I decided to simply dive in. \u00c2\u00a0That new job.<\/p>\n
I expected that it would be similar to my previous gigs\u00e2\u20ac\u201dall the freelance ones where I would be dragged into deep messes. \u00c2\u00a0And worst of all, I would start to regret my decision.<\/p>\n
But it’s clear that something is different. \u00c2\u00a0Or perhaps it’s the first time in a long time that I have been treated well during my first week. \u00c2\u00a0I can’t recall the last time when I felt treated this way\u00e2\u20ac\u201das a valuable employee. \u00c2\u00a0It certainly wasn’t at the startup, nor was it at the design consultancy…maybe the next one, but was it like that at Palm? \u00c2\u00a0I remember feeling dumped at my desk without anything to do. \u00c2\u00a0Then in 2 weeks, I took off to Peru.<\/p>\n
I am getting this message: “You’re valued here. \u00c2\u00a0We need you.”<\/p>\n
Which for pretty much anyone makes you want to give back. \u00c2\u00a0And whatever the case, my words actually matter. \u00c2\u00a0It’s as if the position was made for me and my beliefs. \u00c2\u00a0If this wasn’t here, how could I fit anywhere?<\/p>\n
“We’re so lucky that you were attracted here,” they say.<\/p>\n
And I wasn’t? \u00c2\u00a0What surprised me was that it was my top choice, but I started having doubts and I didn’t know what to think. \u00c2\u00a0Sure, I can be thoughtful about\u00c2\u00a0anything. \u00c2\u00a0And deeply engaged and passionate. \u00c2\u00a0What strikes me is why they wanted me. \u00c2\u00a0I asked once in that desperate call right before my offer. \u00c2\u00a0I can imagine the direction, “Convince her.”<\/p>\n
And who knows, James was able to hear my anxieties and address each one. \u00c2\u00a0“I’ll figure out the salary thing,” I said hesitantly, because I didn’t want to appear as a moneyhogger.<\/p>\n
Even then. \u00c2\u00a0It’s not the money. \u00c2\u00a0It’s about how money reflects status and seniority. \u00c2\u00a0I didn’t want to be paid less than my equivalent.<\/p>\n
They are rubbing my ego a little too well. \u00c2\u00a0And perhaps taking advantage of my talents. \u00c2\u00a0At least I hope so. \u00c2\u00a0I mean, it’s only the end of the third day, so I hope that it means well. \u00c2\u00a0No fears.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I decided to simply dive in. \u00c2\u00a0That new job. I expected that it would be similar to my previous gigs\u00e2\u20ac\u201dall the freelance ones where I would be dragged into deep messes. \u00c2\u00a0And worst of all, I would start to regret my decision. But it’s clear that something is different. \u00c2\u00a0Or perhaps it’s the first time … Continue reading Rubbing my ego<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/j.unoccupied.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/j.unoccupied.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/j.unoccupied.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/j.unoccupied.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/j.unoccupied.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=580"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/j.unoccupied.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/580\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":581,"href":"https:\/\/j.unoccupied.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/580\/revisions\/581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/j.unoccupied.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/j.unoccupied.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/j.unoccupied.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}