| The Dom has been sitting in the fridge since I gave birth to Egg. Although originally intended to celebrate her much anticipated birth, because I felt like I had my head in a plastic bag for most of the time afterwards, it didn't seem right to drink it without really tasting it! After a while, Egg has become old news now!! I felt we needed more to celebrate. With the shaky economy and forthcoming elections here, contract work is slowing down and Steve and I were just starting to feel a little anxious. Steve's deadline for a new contract was the first week of October. As Christmas looms ever closer as well, it was important he secured a contract before November. His previous attempts were proving futile, either just missed out, or the contract had been pulled, therefore there was no longer a need for an analyst. Finally he had two contracts to tender. We were waiting with baited breath. One of them had contacted 16 recruitment agencies. Of the candidates put forward, only 18 were shortlisted for interview. Steve's confidence was a little shaky, but he went in and gave it his best shot last Thursday. On Friday afternoon we were notified that two candidates had been shortlisted, Steve was one of them. Apparantly another senior manager is quite difficult to work with, so they felt it would be beneficial for the two remaining candidates to meet him. The recruitment agent told Steve that he would go first, reading between the lines, she felt that if they got on, there wouldn't be a need to see the other candidate. This contract will be quite high profile - it goes until Feb next week, providing us with good security over the Christmas period. Its the longest contract that Steve has found so far and he wanted it! He met the guy and then later on in the day we were told he'd be offered the position. Its been an agonising wait for the paperwork to be drawn up and final checks to be completed. Contracts can be pulled at any time, the risk of this kind of work, although the benefits of the pay as far as we're concerned make up for it. Now, the paperwork is signed and the Dom has been enjoyed! Its great news for Steve, I'm really proud of him. Its great that his skills are being recognised and his finally found his niche. Anyway, its encouraged me to work extra hard at my assignments. One is gone, the other is a work in progress. I'm also trying to revise for my exams. I'm extemely anxious about those. Gone are the GCSE days when I felt confident in my ability to 'blag' it. I have two exams, each lasting three hours. As long as I get through those, I'm focusing on a holiday in the sun afterwards! |