----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- then versus now versus now and again Friday, I got a call from RV, my old colleage at the Alt. Company. We still talk all the time, go to lunch, bitch about the journalism field and, more often than not, reminisce about the glory days of working together. He really was my favorite editor ever - he assigend and edited the first story I ever won an award for. (OK, I've only won 2 but they were decent ones and two is better than none so what the hey) Anyway, he's working at the Alt. Company again (has been for awhile) and they just fired 2 editors - including the top one. So, are you going to try to get that job, I asked him No, he said, but you should I don't really know if I'm qualified, I said Yes you are - as much as anyone else, he said, besides, I'd be there to help you He said that M, the top, top, top editor was also interested. And, when JVK, the publisher got wind of the idea, he was interested too. I still remember what he told me on my last day of the job before coming here to work for The Man. Go and learn a bunch of stuff and then come back to us. RV and I talked about it again late Friday and he said M was really really interested in me for the 2nd top position - that they had some Stanford / Salon magazine guy they were thinking about for the top editor job. I can't really argue or compete with that but I think it comes down to this: Can they pay me enough - I dont mean that in a snobby way, but I'd lke to at least have them match my current salary. And, can you - or should you - return to an old job? I've done that once before and it was a weird, not entirely successful venture. Anyway, today, someone else (who, obvs, doesnt know about these conversations with RV, told me she saw a job listing for the Alt. Company jobs I emailed RV to ask if that meant they weren't actually interested in me. His reply: << So, now I'm back to weighing the pros and cons
Pros
Pontial cons Likewise, here are some pros and cons of staying wedded to The Man
Pros
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