I GOT A JOB! *HAPPY DANCE*

[Zippo]

As per the title, after 8 months of searching I was finally successfull.

Had an interview on Tuesday for an IT Position with a large New Zealand company doing similar work to the job I left in June. Today I got the call saying I was succesfull and that I start on Monday.

Because I couldn't give work references, I do have a 3 month trial period but once that is over they are then stuck with me.

*So happy*

Goes off to order some plastic crack now that my savings plans are no longer required

[loophole]

congrats Zippo, it must be a huge relief to finally get a job after all this time

[UltraMarginal]

Most Happy congratulations.
Hopefully you enjoy the work and the workspace.
and of course having a full time income again:D

[Doubledealer]

Very pleased for you Zippo, that's great news. :D

[Sam]

Hey that's great news man, so happy for ya! :)

Just curious, why couldn't you give work references?

[Zippo]

Hey that's great news man, so happy for ya! :)

Just curious, why couldn't you give work references?

Because of the way I was forced out.
I didn't want to speak to my manager or his manager or HR and when I did go in to collect my personal items I was escorted out of the building before I could chat to the other person who could have been a work reference.

[Deonasis]

HAPPY! HAPPY! Go light on the plastic crack though, you aren't established at this new job yet. But still ..well done :)

[liegeprime]

Congratulations!! :D:D:D

[kup]

As per the title, after 8 months of searching I was finally successfull.

Had an interview on Tuesday for an IT Position with a large New Zealand company doing similar work to the job I left in June. Today I got the call saying I was succesfull and that I start on Monday.

Because I couldn't give work references, I do have a 3 month trial period but once that is over they are then stuck with me.

*So happy*

Goes off to order some plastic crack now that my savings plans are no longer required

Congratulation! I am happy for you and I am sure you will feel a lot better as it must have been very stressful to have been unemployed for so long.

Great stuff!

[Zippo]

Thanks for the kind words.

I must admit that being unemployed wasn't as bad as it could have been. Granted I was a tad sheltered from the real world effects as I had my parents to fall back on (I owe them just under $1000) and wasn't paying proper rent/power/food etc during the time (only board and internet)

Plus I had some awesome sales that helped me out
Probably around October I was worried about things, but then I got the unemployment benefit which took a lot of my worries from me

[Sharky]

Congrats zipp that's great to hear!! A new year and a fresh start!

[Prowl]

Congrats Zippo. Hopefully you are treated better there than your last place. Must be a real weight removed knowing you will start having a income again.

[Zippo]

Picked up the contract today
Monthly pay is going to be hard to adjust too.

[Hursticon]

Congratulations Zippo, very glad to hear that some good luck has finally come your way as it is one thing just to crack into the I.T. industry; It's just as hard , if not harder, getting back into it. ;):D

[Arcee]

That's an awesome news at the moment when mainstream news are stuffed with Eurocrisis and weak job market and sliding consumer confidence. Well done and congratulations! Sometimes a long wait means you'll only get something much better and worthy. Being "forced out" by that awful previous employer sounds like a good thing really.

Only downside is that we won't be seeing as many awesome sales from you I guess ;)

[Prowl]

Picked up the contract today
Monthly pay is going to be hard to adjust too.

Monthly pay = monthy binge buying

[kup]

Picked up the contract today
Monthly pay is going to be hard to adjust too.

I used to get paid bi-weekly and recently monthly. It took some getting used to as you have to re-organize your finances and habits around it. It was easier to balance out toys, savings and living costs bi-weekly. You have to be careful as it can be easy to over spend on a monthly salary.

[UltraMarginal]

I've had a monthly salary since I got out of Uni, you'll get used to it, just to avoid 2 minute noodles for a week every month. As cool as these new Prime toys are going to be, they probably won't be edible.:D

[5FDP]

Congratulations Zippo :)

It annoys me when I see people not taking their jobs seriously when there are so many other people - highly skilled people, legitimately seeking employment (general rant).

[Zippo]

Well I just picked up over $500 worth of business clothes today!
Man getting a new job is expensive and i'm going to have to be carefull till March when I see the first payday.