New beginning

So. At some point a while back, Zi had commented that when things get moving on the job hunt, events tend to happen quickly. He also said that things happen only as quickly as you let them happen. Well, it’s true. Events have unfolded really qiuckly at a stupidly fast rate, and now I’m employed.

The company called on Thursday. They were ready to make me an offer, but needed to check out some references. That caught me of guard. I wasn’t expecting anyone to check out references, so I didn’t have any prepared. I scrambled to find people willing to speak about me. By Friday, all references were checked out. That afternoon, an offer was made. I signed it and faxed it in. So…that’s that. I’m starting on Monday. So soon!

So many people have been very supportive during this time period, and I just want to thank you all. You’ve all kept my spirits up when it felt like no one was interested in hiring me.

Anyway, the location is downtown Toronto at about Richmond W and Spadina. It’s an e-commerce company that runs online stores for some well-known companies. I’ll be acting as a web developer. The pay is average, but the numbers will go up with time. I still haven’t wrapped my mind around the concept of time with respect to gaining experience. I mean, I’m just anxious to start.

Back in my co-op days, my pay was constant during any four month period. There was no potential for growth, except in the sense of proceeding co-op terms offering higher pay, know what I mean? Working full-time is also a foreign concept. There’s no more bailing. There is no more saying “there are only few more weeks left”. That type of thinking has to change. Come to think of it though, this is the type of thing I don’t have to actively work hard to change. I mean, all I have to do is just show up for work repeatedly, and my mindset will change eventually.

Here’s to a new beginning!

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