Wednesday, December 29

fanfare & drumroll, please ...

It's official. Squarepeg has landed a Serious Job.

I signed today with a very respectable (:-P) company not too, too far from home (20-40 min. drive, depending on traffic). The deal includes a car and a very decent salary, not to mention subsidized lunches at the great restaurants in the area, a subsidized gym membership (critical when food is abundant, delicious and cheap), and of course Life Insurance. This whole package is standard for the Israeli hi-tech sector, and man, it's nice to be back.

Oh, and very nice people ... of which I am now one. [insert angel with halo icon here]

It's been three and a half years since I worked in a hi-tech company ... anybody remember that huge "bang!" in spring of 2001? Yep, I've been wandering in the wilderness since the bubble burst. Since then: a full year of UI benefits which included an interesting and somewhat useful course in Sales & Marketing (subsidized by the Labor Ministry); a fizzled attempt at a muffin business (way too much work for tiny returns); and two years back in Toronto, mostly floating (work-wise) in a "dream job" of sales in a mega-bookstore -- reading (and walking, and shelving) all day ... and, oh yeah, office temping.

Good times.

So with the New Year will come a New Job, a New Era, and naturally a New Life, in which harmony and happy times will reign and there will be World Peace and no further Natural Disasters of earth, wind, fire and water.

What I'm trying to say is, Mr. Squarepeg is finally off my case.

10 Comments:

At 29/12/04 15:54, Blogger as said...

Nice one!
Welcome back to cubicle/corridor land!
Need more details though...you've just described Any Company Ltd.

 
At 29/12/04 18:29, Anonymous Anonymous said...

HOORAY! I knew it would happen sooner or later! I'm so glad it was sooner! Congratulations, that is just great. Where is this place- Tel Aviv?

 
At 29/12/04 23:15, Blogger letti said...

Congratulations on your new job!! YOU GO GIRL!!

 
At 30/12/04 00:10, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I must admit, I do not know what life must be like in Israel. I see so much conflict in the news. Is it possible to have a regular life?
BB
baileysbroadcast.net

 
At 30/12/04 07:34, Blogger squarepeg said...

more possible than sri lanka ...
Yep, here we are, just dragging ourselves out of bed each morning, raising kids, trying to connect with people, job-hunting/working, waiting for the weekend, just like life anywhere.
Thanks, all, for the good wishes! Have to keep any identifying details to a minimum, of course. But for you, Ashley, I have 3 letters... ;)

 
At 30/12/04 19:00, Anonymous Anonymous said...

been lurking for a bit, but figured i'd come on out and say congrats on your new job!

chanie

 
At 30/12/04 23:52, Blogger Given said...

Here's hoping everything goes well in your new endeavor.

 
At 31/12/04 15:46, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Congrats! Don't blog on or about the job, you don't want to risk such a sweet deal.


-- Allison

 
At 31/12/04 17:29, Blogger as said...

oooh, 3 letters!
I'd guess if I had the town...hint hint...

 
At 1/1/05 21:18, Blogger Gray Lady said...

May I add my congratulations to all of the other ones. Of course, that will mean that you have less time to blog, right. That's not so good. But that's life.

 

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