Changes I love, changes that just happen… April 17, 2008

I will have a new job. This means that I will stay in Switzerland more. After a selection process of 3 months I have a confirmation (of course it will take one more month to get the work permit)

Statistically speaking, I applied for 20-25 jobs, I got many “no”s and some “maybes”, I had about 6 interviews, out of which 3 transformed themselves in “no” after saying I am Romanian and only 25 years old (it seams I have too much experience for my age and this is weird and alienates recruiters). So I had 3 “second interviews”…which transformed in one “yes”. I like the job a lot and the story and people behind it seem reeeally nice.

The changes challenge me in a positive way. So I will end my contract on 16 May (instead of 30 June) and start the new job on 19 May. In between I have some days off that I didn’t take so I will have 9-18 May off. Which sounds great. Just that today i discovered I have an exam on 13th so I could go to Romania for a few days, pass the exam and see my family.

So I checked the flights. There is nothing under 500 francs :-s BUT…I am going to spend some time with Dani in Italy anyways…so I could fly from there…and I found a flight Milano-Bucharest for 70 euros. Which is actually great because anyways I need a haircut and here it would cost me about 50 euros, and home would be just 10…so…flying to Romania in this case means passing an exam, seeing my family and getting a haircut …all for a super offer of 40 euros. Isn’t this wonderful?

Many changes today…ending contract, agreeing new contract, planning trip to home…some of them I just love and some of them just happen (like the fact that I will have to look for a new flat). Sometimes I just feel I am a “changes” generator…and by generating changes I recharge my batteries..produce more changes…consume energy, recharge my batteries ) nice life, uh? I guess this would sound like torture for many people…and if you would only know the name of my new job… IT process manager – quite a change, uh?

hugs to my far away friends!