Another job option?
I was at my friend Renae's today. Her mom and assorted family members are visiting, and whenever they do, they cook a big ol' soul food dinner for whomever Renae can get to come over. Which is a lot of people. I mean, hey, there's soul food involved. I brought home a plate full of chicken and sweet potatoes. Mmmm... sweet potatoes.... :9
Not the point of this post, however.
Renae mentioned that she was recently talking to another woman from my Previous Employer (which is Renae's current employer). This woman was part of the recruiting team that hired me to intern and then to return full time. I love her to death. She's a totally cool lady. She now works in Diversity recruiting (yes, my PE has a whole department devoted to diversity). Seems that they're having so much trouble with retention and turnover that they're combing through their lists of people who have left that they would consider rehiring, and she asked Renae specifically about me.
It doesn't surprise me to hear that the company's in that situation. I saw it while I was there. I left, so obviously I'm part of the phenomenon. I just never ever thought I'd work there again. Like, never even considered it. I completely gave up on that idea for good about a year and a half ago. Because when you work in pharmaceuticals (as I do now), there are lots of companies for you to work at in the Bay Area. But when you work in food (as I used to), there are not. And there's the matter of the boss that I had that I really didn't like and was too immature at the time to know how to deal with.
So I'm a little shocked that it could even be an option. I told Renae to go on and let them know that I'd be interested in talking to them. Can't hurt. Just to see what they'd say. As long as I can be assured I'd never have to go back to what I was doing for them before. And I could go on about other considerations and conditions but that exercise would be entirely pointless at the moment.
They'd have to pay me a whole lot.
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when it rains it pours! good luck w/all you have going on.