-Aloe Blacc
That is from the theme song for How to Make it in America. I watched the first few episodes hoping that the blueprint of success would magically appear before me. After all, the title does sound self-helpish, right? Nothing enlightening to report so far, but maybe the secret comes in Episode 3...
I'm now officially back. The van rolled back into Boulder and closed the door on my South American chapter. I no longer have any excuses not to get down to business, well, except that I'm not sure what that business should be.
I had my first interview yesterday. I dressed up, even shaved, showed up early, and faced the standard barrage of questions.
Interviewer: "What is you say is your biggest weakness?"
Me "Ah my biggest weakness might be that I am a perfectionist"
Interviewer: "Ok, good...."
Me: "Wait I take that back. It might be high heals. No wait Oreos. Ok, ok, I am dyslexic and can't spell. You happy now?" as I start to sob.
I never understood this question. I get it, I just don't "get it."
The interview felt like past interviews for past jobs. Some good: stable company, money, and security. Some bad: commute, sitting at a desk, and settling for something less than a dream job.
A little side secret that I have not blogged about, in fact I haven't even really talked about, is that last week I landed what could be considered my dream job (more or less). I was hired as an adventure/gear writer for a start up company. They love my writing style and told me to write anything I want and they will promote me like crazy. Just one catch: I am working for futures. As in, if the company takes off I go with them; if the company fails I never get paid.
Great.
That still leaves me with the money void. Futures don't pay the rent and this other job won't leave me with a lot of free time. So now comes the money vs awesome dilemma. I've blogged about how I'd be good having a lot of little jobs. The problem is, how long could I sustain it? Would that even work? Where is my life going?
Hopefully Episode 3 has some more answers.
2 comments:
my standard answer to the "biggest weakness" question is, "I try to do too much myself. when i have the chance to delegate tasks, i would rather do them myself. then, i end up stressing myself out with by doing too much work in too little time." i vary the explanation, but that's the general gist of it. i figure "i'm a perfectionist" is too common an answer, at least among those of us smart enough to lie through our teeth. (two of my biggest weaknesses are also high heels and oreos!)
My crystal ball says you will have both. It doesn't say when.
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