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We have a new guy starting at work on Wednesday. One of our colleagues in another office decided to become an Exec.Ass and they decided to fold that headcount into ours. I've seen the resume of the new guy since I'll be training him, and he's been doing my type of job since 1983. Nineteen Eighty Three. I graduated from high school in 1982. That's a long-ass time to be in a field.
And now he's a new guy, low man on the totem pole in my office. Makes me feel...unsettled. I trained another new guy a few months ago. He's 23 or so. Feels right. This guy, though, who I haven't met yet; this guy makes me unsettled. He's probably a few years older than I. His resume says he spent the last couple of years freelancing. To me, in this market, freelancing means "I got laid off from my job and managed to cobble together some work while I applied for new jobs". If I were interviewing him, I'd certainly want to know more. I'll probably subtly question him while I'm training him, find out what happened at his last job.
Because sure, I've had this job for 11 years. And I've had a lot more jobs than most of the people I work with. (An aside: that's kind of weird to me. They all had a couple jobs in high school and college, but then started at this one job or maybe this job plus one other. I've had, like, 30 jobs? Maybe more.) But really all that means is at a new job I'd be low man on the totem pole again. No matter what. So I guess I want to see what it's like to be my age (or more!) and starting a new job. Because I'd really really like to get a new job.
And now he's a new guy, low man on the totem pole in my office. Makes me feel...unsettled. I trained another new guy a few months ago. He's 23 or so. Feels right. This guy, though, who I haven't met yet; this guy makes me unsettled. He's probably a few years older than I. His resume says he spent the last couple of years freelancing. To me, in this market, freelancing means "I got laid off from my job and managed to cobble together some work while I applied for new jobs". If I were interviewing him, I'd certainly want to know more. I'll probably subtly question him while I'm training him, find out what happened at his last job.
Because sure, I've had this job for 11 years. And I've had a lot more jobs than most of the people I work with. (An aside: that's kind of weird to me. They all had a couple jobs in high school and college, but then started at this one job or maybe this job plus one other. I've had, like, 30 jobs? Maybe more.) But really all that means is at a new job I'd be low man on the totem pole again. No matter what. So I guess I want to see what it's like to be my age (or more!) and starting a new job. Because I'd really really like to get a new job.
