Blog on the Lillypad
Tuesday, February 03, 2004
 | Negotiating the New Job
Rick, my soon-to-be new boss called last night to "negotiate" the terms of my new job. It went something like this: Rick: "Well, I've been authorized to offer you this much, Jeri." |
He's going to e-mail the benefits info this morning. We hope to do signatures through faxing and PDFs so that we can end the day with the contract signed and the deal complete.
| Yesterday I gave an informal tip to my project lead (not my manager) that this was coming. I told her I would keep her informed. But she's already figured out a couple ways to manage things if I go. I won't tell my manager until the signatures are on paper. Getting the job required a unanimous decision from the three people who interviewed me, and Rick has assured me that it was a pretty easy decision. They like my drive and motivation, and my skill set is as close as they can get to what they want: a person half way between tech writer and analyst. He told me that he really loves his team, and they are all people who say what they think and can defend it, but they listen to other ideas as well. So it's a smart, savvy, challenging place with a lot of snap but also friendliness. Rick and I both profess Christ as Savior. That's a nice bond to have. |  |
No more steel-toed shoes and hardhat! Jeri is returning to the white collar world of clinical research!
