Well... I got the job!!! (x-post)
Sep 12th 2007, 2:15 pm
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Well... I got the job!!! (x-post)
It's taken about 2 months and 3 interviews, credit checks, background checks, reference checks etc. But I have secured an offer for a kick-arse job with a fabulous financial institution in Wellington's CBD, New Zealand.
The twelfth of September 2007 will also remain with me for two other reaons:
Hubby gave his 2-day official notice today to his employers. Got to love "employment at will"! However, he did tell them about 6 or 7 weeks ago that we would be leaving, probably Sep/Oct sometime. They even interviewed people for a replacement and offered a job to someone else. The chap accepted... then said a week before he was supposed to start that he'd taken a job somewhere else! "Employment at will" bites them in the arse a second time. Meanwhile, it's taking 2 days to draw up my contract of employment.
(that's more like it!)
The third reason is that we signed the contract to sell our house today! We close on the 28th... a scant 2 weeks and 2 days away. The words "Time is of the essence" are in bold in the contract!
I wouldn't want to be in our lawyer's shoes in the next couple of weeks! 
The house inspection is on Friday in the morning. We're not worried at all. We've watched over the past decade that we've owned the house as it's settled, and there are really no concerns. Only thing I'm going to do is call an exterminator tomorrow and get a tiny but growing hornet's nest removed that's in the peak of the bay door, outside.
So... job offer, sign contract on house sale, and hubby quits toxic job.
All in all, a pretty DAMN GOOD DAY!!!!!!
The twelfth of September 2007 will also remain with me for two other reaons:
Hubby gave his 2-day official notice today to his employers. Got to love "employment at will"! However, he did tell them about 6 or 7 weeks ago that we would be leaving, probably Sep/Oct sometime. They even interviewed people for a replacement and offered a job to someone else. The chap accepted... then said a week before he was supposed to start that he'd taken a job somewhere else! "Employment at will" bites them in the arse a second time. Meanwhile, it's taking 2 days to draw up my contract of employment.
(that's more like it!)The third reason is that we signed the contract to sell our house today! We close on the 28th... a scant 2 weeks and 2 days away. The words "Time is of the essence" are in bold in the contract!
I wouldn't want to be in our lawyer's shoes in the next couple of weeks! The house inspection is on Friday in the morning. We're not worried at all. We've watched over the past decade that we've owned the house as it's settled, and there are really no concerns. Only thing I'm going to do is call an exterminator tomorrow and get a tiny but growing hornet's nest removed that's in the peak of the bay door, outside.So... job offer, sign contract on house sale, and hubby quits toxic job.
All in all, a pretty DAMN GOOD DAY!!!!!!
Sep 12th 2007, 2:19 pm
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Re: Well... I got the job!!! (x-post)
It's taken about 2 months and 3 interviews, credit checks, background checks, reference checks etc. But I have secured an offer for a kick-arse job with a fabulous financial institution in Wellington's CBD, New Zealand.
The twelfth of September 2007 will also remain with me for two other reaons:
Hubby gave his 2-day official notice today to his employers. Got to love "employment at will"! However, he did tell them about 6 or 7 weeks ago that we would be leaving, probably Sep/Oct sometime. They even interviewed people for a replacement and offered a job to someone else. The chap accepted... then said a week before he was supposed to start that he'd taken a job somewhere else! "Employment at will" bites them in the arse a second time. Meanwhile, it's taking 2 days to draw up my contract of employment. (that's more like it!)
The third reason is that we signed the contract to sell our house today! We close on the 28th... a scant 2 weeks and 2 days away. The words "Time is of the essence" are in bold in the contract! I wouldn't want to be in our lawyer's shoes in the next couple of weeks! The house inspection is on Friday in the morning. We're not worried at all. We've watched over the past decade that we've owned the house as it's settled, and there are really no concerns. Only thing I'm going to do is call an exterminator tomorrow and get a tiny but growing hornet's nest removed that's in the peak of the bay door, outside.
So... job offer, sign contract on house sale, and hubby quits toxic job.
All in all, a pretty DAMN GOOD DAY!!!!!! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...happydance.gif http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...ate/woohoo.gif
The twelfth of September 2007 will also remain with me for two other reaons:
Hubby gave his 2-day official notice today to his employers. Got to love "employment at will"! However, he did tell them about 6 or 7 weeks ago that we would be leaving, probably Sep/Oct sometime. They even interviewed people for a replacement and offered a job to someone else. The chap accepted... then said a week before he was supposed to start that he'd taken a job somewhere else! "Employment at will" bites them in the arse a second time. Meanwhile, it's taking 2 days to draw up my contract of employment.
(that's more like it!)The third reason is that we signed the contract to sell our house today! We close on the 28th... a scant 2 weeks and 2 days away. The words "Time is of the essence" are in bold in the contract!
