Normally I post something funny here, for Friday's. Maybe not today.
I'm in the office at the clients site. I'm waiting for documents which were supposed to have been done, oh, about 5 weeks ago!! to be released so I can present them to my clients for their review. How many times can you make up an excuse why something is not yet done / available / approved / signed off.... Ask me, at least 37 times in 4 weeks!!! And the client now has more requirements!! For fuck sake - if we tried 50% of the time we could do 200% of the required business in this account!!!!
I went for an interview yesterday. Yup, got a call a week or so ago asking me to please submit my CV. I did. Then I got the call to set up an interview - this took place yesterday afternoon. I sat there and breezed through it - no problem - best of all I didn't even know what job I was being interviewed for till I asked during out chat!!!!
I know I've got what they want. Except for a Degree (LOL - like that's going to ensure sales!). Anyway, if thats their criteria, they don't get to hire me!
When asked why would I want to come and work for them, I gave them some good reasons. However, when Asked why I would leave my current employer - I was stuck! Yea - so I said - better renumeration. Hey, I'm honest. I know what I'm worth, I know the devil I work for now, and if for no other reason other than they can't just fire me, it's worth staying here! But, for the right package, man will I move with speed.
Anyway, I made the next round. I was asked to be available for a meeting next week with the services sales manager(ess)!! I have worked with her before! Some of you (Divemaster Dad) will be surprised to hear who might be my new boss (then again, maybe you wont). In a way I'm hoping my current employer makes me a counter offer - after all I have 10x my target in the pipeline, and should even only 20% of it come through I could earn upwards of ZAR150k in comm at the end of this year. But that's probably not going to happen. So, I may be signing on from a different desk (and laptop) one of these fine days. Boy, who would believe that a Middle Aged White Male could still be headhunted in South Africa in this time and age!?!?
Yo, DMD - keep this between us pls. Don't need the rest of the Fuck Farm spreading the news in case it doesn't come through.
Only problem - it's another American owned IT Company!?!?!
Salagatle!
6 comments:
Hhmmm....nope, can't think who it might be. Email me the details...
Then again, you have to ask yourself....would you want to work for her (whoever it is)?
Hi Dm - it's JJ! ex DR
Fuckin' hell..............
LOL - thought u would have that response - but, I can use it as a tyre kicking exercise. If they make me a shitty offer, maybe my employer will match it, if they make me a good offer, maybe my employer will match it - or not, in which case I can go earn more money anyway!
Ha Your current employer will never match it! That is not they way they operate. The will kick your ass into the road.
I'm with Fishman on this.....the corporation will never match what someone else offers you out of (1) principle, and (2) they will wait to see if you take it, then they will usually offer something less.
Take the offer...I know of a Project Manager who is about to resign and go to MTN for R300 an hour...work it out...
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