... it obviously works.

BECAUSE I GOT THE NEW JOB DAMMIT!



Yep, that was the thing I didn't want to jinx

I've been amazingly unhappy in my present job for the last two years. I won't go into reasons, why's or wherefore's but it's sufficient to say that Michael Douglas in Falling Down would have been a close personification of my mental state over the last few months. It's become increasingly directionless, stressy and mismanaged and a week last Friday I decided enough was enough.

I posted my CV on a job website.

That afternoon I got an email asking me to go for an interview.

Passed that.

Got asked back for a second on the proviso that I spent some time thinking about the company website and how to promote it and was asked to come back today.

I didn't just think about it, I wrote a 11,000 word critique of the site and did a template redesign of two sections over the weekend.

I've had about 4 hours sleep since Friday.

But...

They loved it... and I'm now officially out of the rut I was in. Seriously, I could cry.

It's a fantastic place, lots of dynamic stuff going on and I'm going to be driving much of it - the board also listen, which for me is a novelty. I was worried I'd been too harsh in my critique but they accepted most of what I said with resignation.

I think someone just opened a window, I feel like I can breathe.

So, that's what all the fuss was about.

I thank you and whatever God you prayed to for your thoughts and prayers and I'm sorry for being so secretive!