Psychotomy

well, had my first new interview yesterday. c/c++ linux threading. sounded interesting. smal company (like, 18 people, and half a dozen of them are contract employees), theyd been in business 28 years or so …

“we’re funded by a trust, so there’s never an issue of running out of money or going under suddenly” “we’re like a startup, year to year”

don’t thnk i’d look on it like a permanent career option, but it was something i could see doing for a couple years. which i suppose they might have sensed, but i don’t think it showed. and they showed serious interest in some of my skills that aren’t necessarily directly related to what they wanted (my security training), which sounded like a bonus. oh, and they’re looking to hire two people, and i only saw 3 maybe 4 resumes on his desk.

when they asked salary, i told them. he pretty much choked on that and i kinda watched the op dry up and blow away ;o depends on how much they want my skills, and how much the other apps ask for, might come back to me thinking it wasn’t such an outrageous salary range.

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On the current job, my manager (went to school with my dad in india, and was kinda the contact to get me in the door for my position) is apparently starting to siphon off his load, presumably in prep for retiring in a few years. and my job# is one of the ones being moved over. to someone i really don’t know.

so, while i was feeling kindof bad about bailing before … i don’t have the issue of bailing on an old family friend who got me in to begin with, at least, now.

now i just need an offer from someone at the prices i want ;)

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