1) In case you missed it, I have a job. This job is from this interview if you were curious.
2) It's a small firm and it's located in the loop, not in some shack in a bad neighborhood. They don't have a website, so I don't know a lot about them, but they do a lot of commercial litigation and construction litigation. Not my ideal job, but it sounds absolutely glorious compared to what I'm doing now.
3) I'm in such a good mood that I didn't dread waking up this morning, my workouts are better and colors even look brighter. Seriously, the sky is bluer, the clouds are whiter and the grass is greener. It's like I'm on the other side of that fence people always talk about.
4) I'm going to the Bears game this weekend.
5) I actually got this job from a random job posting, so no networking was involved. I only mention that because some of the comments to my previous post seemed to credit networking, which isn't exactly true. Though I am sure all of the random networking I do will come in handy one of these days.
6) I start after Thanksgiving. I'm sure there will be a brief blogging hiatus until I feel out the new firm's stance on blogging at work, but I'll be back after a little while.
7) I think I'm going to keep the title of my blog even though it might not be as accurate as it was a year ago. But, I'm going to change the layout. I'm thinking about having three columns, maybe? If you're afraid of change, watch out.
8) I'm still going to my current firm's Christmas party. If you're a regular reader, you know I enjoy a good Christmas party.
9) I'm currently wondering if I'll still get my Christmas bonus. I feel like I should and it's always a really good bonus.
10) Don't worry, even though I'm feeling dangerously optimistic, the general tone of my blog probably won't change. I'm pretty sure I can handle being optimistic and annoyed at the same time.
Showing posts with label Optimism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Optimism. Show all posts
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Monday, July 12, 2010
On the bright side
Sometime, I have to take a minute to look at the bright side of things. It gets harder every day, but here's my attempt at putting a positive spin on my job search and life in general.
1) I just sent out about 120 resumes. With any luck, one of those firms will actually call me back. Yeah, I've already gotten a lot of rejections, but some of them were very nice about it. I feel good about my prospects.
2) Per Gus' suggestion, I'm about to add PI firms to my list. That will include a lot more firms and, hopefully, dramatically improve my chances of getting a job.
3) Attorney 2 still says he's going to find some actual lawyer work for me to do. Granted, I've been reminding him about this for a long time now and I've seen nothing come of it, but he still says he's going to do it. Maybe it'll actually happen one of these days.
4) Attorney 6 is still being trained, so he's doing most of the stuff I usually do. That leaves me with plenty of time to send out my resume while at work.
5) I only work 9-5, so I have plenty of free time to pursue my other interests. I'm making the best of that while it lasts.
6) Our main database program crashed this morning and has thrown everyone who cares into a absolute frenzy. Man, this is fun to watch.
7) My resume does look pretty nice now that I'm calling myself an attorney. Granted, I'm not sure Attorney 2 will be cool with what I've done, but, if I have to cope with getting passed over for a job, he's going to have to cope with me taking some creative liberties regarding my position in this firm.
I know, that was a little forced. You work with what you've got.
1) I just sent out about 120 resumes. With any luck, one of those firms will actually call me back. Yeah, I've already gotten a lot of rejections, but some of them were very nice about it. I feel good about my prospects.
2) Per Gus' suggestion, I'm about to add PI firms to my list. That will include a lot more firms and, hopefully, dramatically improve my chances of getting a job.
3) Attorney 2 still says he's going to find some actual lawyer work for me to do. Granted, I've been reminding him about this for a long time now and I've seen nothing come of it, but he still says he's going to do it. Maybe it'll actually happen one of these days.
4) Attorney 6 is still being trained, so he's doing most of the stuff I usually do. That leaves me with plenty of time to send out my resume while at work.
5) I only work 9-5, so I have plenty of free time to pursue my other interests. I'm making the best of that while it lasts.
6) Our main database program crashed this morning and has thrown everyone who cares into a absolute frenzy. Man, this is fun to watch.
7) My resume does look pretty nice now that I'm calling myself an attorney. Granted, I'm not sure Attorney 2 will be cool with what I've done, but, if I have to cope with getting passed over for a job, he's going to have to cope with me taking some creative liberties regarding my position in this firm.
I know, that was a little forced. You work with what you've got.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Job Interview!
I have a job interview for an actual attorney position on Friday. Oddly enough, I'm actually semi-qualified for the job. Don't want to jinx it, but I may have a shot at this.
What's that weird feeling? Is this what hope feels like?
What's that weird feeling? Is this what hope feels like?
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Winter
I love it when it snows.
Chicago generally sucks in the winter. 98% of the time, I live in a gray/black hellhole, covered in dirt, slush, and salt. However, during a snowstorm, everything is white and looks the way winter is supposed to look. People haven't had a chance to put down unnecessary amounts of salt. Cars haven't turned the snow black. Everything hasn't turned to slush and standing pools of water. All of that is probably going to happen within the next day; but, however briefly, things actually look nice.
On a side note, whoever wrote that song about Christmas time in the city (Silver Bells?) must never have been in a city during the winter. If they had, that song would have turned out very differently.
Chicago generally sucks in the winter. 98% of the time, I live in a gray/black hellhole, covered in dirt, slush, and salt. However, during a snowstorm, everything is white and looks the way winter is supposed to look. People haven't had a chance to put down unnecessary amounts of salt. Cars haven't turned the snow black. Everything hasn't turned to slush and standing pools of water. All of that is probably going to happen within the next day; but, however briefly, things actually look nice.
On a side note, whoever wrote that song about Christmas time in the city (Silver Bells?) must never have been in a city during the winter. If they had, that song would have turned out very differently.
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