Now That's What I Call Service!
i had a "first" today in terms on my job interviewing experiences... the fastest "turnaround" between an interview and an actual job offer, numbers included and everything... literally less than 2 hours! haha... now that's what i call service eh? i wish all my job interviews were that quick to respond. heehee. so how was it? well, it was goddamn early is what it was... 8:30 AM. haha, had a little experience of boston commuting traffic... why does the red line slow down in the morning... you'd think it'd try to speed up to carry more passengers... but no... it slows down. i mean... physically slows down... not the frequency of arrivals... although i guess they are related in some way. anyways, this firm was located in downtown boston and walking there i had again one of those sweet urban moments enjoying all the hustle and bustle of "city life". ahhh. and then i had the interview which actually went off pretty much without a hitch. since i did the intense traveling schedule last week, the whole "presenting" myself i have sort of down pat... its not even fun anymore... haha. i sort of just do my dance and show and they seem to eat it up. the guy i spoke with was nice enough, but i guess one interesting and unique thing he did (not necessarily good or bad) was express the point that this architecture firm was indeed a business operation and that coming to work for this firm would involve learning not only "design" but also the nooks and crannies of making things financially feasible. i mean, everyone sort of plays lip service to that notion but this guy really wanted to hit it home it seems.... not exactly sure what to make of it i have to say.
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anyways, the interview itself went allright... and as i already alluded to by saying i got an offer, i guess it went pretty well, at least in terms of "selling" myself. hmm... it was almost too easy in a way i guess. but why am i not jumping for joy. hmm.... honestly in my opinion... they have a whacked sense of what is an appropriate salary. shortest way i guess to put it is that i was offered more in houston than they offered for me... to live in boston... one of the most expensive cities in the country to live in! hmmm...i know its probably just a few thousand difference... but when it comes to standards of living and cost of living... it makes a huge difference probably. if i took that salary i would be pretty much living like a grad student again... which isn't that bad, but i dunno... and i being unrealistic?
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anyways, yes... it is nice to have an offer to "fall back on". but honestly, the pay is a little dismal. again, never the perfect union. the first offer was a very respectable bid for houston but my impression of the firm was mediocre. oh by the way, my impression of this firm was a little above mediocre... but i definitely felt the siren call of "coporate".. having attuned myself to that from two years at hillier. and now the second firm, slightly better practice... crummy "initial" pay. but that "initial"... who the hell knows how long that is "suppose" to be.
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hmmm, i wonder what and when... and if... my other offers pan through.... both the remaining houston players have told me that a offer letter is in the works as we speak.... and the dallas and philly firms... well honestly... i dunno about them... up in the air.... but hmmm, they would be nice for some comparison i guess. yes... this boston firm was definitely "too easy"... and my gut feeling about it? well honestly, nothing to really complain about except for the pay... which isn't "that" bad... but definitely that side of "medium".... almost a sense of "comfort" in the "type" of stuff they do. but then again... nothing of "pizazz" i saw in other places.... surprisingly the houston firms.
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again....interesting waters lay unchartered ahead.
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on other fronts... can i mention just for the record... how bad of "senior-itis" i have. it is absolutely torture to get myself to "design" these days... eventhough i know i am going to fuck myself if i don't get my act together. also my other two classes... i finally started picking up the ball (slightly) to write my final housing paper.... and well, real estate is always an adventure of group dynamics, so we'll see how that actually works. but yes... in general, i couldn't even give a fuck. i'd rather play squash... which i am getting sort of good at... in a very amatuerish kind of way.
posted by faux chink @ 10:18 PM
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