I wouldn't want to be in our lawyer's shoes in the next couple of weeks! The house inspection is on Friday in the morning. We're not worried at all. We've watched over the past decade that we've owned the house as it's settled, and there are really no concerns. Only thing I'm going to do is call an exterminator tomorrow and get a tiny but growing hornet's nest removed that's in the peak of the bay door, outside.So... job offer, sign contract on house sale, and hubby quits toxic job.
All in all, a pretty DAMN GOOD DAY!!!!!! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...happydance.gif http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...ate/woohoo.gif
Congratulations!
Sep 12th 2007, 2:32 pm
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Re: Well... I got the job!!! (x-post)
Wow you have done well. Seems your move to NZ was meant to be. 
Sep 12th 2007, 2:36 pm
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CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Sep 12th 2007, 2:51 pm
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Re: Well... I got the job!!! (x-post)
It's taken about 2 months and 3 interviews, credit checks, background checks, reference checks etc. But I have secured an offer for a kick-arse job with a fabulous financial institution in Wellington's CBD, New Zealand.
The twelfth of September 2007 will also remain with me for two other reaons:
Hubby gave his 2-day official notice today to his employers. Got to love "employment at will"! However, he did tell them about 6 or 7 weeks ago that we would be leaving, probably Sep/Oct sometime. They even interviewed people for a replacement and offered a job to someone else. The chap accepted... then said a week before he was supposed to start that he'd taken a job somewhere else! "Employment at will" bites them in the arse a second time. Meanwhile, it's taking 2 days to draw up my contract of employment. (that's more like it!)
The third reason is that we signed the contract to sell our house today! We close on the 28th... a scant 2 weeks and 2 days away. The words "Time is of the essence" are in bold in the contract! I wouldn't want to be in our lawyer's shoes in the next couple of weeks! The house inspection is on Friday in the morning. We're not worried at all. We've watched over the past decade that we've owned the house as it's settled, and there are really no concerns. Only thing I'm going to do is call an exterminator tomorrow and get a tiny but growing hornet's nest removed that's in the peak of the bay door, outside.
So... job offer, sign contract on house sale, and hubby quits toxic job.
All in all, a pretty DAMN GOOD DAY!!!!!! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...happydance.gif http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...ate/woohoo.gif
The twelfth of September 2007 will also remain with me for two other reaons:
Hubby gave his 2-day official notice today to his employers. Got to love "employment at will"! However, he did tell them about 6 or 7 weeks ago that we would be leaving, probably Sep/Oct sometime. They even interviewed people for a replacement and offered a job to someone else. The chap accepted... then said a week before he was supposed to start that he'd taken a job somewhere else! "Employment at will" bites them in the arse a second time. Meanwhile, it's taking 2 days to draw up my contract of employment.
(that's more like it!)The third reason is that we signed the contract to sell our house today! We close on the 28th... a scant 2 weeks and 2 days away. The words "Time is of the essence" are in bold in the contract!
I wouldn't want to be in our lawyer's shoes in the next couple of weeks! The house inspection is on Friday in the morning. We're not worried at all. We've watched over the past decade that we've owned the house as it's settled, and there are really no concerns. Only thing I'm going to do is call an exterminator tomorrow and get a tiny but growing hornet's nest removed that's in the peak of the bay door, outside.So... job offer, sign contract on house sale, and hubby quits toxic job.
All in all, a pretty DAMN GOOD DAY!!!!!! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...happydance.gif http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...ate/woohoo.gif
Nice one - well done on all 3. Hope you had time to nip out and buy some lottery tickets....??
Sep 12th 2007, 3:07 pm
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Re: Well... I got the job!!! (x-post)
Congrats!
Sep 12th 2007, 11:33 pm
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Congratulations, that's great news you must be overjoyed
Sep 12th 2007, 11:40 pm
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Re: Well... I got the job!!! (x-post)
new member here, well done you. bit of advice please, how do you secure a job when living in uk, finding this a really hard thing to do, got any advice?
Sep 13th 2007, 12:00 am
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Well done Maz - not that there was any chance that you were NOT going to get it...exciting times ahead
Sep 13th 2007, 12:14 am
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This may be of help to you:
http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Pulask...ork_in_the_USA
Sep 13th 2007, 2:56 am
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Well done sweetie.............Essex Girls Rule
Sep 13th 2007, 4:59 am
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that's cool, congrats
it's surprising what you can get done in a hurry...we just got a car on the quick as i found out the head gasket was about to go again on our old car on sunday, sorted a new car out monday and picked it up yesterday, though there's a few parts need sorting which will happen once i get the registration as they'll do that when parts arrive and can do inspection...so that was interesting, pain in the arse getting it on the hop like that, but only having one car does that to you *l*
it's surprising what you can get done in a hurry...we just got a car on the quick as i found out the head gasket was about to go again on our old car on sunday, sorted a new car out monday and picked it up yesterday, though there's a few parts need sorting which will happen once i get the registration as they'll do that when parts arrive and can do inspection...so that was interesting, pain in the arse getting it on the hop like that, but only having one car does that to you *l*
Sep 13th 2007, 8:53 am
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well done maz!
