I am getting close to realizing a dream. OK, not the dream where I find myself in the Playboy Mansion on my birthday. The dream I have had since the first time I got a chance to visit Europe in 1993. The dream to live in the European culture. My phone interview went pretty well this morning. It felt more like a formality as my interviewer and I have known each other for about a year now. We have not spent that much time together, but were very aware of each other. We talked for about 60 minutes and he let me know that he would get back to me in a week or so. He thinks if I decide to come aboard, notice how I made it my decision now, that I could be working in the role as soon as July. Things move slowly here for internal hires. However, I could be in London by mid summer.
Now, I know some of you are saying, hey isn’t Blue buying a condo this month. And the answer to that would be yes. I am in the middle of arranging financing right now. I think I need a place for tax purposes more than anything. Besides, you never know what is going to happen. AOL may decide to be cheap and not want to take care of my move or expenses. I may have to turn down the role. Either way, I still think getting my own place is a good idea. Besides, I can always rent it out if I leave. I may try to rent it out furnished as a corporate rental.
I am a bit concerned right now as my company, well my group, has just done a little re-org – for the third time in a year. We have new people coming in at the top and things could change so I could find myself in Europe with no job. A severance package and no job. Wait, is this a bad thing? Blue’s Extended European Vacation - can you picture that?
4 comments:
I will keep my fingers crossed that you get a nice job in Europe and send us some postcards.
pffft. you'll need to be sending us more than postcards.
Good luck with getting the job. I would take the chance, esp. if they do pony up for the relocation expenses.
Maybe I should just volunteer to take a severance package at work so I too can dream about going back to Europe? I know "Paris in the springtime" and all the jazz, but I suspect "Paris in the summertime with a lot of money and no job" would be even better.
And yes, I know I said "and all that jazz."
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