The Interview

So I told you yesterday that I had an Interview for (my old) job in a different location.

Today while I was getting ready for work I get a call from an HR representative for the position I applied for in Maryland. The woman on the phone was very nice and calmly informed me that she was calling about my interview the previous day, she had a very soothing voice and that demeanor that implied she was going to give me some bad News.

Since I was packing my lunch I was casual and not ready to let my day be ruined yet.

Well this woman (you could tell had been in HR a while) very gently asked me if I knew I was coming from my current position, down 2 pay grades.

I appreciated her contacting me, so I confirmed that I knew that the position I applied for would mean a pay cut, I said that right now getting out of Utah was more important to me and I could always re-advance. She was much more relaxed when she said, they said "when could I start" and I said the end of September, they said I would hear back in 4 to 6 (business) days.

Things are looking optimistic for the first time since March.