Well, it was an interesting day for
me on the job front! They decided to open a perm req for the role which I have been performing for the past 8 years, so I applied and interviewed. This was back in mid-
October. Turns out I wasn't qualified for my own job! For some reason, they've decided to take a highly technical position and change it to a project management position. I don't know Sig Sigma from Seven-of-Nine. So who's going to do the technical stuff? Not the Indians - I've been doing the work on
their servers! The kicker was, my boss didn't have the cojones to actually tell me I didn't get the position. My spider sense told me that I wouldn't get it, but I think it's my mgr's job to say "Hey Thom, sorry, but we've chosen someone else, and your services will no longer be needed as of ______" I wonder - would my badge just stop working on a certain date?
About 2 hours later, I accepted a position with another company! The pay is roughly the same, considering I'm switching from 1099 to W2, but this gig offers some challenges that were lacking in the last gig. At least I get out from under the 7-1/2% self-employment tax! Since job A had left me twisting in the wind, I did what any good liberal
would do and started knocking on doors (so to speak).
The downside is, I probably won't have as much time to spread my liberal wisdom during the work day...