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Originally Posted by EVOLghost
Yo!!!!! That's awesome man. Happy to hear that. I hope everything works out in your favor and you really enjoy the new position.
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Merci, mon frere!
It's all a bit uncertain at this point, because I'm currently juggling what amounts to 2 jobs at my place of work. This position needs to be a "right fit," not just for my boss, but for me, since I will have to give up one of my current roles if I take it. It's a job that I have been interested in for many years actually, but I've been interested in doing it in a slightly different environment. So, we shall see. As of tomorrow morning I will begin working three "jobs" temporarily and checking in with my boss periodically to see how I'm feeling about it, and whether I want to let one of my current jobs go, and who it should go to (most likely a freelancer who I will feel compelled to micromanage and check up on) or just keep things as they are and work this new job until they find a replacement for that (which would be much more difficult).
I'm actually rather terrified. I'm keeping it a secret from friends and family for the time being, and even from co-workers. My editor and my publisher I are the only ones who know that I'm giving this a go.
But it could be really good if there works. My "wifey" (girlfriend of almost 10 years) is about to leave on an indefinite soul-searching trip, and I could use the extra work to fight the crippling sadness and anxiety this is sure to induce.
I'm cautiously optimistic at this point. And I'm grateful and keenly aware of how fortunate I am to have an editor who is letting me test drive a new position, and take it or pass on it depending on how it goes. That's real white middle class male American privilege for you, and I'm not blind to that.