Besides which, you see, I have confidence in me
I accidentally discovered my dream job (or a very close approximation) being advertised on the web this morning. I didn't go looking for it, it just happened to be... there, sitting right in front of me. Looking at me. Tempting me. Whispering sweet nothings in my ear. Waving at me every once in a while whenever I tried to ignore it. And it just refuses to go away. I've tried pushing it away, but it does no good. I threw it out the window, but I turned around and it was back again (looking a little bedraggled but no less enthusiastic). Dropping a safe on it didn't help. Nor did the piano (and to be honest, I suspect it was a waste of a very nice grand piano). Now I'm just going to have to resort to extreme measures.
User interface design. Based in Edinburgh. For a company I'd believe I'd like to work for (rather a lot). Asking for something extremely close to my current levels of experience. I flatter myself that I could do it and that I'd be good at it. Or to phrase it somewhat more positively, I know I have the talent and passion to do the job and do it well (which is as much confidence as I've ever been able to muster about something like this - the effort was exhausting). I showed the job advert to someone I work with, without saying anything about it. They waved goodbye to me. I take that to be a good sign.
Time to make me a C.V. It's been a while...
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I dont pretend to know anything about user interface design, the words dont look as if they should go together in the first place.
However, it looks web design related. A friend of mine runs a coding website which apparently is held in high regard (by the turn it off and turn it back onners). Its www.codestore.net if you're interested.
Go for the job too...and dont put it off.
You know ... sometimes the universe picks you up by the back of the shirt and kicks you in the butt. Then again, sometimes it picks you up by the front of the shirt and plants a tender kiss on you. I think perhaps that's one of those times, don't you? What always worries me is that I won't take one of these universe-given opportunities and THEN WHAT HAPPENS? Does it just pass me by, or does the universe get really pissed off at putting in all that effort on my behalf just for me to ignore it? I've never wanted to find out, lest my most-likely-dodgy karma be tarnished even more. The experience I've had lately has been half wonderful universe-donated possibility, half kick-in-the-pants. It's like the universe is saying, "OK, basically I'm cutting you a break this time, bozo, but here are a few nasty little surprises just to keep you on your toes, just to show you how terrifying I could make things if I chose". So, now having anthropomorphised the universe, I'll shut up now, sir, and just say good luck Mark. Don't live in fear. I do, and it sucks.
Foots said it best. Sometimes for no reason good stuff happens, and the rest of us could only wish the words "dream job" applied to us. Go for it, dazzle them, and storm the world.. you have 'us' behind you
(btw- thanks for the call yesterday..)
Go get 'em!
Mark, judging by your work that I have seen thus far they'd be crazy not to hire you. GO for it.
Remember Disnae.
I'll walk you in there if I have to >:-\
You know what, I think I shall indeed go get them. Yay me :)