I was offered a job yesterday! They're sending me the official written offer (salary, benefits, etc.) in the mail and I'll need to call to officially accept once I look it over. The salary offered is lower than what I was previously making, but the benefits and 10-15 minute commute makes up for it. Plus, I really can't ask for any particular amount of money when I'll be taking time off for maternity leave in a few months.
They know I'm pregnant and when I'm approximately due. I nervously mentioned it in the interview and they congratulated me, made small talk and moved on. The company I worked for previously screwed me over in the end (a post for another time if you're interested) and so the fact that they didn't see my pregnancy as an obstacle was a relief.
I start in 2 weeks. It'll be a little weird to wake up and go since I've gotten used to the easy and boring living of the unemployed. It'll be weird to have a schedule to follow again, not to mention wearing a pair of pants that doesn't have an elastic waistband. I had knee surgery about 4 years ago and the week I had to take off to recuperate was the worst. I was itching to go back. Now? No rush. I like the fact that I can relax and plan my day according to my schedule. No rushing to the post office or bank with everyone else during lunch hour. No running to the grocery store at dinner time to pick up the last item needed to make that night's meal. No taking a walk and needing to check my watch and trying to remember when I started, careful not to go over my lunch hour.
But given the company, the fantastic reputation it has (Boston Business Journal rated it one of the top 15 companies to work for) and the perks (free coffee and ice cream on-site, and luckily a fitness center to work off said ice cream) I really can't be disappointed about working there.
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Congratulations on the job!
Sounds like a good thing. I know what you mean though about getting used to having the freedom to do whatever, whenever. It's one of the benefits of being a grad student--I have a lot of work to do, but no set schedule by which to do it (of course, that can be a curse as well as a blessing!)
:)
Well done and free ice cream is a real boon.
awesome! congrats! starting a new job is never the most fun, but hang in there and you'll adjust.
Absolutely wonderful news!! See? There are still SOME employers out there who can look past something like pregnancy when they see a qualified applicant!
And I for one am interested in your upcoming post about the last employer's actions. Hey, I'm in HR... what can I say?
John
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