Did I mention YEAH BABY!!!

I got home from work, checked in with my wife, all the normal stuff. The phone rings...It's a company in San Jose called Boston Scientific. I had sent in a resume a few weeks ago for the position of Document Control Specialist II. That's a level below what I'm qualified for, but in this job market I'll take what I can get. The lady I spoke with described the position (I have all the needed qualifications) and asked if I would be interested in interviewing with them. I could hardly contain myself...

Some of you may be asking why I'm so excited over this. Well, almost three years ago the company I was working for went under. It was my dream job, excellent pay, corner office with windows, a great group of people to work with. My life has gone steadily downhill jobwise since then. As Willow can attest to, I am a workaholic. In the time since losing that job, I've had one interview despite sending out more resumes than I can count. I found a job as a contract laborer about 2 1/2 months after the other company folded, but it's been a nightmare. The only saving grace about this job is that I have been able to pay my bills. I get no medical insurance (fortunately my wife does), no pay for holidays, no vacation accrual, no 401k, nada. Just a paycheck. The man who is my direct supervisor treats me like dirt...on good days. I think I've made the point.

The lady I spoke with said that all the major players that I would be talking to are on business trips next week, so my interview is set for Feb 9th. This will give me 9 whole days to work myself into a frenzy, get my anxiety to an all time high, convince myself that I don't stand a chance, etc, etc, etc.

So what I need from all of you is lots of good thoughts, prayers if you pray, rub the rabbit's feet, touch the buddah's belly, do your thing with the magic crystals, toss a coin in a fountain, anything you can do will help.

There are 10 others in the running for this job. Odds are I won't get it, but I'm cautiously optimistic that this is a good sign that the job market is starting to strengthen. There have been several openings in my fields lately.

I gotta stay focused. I can do this job, I just need to convince them of that...

Hugs to my gang,
bp

"You might as well learn to like yourself; you have an awful lot of time to spend with you."