But, That’s My Stapler..
So, the new j-o-b! Yes, ok.. I used to work for Superpages.com, great company, not so great employee satisfaction, just stating the facts. Every week it seems at least 2 people jump ship. The reaason I left, no secret here, was the lack of opportunity to advance. I tried several times, I know I have the skills, I was just not given an opportunity or fair chance. To their credit, they have setup a focus group to help with employee morale and retention. I guess with all large corporate issues, it just takes time.
Speaking of chance, the new job just kindof happened, I wasn’t really looking. A friend was contacted by a recruiter for a different position with the same company and ended up turning it down. He then gave my info to the recruiter and said I may be a good fit for the company. After a couple of weeks the recruiter called me and I sent over my resume for the position of Digital Marketing Executive. They needed someone who speaks Spanish and English and has designed sites in both languages. I sent over some site examples and had a like 3 interviews.
I’ll spare you all the messy details. In all it took about 2 months for me to receive and accept an offer letter. I just turned in my 2 weeks notice about 2 weeks ago and I start my new job tomorrow, Wednesday, 9/5/07. I am very excited!! Almost forgot to mention the company name Priority Pass.
Actually I got a phone call today from my new boss to go over the details of part of my day tomorrow. In the morning (9:00 AM sharp) I will spend most of my time in HR, filling out paperwork. Then lunch with some Marketing Execs and the afternoon was not planned out yet, but I’m sure I will be doing a meet and greet probably with office personnel, and finishing any paperwork. Don’t know my desk/cube/office arrangements yet, but anything will suffice, I’m not that picky!
Oh yeah! Did I mention I may be going to London for some training in November?!?! Yes, I turned in my application for a passport last week at the post office. I have heard some horror stories of it taking forever but I paid for rush service, the attendant said it would take 4 or 5 weeks. Hope it’s here on time! Anyways, the reason is that their sister company, Vivid Lime, which does web design and online marketing, is based in London and they use a CMS that is based on Cold Fusion, so I HAVE to go there for the training, darn!
I’ll let you know how it went tomorrow!
