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beansideWoke up this morning to the news about the death of Grant Imahara from Mythbusters. He died suddenly of a brain aneurysm. I don't normally have a reaction to celebrity deaths beyond a "oh, that's sad," but this one is hitting hard. Mythbusters was just such a part of our life. It was a show everyone in the family liked, and so every week, we'd flip it on and watch it. Grant always came across as just a nice guy. Kind, gentle, and brilliant. From all the eulogies coming out, he was like that in person, as well. And he was only a year older than me. Ugh. This year is utter shite.
I finally heard back about the job. I have an interview with three of the mid-level managers on Monday. Now, I just get to psych myself out for the next week. This interview at least is through Microsoft Teams, so my clothes have time to come in, just in case I get an in person interview to follow it up.
I'd really expected the interview to be sooner, since they're trying to get coverage for the temps who started yesterday. And of course this gives my jerkbrain plenty of time to get me freaked out. Last night it was trying to tell me that the reason it's so late is because it's a pity fuck of an interview. I'm trying to reframe that into "saving the best for last," but it's hard. The managers I'm interviewing with know me at least. One of them is the one who hired me for my current position, so hopefully she's kindly disposed towards me.
As Jess pointed out, if someone in my twitter mentions was as big an asshole to me as I am to myself, I'd block them. It's hard to block your own brain, but I'm going to try. I know I'm smart and competent at work. I do my best to finish my stuff and regularly offer to help other people. I know this, because I see my coworkers, and some of them are stupid and selfish. And I know I'm better than that. I don't know who else has put in applications for this. I mean, I have some guesses, but none confirmed, so I don't know what I'm up against. I suppose it doesn't matter, really. I can only control what I do.
I'm trying to come up with good answers for all the potential questions. I asked one of my managers about it, and he said that they're likely to stress the need to handle change. Which makes sense. Part of being a manager is to roll with changes, and make sure your team does as well. I'm trying to come up with answers to the "how do you handle change," and "what is your biggest flaw?" questions that always get asked.
At least I know my managers will give me a good review if they ask them. My main manager was off when I applied, but she'll be back in today, so I may try to figure out a way to ask her to put in a good word. (or more likely, just tell her that I applied, and hope she reaches out to her manager to recommend me.)
It's going to be a long week.
I finally heard back about the job. I have an interview with three of the mid-level managers on Monday. Now, I just get to psych myself out for the next week. This interview at least is through Microsoft Teams, so my clothes have time to come in, just in case I get an in person interview to follow it up.
I'd really expected the interview to be sooner, since they're trying to get coverage for the temps who started yesterday. And of course this gives my jerkbrain plenty of time to get me freaked out. Last night it was trying to tell me that the reason it's so late is because it's a pity fuck of an interview. I'm trying to reframe that into "saving the best for last," but it's hard. The managers I'm interviewing with know me at least. One of them is the one who hired me for my current position, so hopefully she's kindly disposed towards me.
As Jess pointed out, if someone in my twitter mentions was as big an asshole to me as I am to myself, I'd block them. It's hard to block your own brain, but I'm going to try. I know I'm smart and competent at work. I do my best to finish my stuff and regularly offer to help other people. I know this, because I see my coworkers, and some of them are stupid and selfish. And I know I'm better than that. I don't know who else has put in applications for this. I mean, I have some guesses, but none confirmed, so I don't know what I'm up against. I suppose it doesn't matter, really. I can only control what I do.
I'm trying to come up with good answers for all the potential questions. I asked one of my managers about it, and he said that they're likely to stress the need to handle change. Which makes sense. Part of being a manager is to roll with changes, and make sure your team does as well. I'm trying to come up with answers to the "how do you handle change," and "what is your biggest flaw?" questions that always get asked.
At least I know my managers will give me a good review if they ask them. My main manager was off when I applied, but she'll be back in today, so I may try to figure out a way to ask her to put in a good word. (or more likely, just tell her that I applied, and hope she reaches out to her manager to recommend me.)
It's going to be a long week.
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Date: 2020-07-15 05:59 pm (UTC)