Life's Options...

It has recently come to my attention that I am at a crossroads in my life. Really, this year (meaning the past 5 months and the next 7 months) there are going to be some real opportunities to make some drastic chnages in my life. To be frank, it's a bit scary.

Scenario 1: New job! For the past 2 months I have been interviewing with a company in the suburbs. With this new job comes with a significant pay raise, a pay raise that will change my financial considerations. Drastically! However, there are some glitches with the procurement of this new job. It has now been 1 month since I last interviewed and until last week, I thought I was out of the running until I received a phone call last Friday morning from the recruiter saying that they finally finished interviewing all the candidates and that I'm still their top candidate and that they want to proceed with me and that she will call me Monday or Tuesday to let me know what is going to happen next. Today is Thursday, I have received no phone call. All I need is a little patience, right?

Correction...I just received a phone call and it's worse than I thought! This company is putting the position on hold INDEFINETLY and who knows when it will open up!!!!!!!! Major! Major! Disappointment!!! The recruiter sounded very disappointed as well, she said that she was looking forward to the opportunity to bringing me in for the next round of interviews, and that she thought I was a very strong candidate for the position.

Scenario 2: No job! The other day I was approached by my current supervisor and she asked me if I would like to be surplused. In this world, it means that I would get a letter on May 1 saying that I will lose my job in 60 days. I would get a small severance package and I would be guaranteed unemployment benefits. My plan, would be to take the summer off, fly to Greece for the summer, and then come back in the fall and start school full-time. In the end, I told my boss no, I don't want to be laid off right now.

Scenario 3: Now that I have some answers to my some of my job woes. I have to formulate a new plan. I will probably survive this first round of lay-offs, but I probably won't survive the next round of lay-offs in November. Which means that as of December 31, 2007, I will probably be out of a job. So, I have 7 months to find a job, when I have been looking for a job for the past year.

I need a drink...it's 11:27am and a need to find a bar quick!! Jack Daniels is my best friend!!!