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Wise Elder
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Location: Eastern, USA
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Ok, so I am 50 now. I've been around the block employment-wise. I've worked for a number of different types of organizations at this stage, and I know what I like, what I prefer, what I don't like and what does not work for me.
So far, I've been afforded the opportunity to be picky and choosy about my next job. I've turned down many interviews, and I've walked away from jobs in the middle of the process because I knew they weren't for me. Now, I am in a position whereby I cannot afford to be so picky and choosy. I do have several months before it becomes a pressure cooker for me. I have had really BAD experiences in the past with startups - so bad, that I walked out the door on two startup jobs. Startups are generally chaotic, they lack policies and procedures in place, and they require you to wear many hats, often times, springing new job responsibilities on you at random. I am a very organized and orderly person. I cannot stand chaos. And I need structure in place - meaning policies and processes to follow. I don't want to wear many hats at once, and I don't want to be frequently asked to take on new responsibilities that have nothing to do with the original job for which I was hired. However, a startup approached me for an interview. The salary is en par with what I seek and so is the position itself. However, they have no formal job description for me to read. The CEO, to whom I would report, plans on verbally describing the position to me in the interview - without one being formally presented beforehand. Its' rubbing me the wrong way already - maybe my prior experiences have me SO soured, but I feel very wary of this company, yet I do need a job asap. I feel very wary of this startup, and of even interviewing with them. But can I even afford to turn down an interview right now? Probably not. I just wish the right job would come along, and it's been five months so far. I really don't want to have to be looking for work again in one year's time. WHEN and IS there even a right job for me???? I am SO frustrated with this process. __________________ "Twenty-five years and my life is still trying to get up that great big hill of hope for a destination" ~4 Non Blondes |
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