So, *cough cough * , I guess you all may have noticed that I haven’t lived up to my promise of the last post. Sorry. But are you really surprised? It’s summer, I’m at home in the best place in the world with the best people in the world (only lacking a few best friends), and I’m on vacation dangit.
The other reason I haven’t posted is, well…I haven’t really had anything noteworthy to say. I sent out a bunch of applications for jobs and internships and hadn’t heard anything from anyone. Not even a simple line saying You’re unqualified, please desist in contacting us. The world would be a better place if people believed more firmly in open lines of communication (and that can be applied to a variety of situations). If an employer doesn’t want me, that’s fine, but at least inform me that you don’t want me. It doesn’t have to be a long, detailed We regret to inform you…but we would welcome your application at another time. I appreciate the politeness, and the false statement at the end, but I would really appreciate the truth. We reject you, please move on.
I digress. My point is, it’s not really interesting to read, “Well, I’m still waiting,” over and over again. (It’s even less interesting to live it. Boredom ensued. Compounded by rain preventing me from escaping into outdoor pursuits.) But you don’t want to hear me complain, right? Bless you for reading thus far.
The real point: after so many weeks of not having a plan, and being jealous of those others with plans, guess what? I HAVE A PLAN. A company in DC called me, and they want me to intern with them for the summer. When the HR Manager called me to officially ask if I would accept, I was articulate, professional, and prepared.
HR Manager: "Would you like the position?"
Me: “Yeah….?”
HR Manager: “I’ll take that to mean…you want the job?”
Me: [something clunking into place in my brain] “Yeah! I mean, yes! Ahem, I would be pleased to accept the position.”
So. I have a plan. I’m gonna get my cute Montana self out to DC and live like a city girl for a while. (But I’m still a country girl, always remember that.) And I’m gonna act like I know what I’m doing.
‘Cause I do. Know what I’m doing, that is. Ahem. Totally.
The other reason I haven’t posted is, well…I haven’t really had anything noteworthy to say. I sent out a bunch of applications for jobs and internships and hadn’t heard anything from anyone. Not even a simple line saying You’re unqualified, please desist in contacting us. The world would be a better place if people believed more firmly in open lines of communication (and that can be applied to a variety of situations). If an employer doesn’t want me, that’s fine, but at least inform me that you don’t want me. It doesn’t have to be a long, detailed We regret to inform you…but we would welcome your application at another time. I appreciate the politeness, and the false statement at the end, but I would really appreciate the truth. We reject you, please move on.
I digress. My point is, it’s not really interesting to read, “Well, I’m still waiting,” over and over again. (It’s even less interesting to live it. Boredom ensued. Compounded by rain preventing me from escaping into outdoor pursuits.) But you don’t want to hear me complain, right? Bless you for reading thus far.
The real point: after so many weeks of not having a plan, and being jealous of those others with plans, guess what? I HAVE A PLAN. A company in DC called me, and they want me to intern with them for the summer. When the HR Manager called me to officially ask if I would accept, I was articulate, professional, and prepared.
HR Manager: "Would you like the position?"
Me: “Yeah….?”
HR Manager: “I’ll take that to mean…you want the job?”
Me: [something clunking into place in my brain] “Yeah! I mean, yes! Ahem, I would be pleased to accept the position.”
So. I have a plan. I’m gonna get my cute Montana self out to DC and live like a city girl for a while. (But I’m still a country girl, always remember that.) And I’m gonna act like I know what I’m doing.
‘Cause I do. Know what I’m doing, that is. Ahem. Totally.
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