I got hired today

Sweet! Big congrats out to ya!

Great news! Hope it’s a job you can love (or at least like :)).

GT

Alright now ! Don’t crowd the man ! (hope he can see quality all the way to the back row… )

The missus had salmon and chose the “Grilled Shrimp on the Barbie” app. Plus, we went out for sushi last Friday (her favorite), so she’s content for while. :wink:

Yeah, yeah, going to the Outback to celebrate anything is a little cheesey, but their delmonico steak is top-notch, and when I’m in the mood for a steak (about once a month), that’s where we go. I make no apologies.

Domestic Beer for EVERYONE, on me!

I can. The inate quality of men shines brighter than the sun for me.

I’m gonna be doing the same thing I was doing in the years before I took that last (hideous, hideous) job- technology integration, outsourcing, insourcing, global operations management, new technology implementation and surfing the net. :cool:

Great News Winston! Maybe it’s going around because I landed one yesterday completely out of the blue. Maybe there is a New Wave of Hope for all the unemployed Dopers!

New Wave! NEW Wave! NEW WAVE!

Eh, I’m sorry for whining and stinking up your thread. It’s been a bad week. He goes for his pre-entrance physical on Monday. :slight_smile:

Nah, he hates driving.

Thanks again for your good thoughts and congratulations on your good fortune. Here’s hoping Terrorcotta is on to something. :slight_smile:

Excellent news, Winston. I found myself in a similar situation almost two years ago. I hated the job – it wasn’t always that way but corporate BS rolls downhill, and it was coming in fast and rank. They eventually let me go – not fired, just laid off without reason. (We do not have at-will employment here in Ontario for employees who have worked beyond their probationary period, but laying off without reason is permissible under the guise of corporate restructuring.) Although I was worried about finding further employment within the 4 week severance I got, especially at what I was being paid (which was pretty good for the field), I was more relieved that I was finally out of that hell hole.

In the end though I found a new job just a week after my severance ran out, and it paid even better, so it truly was a blessing in disguise.

Good luck on the new digs. Go give ‘em some o’ the reasons they can’t do without Winston Smith.