After a year and eight months
of sitting on my arse (metaphorically speaking) and sending out reams of resumes, I now have a solid lead. A recruiter contacted me out of the blue with a company in the southwestern part of Virginia who is apparently very interested in me, as I have a certain rather odd mix of experience.

As an engineer I've worked with polymers and injection molding, I've worked in cleanrooms helping to decide where new pieces of equipment for creating computer chips will be installed, and I've worked for a consulting company that did some structural engineering work. I've also had experience working for architects and land developers.

From what I can tell, they're looking to build a plant making nylon carpet fiber and need someone to lay out the equipment and get it connected to the proper electrical and water supplies and whatnot. So they're having me drive down there to interview with them. They'll reimburse me for my mileage and put me up overnight in a hotel.

Unless I curl out a Richard the Third on the conference table, my time of unemployment should be over very soon.

WOO!
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Fri 17 Dec 2010, 15:37, 9 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Woot!
Good news, sir.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 17 Dec 2010, 15:51, Reply)

Go on
Do it anyway. It would be a great story to tell at parties. Or more likely in a court of law.
( djtrialprice, Fri 17 Dec 2010, 16:00, Reply)

Tempting though that might be
I need the job badly enough that I'd likely do just about anything they ask at this point, and can't afford to jeopardize this in any way. Having this huge gap in my resume does not look good at all.

I'm probably not going into this with the best mindset for negotiation, but what the hell- I'm fucking desperate.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Fri 17 Dec 2010, 16:12, Reply)

Result!
My chap is trying to land a job over here, he's been in his current job in Mississippi for 10 years and is ready for a change.
( jenpots, Fri 17 Dec 2010, 16:00, Reply)

Oh dear god PLEASE don't tell me you're cyberfucking Syncubus

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 17 Dec 2010, 16:40, Reply)

get to fuck Gonz!
No I am not.
( jenpots, Fri 17 Dec 2010, 16:50, Reply)

OH damn, that's a shame, on the comparison I'm possitvly a dreamboat-studmuffin.... totally would be in with a chance if your chances were that low.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 17 Dec 2010, 17:06, Reply)

sorry Gonz, I'm all loved up and stuff.

( jenpots, Fri 17 Dec 2010, 17:11, Reply)

Gosh darn it !
Oh diddums, never mind =)
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 17 Dec 2010, 17:16, Reply)