hey, very nice. Congratulations!
Well done and congrats. Been watching your posts and its good to know some good has happened. Had your references and background in order and you waited for the right job is the way. And in this economy, you did 2x the effort to find a good landing place. Congrats again.
Thanks for the congrats! I’ll probably do a post about this later on, but this was definitely a learning experience and a lot of work. Just trying to find a job feels like a full time job in itself with all of the phone calls, interviews, etc. I’m just glad I had about two weeks between accepting the job and my start date for some much needed rest! =)