Really Happening!!
The huge news is I HAVE A NEW JOB!!!!
I will soon be a Scientist (that is my new
official title) at Novartis.
Holy crap. I cannot believe that it is actually
happening but it is. Just for background I have
been at my current job for almost six years.
Most people come through between college and
grad school, they work for two years tops. I still
talk to some of the lab alumni and they all think,
or thought, that I would be there forever.
I started at the lab right out of college down in
New York City. I worked there for a little over
two years and then the head of the lab got an
offer to come up to Boston. He asked me to come
up along with a few other people and I have
been there ever since. A lot of people have come
and gone but I have stuck around. Now I freely
admit that a big part of why I have stayed is that
I can't figure out where I want to end up. I don't
know what I want my career to be. Theoretically I was
supposed to figure that out but it just didn't happen
and my current job kept changing so there were
always new opportunities. Also I work with great
people that made it easy to stick around.
Even though it's a great place it is still time to move
on, there is nowhere for me to go. I am back to doing
the same work I've done for years and there are no
chances for any kind of advancement. So I asked a
friend of mine who used to work in the lab but moved
to Novartis a year ago, to let me know if he heard about
any opportunities over there. About two weeks ago he
called to let me know there was this great position in a
new group at the company. He had already talked to
the director and mentioned me. So I submitted my
resume to this job that almost literally fell into my lap,
they called me in for an interview, I went back for a
second and then on Tuesday THEY OFFERED ME THE JOB!!!!!
I couldn't believe it! I mean it happened so smoothly
(although not without some MAJOR stressing
on my part about silly things) that it didn't seem real.
I told my bosses today, I kind of have three, that I will be
leaving after some stressing over whether I should say
anything yet or not. I think I made the right choice.
They were pretty surprised and so was I, they were so nice
about it. I wasn't sure how they would react, I thought it
could be bad but it was the total opposite. The one actually
got a little teary-eyed when he was talking about me leaving.
He said that if I am there for a while and it just isn't working
out to give him a call and if there isn't anything in the lab
he knows a lot of people and could find me something.
How awesome is that? I mean I tell him I'm leaving and he
basically offers support if it doesn't work out. Wow.
The other result of today is that the whole thing is a lot
more real. I'm leaving...and getting a sweet new deal!!
I will now bask in the excitement (and not think about
how much is going to change).
I will soon be a Scientist (that is my new
official title) at Novartis.
Holy crap. I cannot believe that it is actually
happening but it is. Just for background I have
been at my current job for almost six years.
Most people come through between college and
grad school, they work for two years tops. I still
talk to some of the lab alumni and they all think,
or thought, that I would be there forever.
I started at the lab right out of college down in
New York City. I worked there for a little over
two years and then the head of the lab got an
offer to come up to Boston. He asked me to come
up along with a few other people and I have
been there ever since. A lot of people have come
and gone but I have stuck around. Now I freely
admit that a big part of why I have stayed is that
I can't figure out where I want to end up. I don't
know what I want my career to be. Theoretically I was
supposed to figure that out but it just didn't happen
and my current job kept changing so there were
always new opportunities. Also I work with great
people that made it easy to stick around.
Even though it's a great place it is still time to move
on, there is nowhere for me to go. I am back to doing
the same work I've done for years and there are no
chances for any kind of advancement. So I asked a
friend of mine who used to work in the lab but moved
to Novartis a year ago, to let me know if he heard about
any opportunities over there. About two weeks ago he
called to let me know there was this great position in a
new group at the company. He had already talked to
the director and mentioned me. So I submitted my
resume to this job that almost literally fell into my lap,
they called me in for an interview, I went back for a
second and then on Tuesday THEY OFFERED ME THE JOB!!!!!
I couldn't believe it! I mean it happened so smoothly
(although not without some MAJOR stressing
on my part about silly things) that it didn't seem real.
I told my bosses today, I kind of have three, that I will be
leaving after some stressing over whether I should say
anything yet or not. I think I made the right choice.
They were pretty surprised and so was I, they were so nice
about it. I wasn't sure how they would react, I thought it
could be bad but it was the total opposite. The one actually
got a little teary-eyed when he was talking about me leaving.
He said that if I am there for a while and it just isn't working
out to give him a call and if there isn't anything in the lab
he knows a lot of people and could find me something.
How awesome is that? I mean I tell him I'm leaving and he
basically offers support if it doesn't work out. Wow.
The other result of today is that the whole thing is a lot
more real. I'm leaving...and getting a sweet new deal!!
I will now bask in the excitement (and not think about
how much is going to change).
posted by Jerry at 1:06 AM
2 Comments:
Congratulations Jerry! You are a Scientist--a REAL one at that. Not like the people where I work! (or worked, after February 15.)
YEAH!
Yay! Oh, you so should've gotten a leg hug for this news. Next time I see you, be ready. Starting a new job is one of the scariest prospects, but if it's the right place, you will love that you made the move and it won't feel like a hard thing at all. Congrats!
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