Got a job!

[Hoosierhawkeye]

I was able to find a job doing a similar thing to what I was doing before with maybe a few added responsibilities.

Good news is I will be making 25% more than I was. And I won't have to worry about certain annoying tasks that I was at my previous job.

Bad news is I have to drive an hour each way to get to work and back.

Plus I get a cool sounding title. "Project manager" Previous company was smaller and we didn't really have titles.

I start Tuesday. He wanted Monday to I guess move some stuff and clear out an office for me.

 

[Menace Sockeyes]

Love to hear it. Go tear it up, Hoosier!

 

[noStemsnoSTICKS]

I was able to find a job doing a similar thing to what I was doing before with maybe a few added responsibilities.

Good news is I will be making 25% more than I was. And I won't have to worry about certain annoying tasks that I was at my previous job.

Bad news is I have to drive an hour each way to get to work and back.

Plus I get a cool sounding title. "Project manager" Previous company was smaller and we didn't really have titles.

I start Tuesday. He wanted Monday to I guess move some stuff and clear out an office for me.

Congrats and good luck!

 

[CaboKP]

Great news! Congrats!

 

[noleclone2]

Very happy for you man! Here is a virtual toast to you, I just signed a letter to become the Florida Manager and VP of a 700 person Engineering and Environmental consulting firm with very nice compensation package and bump. First two rounds on me!

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

Bad news is I have to drive an hour each way to get to work and back.

 

[DPUboiler]

I was able to find a job doing a similar thing to what I was doing before with maybe a few added responsibilities.

Good news is I will be making 25% more than I was. And I won't have to worry about certain annoying tasks that I was at my previous job.

Bad news is I have to drive an hour each way to get to work and back.

Plus I get a cool sounding title. "Project manager" Previous company was smaller and we didn't really have titles.

I start Tuesday. He wanted Monday to I guess move some stuff and clear out an office for me.

Great news. Are you staying on the same time, or having to switch timezones with the move? I know you are right on the line.

 

[RollingBallofButcherKnives]

I was able to find a job doing a similar thing to what I was doing before with maybe a few added responsibilities.

Good news is I will be making 25% more than I was. And I won't have to worry about certain annoying tasks that I was at my previous job.

Bad news is I have to drive an hour each way to get to work and back.

Plus I get a cool sounding title. "Project manager" Previous company was smaller and we didn't really have titles.

I start Tuesday. He wanted Monday to I guess move some stuff and clear out an office for me.

Awesome. I guess you won’t be on here during the day much for a while…


Edit: I mean it is awesome you got a job. Not being on here is not necessarily what I meant, to be clear.

 

[QChawks]

Congrats!

Project Managers are basically organizational micro-managers that make sure people are doing what they are supposed to be doing.

that's a lot of road time!

 

[hawkeyetraveler]

Congrats Hoosier. Good on you! I know from prior posts that money was tight for you and yours. I hope this helps. Sorry about the commute, I’ve had that hour commute in my past so feel your pain there. Still you get to listen to podcasts, maybe take calls from the car, etc.

 

[Greenway4Prez]

Awesome!

Nobody here is surprised that you were able to find something so quickly.

 

[desihawk]

congrats! 25% more compensation to drive an hour longer is a decent tradeoff in your favor.

 

[McLovin32]

That's badass, OP. That's one hell of a nice way to wrap up this week, congratulations!

 

[Whiskeydeltadeltatango]

Congrats dude, way to make lemonade.

 

[TJ8869]

Damn it. Now I owe my brother Mortimer a dollar.

 

[jamesvanderwulf]

Tell 'em you want a company car...

 

[MitchLL]

Congrats, does your new employer know you spend 4+ hours a day posting here?

 

[Thunderlips71]

I was able to find a job doing a similar thing to what I was doing before with maybe a few added responsibilities.

Good news is I will be making 25% more than I was. And I won't have to worry about certain annoying tasks that I was at my previous job.

Bad news is I have to drive an hour each way to get to work and back.

Plus I get a cool sounding title. "Project manager" Previous company was smaller and we didn't really have titles.

I start Tuesday. He wanted Monday to I guess move some stuff and clear out an office for me.

That’s awesome Hoosier! I am very happy for you.

 

[Tom Paris]

They hiring teachers?

 

[cfbfan23]

Well done!

 

[Sharky1203]

Congratulations is in order. Best of luck.

 

[millah_22]

I was able to find a job doing a similar thing to what I was doing before with maybe a few added responsibilities.

Good news is I will be making 25% more than I was. And I won't have to worry about certain annoying tasks that I was at my previous job.

Bad news is I have to drive an hour each way to get to work and back.

Plus I get a cool sounding title. "Project manager" Previous company was smaller and we didn't really have titles.

I start Tuesday. He wanted Monday to I guess move some stuff and clear out an office for me.

Audio books.

 

[Hoosierhawkeye]

Congrats!

Project Managers are basically organizational micro-managers that make sure people are doing what they are supposed to be doing.

that's a lot of road time!

