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Date: 28 November 2006 10:51:52
Well the weekend went surprisingly well. Maybe I shouldn't be surprised, there were some very organised and lovely people sorting most of it out, which meant everything went to plan, as much as there was a plan. It was a hectic weekend, but not nearly as mad as I'd been warned of, unless my advisor was exaggerating for effect... ;) Meetings went well and I managed to keep to the agenda (and finish early :D), get through all the important points, and get a good enough grasp of the complicated financial stuff that I could explain it so it made sense (I think) *smug* There are frequent occasions when I question why I do this, when its stressful and I'd rather it was someone elses problem. But I also know that the reason I do it is for the challenge, of the difficult situations which need to be sorted, of making sure everyone knows what they need to and getting through everything in the time available. And for the buzz you feel when you finish it all, when you get it sorted, or at least partly, and know its gone well. The satisfaction of knowing that is amazing. I think I'm still on a bit of a high about it.. And my perspective on the whole thing is quite different than it was- I now know I *can* do this, and do it well.
As well as the official stuff, t'was a fun weekend too. Great to catch up with people who I consider good friends but only see every few months or so. We managed some nice relaxed social time in between everything else- chatting and gossiping over a pint or two (and more than a few cups of tea!), and not to mention much ceilidhing on saturday night- some new ones and some favourites, trying not to stand on peoples toes when doing the spinny polka bit. And remembering again why I love strip the willow :D
On the not quite so positive side, I didn't get the job. I wasn't particularly surprised at this, since I got the impression in the interview that they wanted more experience of a lot of stuff than I have. But I got a phone call yesterday morning, and apparently I did a good interview, but didn't have enough experience of anti-social behaviour. Hmm, I didn't know I had any experience of that, but there we are. I'm not particularly dissapointed, from the interview it didn't sound like the best job for me. Ah well, try again next time, maybe third time lucky.