Feeling quite good today. I probably shouldn’t be, since Chrysler just charged me $80.08 to replace a freaking $2.50 fuse. I probably won’t do business with this dealership again… punks.
The other thing is that I have to work all weekend. They’re shutting off power to the data centre. I have to go in tomorrow to help shut-down about 80 systems, then back in on Sunday for the restart. We usually do this at least once per year. At least this time it is not during Christmas.
The reason I’m happy is that I was contacted by a recruiter that works for Cisco Systems. This isn’t some head-hunter looking to fill an opening at Cisco, the guy is actually a Cisco employee. Looks like I’ll probably get an interview for a full-time Cisco gig in Nashville. I’d prefer not to have to move, but if the money is right, what choice do I have? I’m hoping when/if I interview, they’ll tell me that I can work from home, but will have to travel to client locations in the South East.
It is really enjoyable to be talking to people about a job when I’m not in the spot of “needing” one quickly. Most of the jobs I’ve left have been ones I really wanted to get out of soon. I still like my job here, so I can play the game with Cisco on my terms, and not feel like I’ve really lost anything if I don’t get it. At any rate, I’ll certainly get some practice for negotiating future jobs. And if I do get it, great. Cisco is on the list of the top two or three companies I’d like to work for, and probably second only to Sun Microsystems (if they’d ever get their act together).