It probably sounds more awesome than it is. A lot of it is paperwork to keep the general contractors happy and the architects happy.

There might be some travel to job sites, job meetings etc.

 

[St. Louis Hawk]

Congrats, does your new employer know you spend 4+ hours a day posting here?

 

[SoProudNole]

 

[hawksurprize]

I was able to find a job doing a similar thing to what I was doing before with maybe a few added responsibilities.

Good news is I will be making 25% more than I was. And I won't have to worry about certain annoying tasks that I was at my previous job.

Bad news is I have to drive an hour each way to get to work and back.

Plus I get a cool sounding title. "Project manager" Previous company was smaller and we didn't really have titles.

I start Tuesday. He wanted Monday to I guess move some stuff and clear out an office for me.

Silver linings.

 

[Hoosierhawkeye]

So this makes me feel really good. Another company I interviewed with called after I informed them that I took a job elsewhere called and asked what I was offered and they are going to see if they can give me something better.

I doubt they will the top end pay they were offering for the position was significantly lower than what I will be making at the job that I just accepted. So I told them they would need to "blow me away" with a number.

Only advantage of this other job is that it would be closer to where I live. Nothing else about it seems more appealing. But it makes me feel good.

I honestly hope they don't because I don't want the moral quandary of potentially calling back an employer I just took a job from and tell them I'm changing my mind. So I feel like the number they offered would have to be at least 25% higher than what I got offered. I don't think they are willing to pay that.

 

[MitchLL]

So this makes me feel really good. Another company I interviewed with called after I informed them that I took a job elsewhere called and asked what I was offered and they are going to see if they can give me something better.

I doubt they will the top end pay they were offering for the position was significantly lower than what I will be making at the job that I just accepted. So I told them they would need to "blow me away" with a number.

Only advantage of this other job is that it would be closer to where I live. Nothing else about it seems more appealing. But it makes me feel good.

I honestly hope they don't because I don't want the moral quandary of potentially calling back an employer I just took a job from and tell them I'm changing my mind. So I feel like the number they offered would have to be at least 25% higher than what I got offered. I don't think they are willing to pay that.

Good problem to have, tho.

You're in demand.

 

[Hoosierhawkeye]

Wow this other company is blitzing me. Telling me they might be able to come up with a better offer next week.

I think the number would have to be significantly higher. Not just a little bit. I would feel terrible calling the company I was going to start with in a few days that I was changing my mind.

 

[artradley]

I was able to find a job doing a similar thing to what I was doing before with maybe a few added responsibilities.

Good news is I will be making 25% more than I was. And I won't have to worry about certain annoying tasks that I was at my previous job.

Bad news is I have to drive an hour each way to get to work and back.

Plus I get a cool sounding title. "Project manager" Previous company was smaller and we didn't really have titles.

I start Tuesday. He wanted Monday to I guess move some stuff and clear out an office for me.

Congratulations - I'm very happy for you!!!!

My suggestion for the commute is podcasts. WTF is a good one.

 

[Nole-4-Life]

Awesome news. Do you get a secretary? Is she hot? Got any pics?

 

[Colonoscopy]

Wow this other company is blitzing me. Telling me they might be able to come up with a better offer next week.

I think the number would have to be significantly higher. Not just a little bit. I would feel terrible calling the company I was going to start with in a few days that I was changing my mind.

Yeah, nows the time to get what you can. Why just 25%

 

[mnole03]

Project manager? Sounds like a slumlord.

Congrats Hoosier, especially on the pay raise.

 

[Hoosierhawkeye]

Yeah, nows the time to get what you can. Why just 25%

I doubt they would go that high. Their top end pay was below what I would be making.

 

[BrianNole777]

Congrats!

That was fast.

 

[MitchLL]

Wow this other company is blitzing me. Telling me they might be able to come up with a better offer next week.

I think the number would have to be significantly higher. Not just a little bit. I would feel terrible calling the company I was going to start with in a few days that I was changing my mind.

Look out for your own best interests.

JMO

 

[IACub]

About time, you hippie.

 

[torbee]

I was able to find a job doing a similar thing to what I was doing before with maybe a few added responsibilities.

Good news is I will be making 25% more than I was. And I won't have to worry about certain annoying tasks that I was at my previous job.

Bad news is I have to drive an hour each way to get to work and back.

Plus I get a cool sounding title. "Project manager" Previous company was smaller and we didn't really have titles.

I start Tuesday. He wanted Monday to I guess move some stuff and clear out an office for me.

 

[Tenacious E]

I was able to find a job doing a similar thing to what I was doing before with maybe a few added responsibilities.

Good news is I will be making 25% more than I was. And I won't have to worry about certain annoying tasks that I was at my previous job.

Bad news is I have to drive an hour each way to get to work and back.

Plus I get a cool sounding title. "Project manager" Previous company was smaller and we didn't really have titles.

I start Tuesday. He wanted Monday to I guess move some stuff and clear out an office for me.

Nice!

 

[ThorneStockton]

Congrats, just in time for the weekend!