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November 19, 2002
one year..
i got the job..
after one yr--almost to the effective termination date--my sabbatical has come to an end. and as fun and liberatin as it was, it is most certainly a good thing that i will now be gainfully employed once again. not because of the money. not because society pats me on the back to be at work. but because i want to be engaged. productive..
i suppose i couldve tried startin my own business--i was asked that several times this past yr. esther even suggested i create my own fantasy sports website, combinin skills w/ pleasure. each time though i said no--i just have no desire to do so. maybe its cuz i dont really have an interest in amassin wealth. dont get me wrong--i count every dollar that flows thru this house. but i dont think work should be about makin money. there should be somethin more to it..
my interview was on the first of this month, so ive been waitin for about two-and-a-half wks. i had a feelin all day that today was the day (hindsight is 20/20). after hearin that my refs got a call mid-afternoon, the phone rang at 5:30pm. wow..
im really happy about gettin the job, although i dont think its quite sunk in yet. im not just happy that i got A job--im ecstatic that i got THIS job. cuz of all the positions ive sought since movin up here, this one tops em all--by a lot. maybe cuz its not in the corporate world (although wut escapes the corporate grasp today?). maybe cuz ill be surrounded by academics (smartness rubs off, right?). or maybe cuz the work may actually have some meanin to it. wutever the reason, i feel lucky cuz even if the market was doin well id be happy to get this job. the opportunity is fantastic and i think ill learn A LOT, which is wut its all about..
now whered i put that design patterns book?
Posted by chars at November 19, 2002 11:59 PM
Comments
congrats! welcome back to the working world. when do you start?
Posted by: phil at November 20, 2002 10:20 AM
CONGRATS BRO! I'm so happy to hear the good news. I'll give you a call later.
Posted by: Joe at November 20, 2002 11:23 AM
you are the friggin man, bro. you look up the word 'man' in the dictionary and you'll see a picture of charles paik.
my picture's next to the word, 'mutant'
Posted by: mungmungdog at November 20, 2002 12:02 PM
Right the FOK on!
Posted by: Chris at November 21, 2002 01:00 AM
Congratulations. I guess this means the next time we go out to dinner, it's your treat? Hahahaha.
jo
Posted by: ji at November 21, 2002 10:40 AM
oops... misspelled my name...
ji
Posted by: ji at November 21, 2002 10:40 AM
Paik in da house! Paik in da m*#$&@-f#&$@*$# house!
Congrats man...
G
Posted by: G$ at November 22, 2002 10:44 AM