Change is Good... right?

Sorry I haven't posted anything in a week. Truth is, it's been one hell of a week. I suppose I'll just go through the sequence of events as best as I can. Remember how I took last Friday off? Well, it wasn't for vacation. It was so I could do a phone interview at 10am, and an in-person interview at 1:30 that afternoon. Yes, I've been looking for a new job for the last 3 weeks. I guess to be honest, I haven't been looking for a new job, new jobs have been looking for me.

Monday rolls around and I finally get that call I've been waiting for: Target wants to interview me. I had been building up to the Target interview for awhile now, sort of getting my hopes up. Sure, I knew I'd have to wear a tie, but I could handle that right? I mean come on, 10% discount! Problem is, they want to interview me on Tuesday. I already took Friday off, how do I come up with an excuse for Tuesday? Well, I ended up making up some bogus family emergency story. First, and thankfully, only lie I had to make all week.

The Target interview was horrible. I have no clue why I thought I'd be able to put up with that level of corporate bullshit. I mean, to some degree EVERY job will have corporate bullshit, but from the moment I walked into Target, and as I talked to each interviewer, it just got worse and worse. From the 200 "touchy-feely" questionnaire I took, to the stupid pre-HR-approved interview questions. And for some reason, I bought a brand new $500 dollar suit just for the interview. I left the building at an all time low for the week. No way could I ever work at Target.

10 minutes into my drive home, and my cell phone rings. It's the company I interviewed with on Friday afternoon. And they want to offer me a job! Talk about messed up timing. Well, as you can probably imagine, I'm taking that job. It sounds manageable, and somewhat fun. Only time will tell?

Thursday I met with my supervisor to give her the bad news. It was tough, and in the end I don't think I handled it the way I should have. In short, I gave my supervisor an opening to try and talk me out of it. I should never have let that happen, and it was my fault for even letting that conversation take place. But in the end, it didn't matter. I stuck to my plan, and handed in my official 2 week resignation.

So once again, I venture into the unknown. Losing established routine, relationships I genuinely enjoyed, and 2 years in a company. It's kind of funny, but Wed this week was exactly my 2 year mark. I'm 90% sure I'm making the right decision. But that doesn't really make it any easier. One of my co-workers will be gone all next week getting married. When she comes back, it will be to find out I'll be gone by the end of the week. I'm really not looking forward to that.

So in the spirit of change, I've picked out a new template for my blog. Hopefully this one is a little easier to read and well... I'll probably add some more of my own personal touches once I have time.