The Day I Get My First Job Offer

Hey Nameless,

Mark the date! Delirious with happiness? Yes, you could say that. In fact I'm so happy that I can't even think. I've no idea how I'm even able to generate a train of thought logical enough to write this post. Remember that line from "Into the Wild". Alex is about to die and he writes in his book "Happiness is real only when shared". I think today I really know what it means.

You should have seen me in the morning, when I read that mail from that manager. God! I was frantic(yes, frantic is the word!). My first instinct was to call someone, anyone. This was too big for to keep to myself for even a second. I look for my phone I can't find it. I throw the bedsheets around, the pillow covers, the books on the table and I just can't find it. I even went into the bathroom. The places where I can keep my phone is another post in itself. You try it man, you have this news bursting out of you, you're all alone in your hotel room and you can't find your phone, lets see how long you last.

Well, thankfully N was online, and with due apologies to him, this is the transcript of my chat history.

me: arghhhhhhhhhhhhhh
arghhhhhhhhhhhhhh
arghhhhhhhhhhhh
when i want the phone i cant find it
N: haha!
me: yuck yuck yuck!!
N: what!
no use..
me: i got the offer!!!!
N: let it sleep away!
me: arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
arghh
N: WOW
me: i want to call you!!!
arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
N: wait
me: arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
N: come on line

So, that's how it came to pass that the first person to hear the news of my getting the job offer had to be told using GoogleTalk!

Too many conflicting feelings. Worry and hope in one small head. Nothing is confirmed as yet. Haven't got the offer letter or anything, just this mail. You can always take the long view that nothing is confirmed until the day you actually start work. Feelings of impatience - I'm sitting in the plane back home and typing this post - and I'm trying to put the plane in warp speed with my thoughts. Two hours in a plane is way too long when you want to really really get home.

Of course, I was worried before this. This was the last interview scheduled with this company, for the forseeable future at least, and ahead seemed another not-so-enticing-round of emailing and applying. I consider myself really lucky to have gotten even these three calls. Quite a lot of luck involved actually. Others have been struggling to get even one. Of course, it really helps when everyone is so supportive and always encouraging you to stay positive - close Friends and family. I don't know where I got the notion that I was the Lone Ranger, it is so untrue. I've realized that I can't get by without tons of help, at every single step. I wouldn't have survived for a minute without these guys.

Anyway, it came through at the very last minute.

Of course I'm really excited about the team and the work. It is exactly what I want to do and the people I talked to were just great. The location is also supposed to be really nice and has a ton of other companies around too. Well, lets see how this works out.

For today at least, the future is rosy!

cheers,
day-dreamer