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[judy]

Originally Posted by Lindsey

Scott started his new job yesterday. The guy who does the hiring for his department took him out for lunch and they got to talking about everything and Scott mentioned that I had applied for a job there but was denied without even an interview. The hiring manager was bewildered. He said my resume never crossed his desk. If they get any application from a woman born in Saskatchewan, they basically get first dibs on jobs. There's no way I should have not even gotten an interview. They are still looking for 8-9 drafters and told Scott that if I still want a job, he'd give me one tomorrow!
Scott explained that the reason he found a new job is so we wouldn't have to work together. The hiring guy said he could put us on different projects... we'd work in the same building but never have to work together on anything. He said there are a lot of married couples and people who are dating and living together who all work there and it's not a problem at all with the company.
It's something to think about for sure. With it being so close to Christmas right now i don't want to give up my Christmas holidays or my trip to Mexico in February. Plus in January I'll find out what I'm getting for a raise and possibly a bonus. And I would feel terrible leaving my office without a drafter at all... me leaving would be REALLY detrimental to the company. But I'm still going to keep it in the back of my mind.

It is great that you have that option!!!

[gja1000]

I'm really glad to hear that Lindsay! It's always great to have options.

[DianaB]

That's great!! Maybe you should hint around about the other job and see if they give you a really good raise!!! It sounds like you're pretty important to them.

[Lindsey]

I have a feeling I will be getting just the minimum 3% raise and no bonus this year. I was talking with our receptionist yesterday and she has heard through the grapevine that our company is having trouble even making payroll... some expenses are being paid straight out of the CEO's pocket.

After Scott told his boss that I was going to stay put for the next couple of months, his boss insisted he get my resume anyway. So I sent it to Scott yesterday, he gave it to his boss, and his boss said it doesn't matter if I want to stay here right now, he's going to give me a call anyway!

Anyways, Scott's company just signed a contract with a major mining company for 6 years of work. They're looking at getting 200 people from Scott's company to work on that contract ALONE, which is why they're in a hiring frenzy. And guess what? Scott's company has turned around and hired MY company to help out with some of the work. They're looking at 20 people from our office to work on that contract alone. We don't even HAVE 20 people in our office so hopefully it will mean more money, more upgrades, and more help.

I really don't mind staying here if I can. We've had one bad year but I think things are looking up now. I may get a small raise in January but if I get all the drafting work from this new contract I can really show how much I'm worth and hopefully get something more later in the year. Besides, even with my minimum raise I'll still be making more than Scott. I might take a pay cut if I switch jobs.

I hope if Scott's boss calls me, he's not too pushy. I'd like to leave the whole thing alone for now. Scott's Christmas party isn't until January so maybe I can schmooze and make some contacts then if I'm not happy here at that point.

[gja1000]

Sounds like a plan, Lindsay!

[Lindsey]

So now his boss is taking me out for lunch next Wednesday so we can chat. He seems really nice, and I have to say the whole taking me out for lunch thing is a nice touch lol. But I still need to explain to him that it's going to be really tough for me to leave my company right now.

[Lindsey]

Oh yeah and I want to add... I'm really embarrassed and I feel like this might just be a "saving face" kind of deal... Scott told him that I thought I didn't get an interview just because I'm a girl. Obviously it's the first thing that popped into my head because I see that a LOT with engineering companies around here. But really, I can't believe he told him that. On the phone yesterday he said he wanted to make it clear that that wasn't the case at all and they have a recruiting firm that decides what they see and what they don't see. Anyways, I'm going to feel pretty weird now.