So the meeting happened and went pretty much as I suspected it would:
Supervisor: "Steve, we have a position that's open and needs to be filled."
Me: (to myself) "Really? I hadn't noticed." Such a gift for stating the obvious.
Supervisor: "And I can't just hand you the job, but you should apply for it." He then goes on to tell me why they hired the two guys with years of experience.
Because he's been real nice to me and all, he really has despite me complaining, I opened up and told him I had an offer from the post office, but that it's not final yet and I can still say no. He was actually really cool about it. He proceeded to tell me that if he were in my shoes he'd take the job. I told him I'd thin about it and the job here and make a decision. And that's where we left off. So a good meeting.
Take the 1st job offer you get, if you get a better job offer, then take that one... I sure wish someone had told me that a few years ago.
I'm leaning towards the post office right now, but we'll see.
Morning guys. Hopefully everyone is typing with all 8 fingers this morning and you had a good weekend.
(counts all my fingers) Yep, got all of mine.
It's the generally perceived value of the tea ($900,000 in todays money) with a 100,000 "non delivery fee" to round it up to a million. We then charged you 5% compounded for, er, 244 years.
I know Chief said that he would send a check, but then we'd have to add on the 75 cents that the bank charges us for paying in checks.
Bit I guess that's not a deal breaker.
I thought the Mayor of Boston during the bicentennial, I'm wanting to say Kevin White, presented a check to the Queen for the value of the tea, with interest...but I could be wrong. I have reached the 50 club, so the memory isn't what it once was.
Good luck with the decision making. Just do what's best for you.
Thanks. I was able to chat with a carrier this weekend, who's also a temp, and he was able to answer all of my questions. Still don't know what I'm going to do, but I do have answers now.
Morning boys.
I shouldn't be up. I have a day off today and start my cycle of midnight shifts tomorrow night. Just can't seem to get much sleep these days. Sucks.
You're going to have a rough midnight shift if you can't get some sleep now.
Thanks.
Right?!
What he said.
If he tells you he's clearing house and as soon as he does, he'll hire you, but only if you commit... just nod and say "Yup!"
And then if the Post job comes through, take it and don't look back. You might be able to do both for a bit? I mean if you start off with only a day here and there?
I was actually up front about the position at the post office, and he told me he'd take it if he were in my shoes. Made me feel better. Still don't know what I'm going to do.
It's good to have options. Good luck on the job hunt and testing.
Going from not having any options to having option is a nice change. Now, I don't have it yet, but from the conversation we had I'm sure that he wants to give it to me....but that's just speculation on my part.
As for the hobby, I've got tennis, pickleball, and my old playstation connected, so I'm good. Anymore will sound like work.
Sounds like you've got a good plan in place.