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6
Jan
2010
How much am I worth?
This morning I got up very early. got into the car (expecting traffic), and arrived 60 mins too early at the destination because there were none. Had a positive interview at the agency (sincerely hoping they like me enough to ask me to come by more often).
But that questions, “what is your salary indication?”. How can I state what I am worth without selling myself short and without being too expensive?
I don’t know about you, but here it is not normal to tell people what money you make. So nobody talks about it, everybody gossips and colleagues’ salaries can make a world of difference without them knowing it.
So, what am I worth? How can I know…?
5
Jan
2010
Two days further
No surprises from the side where I would have expected them (see last post). Nothing, not a person telling rules, no guidelines, no new org-charts, nothing! I decided to work like I did before and not let things slide these last weeks, keep positive although it are the last weeks. If there is no plan, I’ll make my own.
So I just scouted for some interesting requests, and actually found so much I can call myself a busy girl this week!
By the way, this morning I’ve sent emails around to some clients that my leave is nearing. It is kind of emotional to keep informing people that you loved working with that you’re leaving. And I know that in the eyes of Philips everyone is replaceable but I would like to think different of my clients, hoping they do the same about me.
For the first in a long time have been coding HTML/CSS in Notepad++ again from nothing (I really hate dreamweaver and such as that is not a skill, that is a trick). It was a thrill finding out that the knowledge is still present somewhere there in that brain of mine.
Tomorrow morning I’ll have a job interview, far from my home. That might mean we (Kees, the cat and myself) need to move, but let’s first see if they like me at all, before drawing any conclusions.
The day after another job interview in Eindhoven, and perhaps finally some news on a job I had applied for a long time ago (more than 2 weeks).
All in all, hectic in the job department, but hopefully my new challenge and inspirational future will come out of it!
3
Jan
2010
Managerial surprise
After a week of doing nothing, being ill, and some more of the first, the week will start again tomorrow. And what am I looking forward to that…not
It will be weird, not having the responsibilities I have had for a year now. Also it is hard to work on a place where you know you are leaving and are taking distance from, emotionally.
The reasons behind me leaving are of no matter really, it’s just that I would have hoped for a better feeling about it. I have not chosen to leave on such short notice, I would like to have more time (and a successor) that would ensure the quality of the work I leave behind.
Officially there is “a plan”, of which nobody has been informed as of yet, that will ensure all that. Will see and wait for it tomorrow I guess, perhaps there is a managerial surprise ahead?
