what am I feeling? is this pain? Is this panic?

[offbalance]

Consider this the official announcement.

Okay, so I've been temping at Harper Collins for the last couple of weeks. And while here, I poked around on their HR boards, looking for a means to go from temp to perm. (Which is akin from going from the Earth to the Moon, but I had to try). So I found a job opening in the contracts department and applied for it. I had two interviews for it (both of which went very well.) NOW, I just got a call, and the HR person told me that they would like me to temp in the position for an 'undetermined' amount of time, just to try it out. And that I'm 'definitely a finalist' for the position. And I start Monday. WTF?

I'm still worried about jinxing myself. I don't know if I should be talking about this yet. But I figured if I had to choose between this and exploding, this would win. So I don't know what's what. Don't congratulate me yet. There's no celebrating to be done. But yeah, that's what I've been spazzing about of late.

(and if I don't get the idea of wanting french fries out of my head there will be problems. Big ones.)

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You should do it, it's a paycheck, plus it's experience even if you don't get hired.
That's basically how I felt about it. :)

And I suppose I didn't talk enough about the interview I had with the guy I would be working for, and he said that he'd had a lot of turnover in the position, and a lot of people quitting due to the pressure of the job, and he'd been burned, and he wanted to make sure that he would get someone whom he felt could stick it out. And I think it's a good idea too - I get to see what it's really like, other than being stuck somewhere if it doesn't work out. I mean, I always thought I wanted to work in editorial, until I actually did, and almost lost my mind as a result. So if this is more of the same, I'd rather both the hirer and the hiree to find that out before any actual hiring. you know?

just don't forget YOU have the skills, you're talented and hard working and they would be LUCKY to have you an as employee. Just as you would be lucky to get the job.
:D thanks! *blush* and I agree. ;)