I haven't written much lately except for a few blurbs of nothingness really. I suppose that there is a lot to write about these days as my life has been turned up-side-down in the recent weeks.
I don't suppose that anyone who actually reads this thing doesn't already know, but I quit my job and I am moving back to California. The action of moving has been fairly quick, I got called about a job two weeks ago, and I got hired a week later, and I move today. This decision has been in motion for quite some time. The reality is, I had always intended to move to California, even before I got out of the military. The only reason that I decided to take the position in Oklahoma was because I was in the process of being hired on with a high end company that had a long hiring process and I needed to make sure that I had a steady source of income during the process. Needless to say that I ended up not qualifying for the position and that left me stuck in Oklahoma. I had been asking to get moved for some time and my request had been falling on deaf ears. I have had my resume out there for some time and my biggest hurdle has been the fact that I live in Oklahoma City. Not that there is anything wrong with that, companies just don't want to look outside the local area, especially since Orange County is chocked full of quality Network Engineers.
I only have two worries. Right now I am a little bit paranoid that this is not a legitimate offer. I know this is a bit conspiracy theory mentality, but I have this sinking feeling that I am going to go to the office and they are going to be like, I don't know who you are and I will find out later that what had really happened was my identity was stolen and this was a tactic to get me to fax my Identification. That nonsense behind, my other fear is that I am not qualified for the position. It frightens me that this offer is so high compared to standard SoCal offers. They never interviewed me, so I wonder what they expect from me in a technical standpoint. I am not worried that I don't think that I can quickly learn what needs to be learned, or that I am not good at what I do; but, if they are expecting me to be an expert at certain things out the door, I might fall short of their expectations and then I will end up enemployed in a place that I cant afford to live in. I suppose the unknown will always haunt me when I make changes as big as this. I must move forward and do what is best for me with the information I have on hand. Had I known that I was in line for a promotion to a middle managment type position, I might have not considered moving. I found this out over a beer last night at BWW.
I don't suppose that anyone who actually reads this thing doesn't already know, but I quit my job and I am moving back to California. The action of moving has been fairly quick, I got called about a job two weeks ago, and I got hired a week later, and I move today. This decision has been in motion for quite some time. The reality is, I had always intended to move to California, even before I got out of the military. The only reason that I decided to take the position in Oklahoma was because I was in the process of being hired on with a high end company that had a long hiring process and I needed to make sure that I had a steady source of income during the process. Needless to say that I ended up not qualifying for the position and that left me stuck in Oklahoma. I had been asking to get moved for some time and my request had been falling on deaf ears. I have had my resume out there for some time and my biggest hurdle has been the fact that I live in Oklahoma City. Not that there is anything wrong with that, companies just don't want to look outside the local area, especially since Orange County is chocked full of quality Network Engineers.
I only have two worries. Right now I am a little bit paranoid that this is not a legitimate offer. I know this is a bit conspiracy theory mentality, but I have this sinking feeling that I am going to go to the office and they are going to be like, I don't know who you are and I will find out later that what had really happened was my identity was stolen and this was a tactic to get me to fax my Identification. That nonsense behind, my other fear is that I am not qualified for the position. It frightens me that this offer is so high compared to standard SoCal offers. They never interviewed me, so I wonder what they expect from me in a technical standpoint. I am not worried that I don't think that I can quickly learn what needs to be learned, or that I am not good at what I do; but, if they are expecting me to be an expert at certain things out the door, I might fall short of their expectations and then I will end up enemployed in a place that I cant afford to live in. I suppose the unknown will always haunt me when I make changes as big as this. I must move forward and do what is best for me with the information I have on hand. Had I known that I was in line for a promotion to a middle managment type position, I might have not considered moving. I found this out over a beer last night at BWW.
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