Life on the bench: in my dressing gown

[George Parr]

Excellent news

[gingerjedi]

Hallelujah!!!!!!!

[ctdctd]

Superb news - please don't stop posting though!

[Zippy]

Terrific and

Let's all get pished

[Coalman]

Well done that man!

[HairyArsedBloke]

Hallelujah!!!!!!!

Aye. My feeling too.

Well done RC.

Let it be a candle of hope for all the others in such plight.

Have another

[rhubarb]

Very well done. Bet you'll be having a fantastic weekend now!

[VectraMan]

Well done Mr Richard.

[Mich the Tester]

633 applications.
Averaging about 3 to 4 applications per working day.

1 telephone interview - "Not got right kind of experience" (i.e. I have public sector experience).
1 face-to-face 'interview' that was just free consultancy.
1 telephone interview - "Not got experience" feedback (which defied belief) and I think it was free consultancy.
1 face-to-face interview that was then filled internally (which I think they intended all along).
1 telephone interview for a sales role (I wish they'd said that up beforehand).
1 telephone interview - outcome unknown as agency never returned calls.
1 face-to-face which went horribly wrong yet...

I start on Monday.

• Project management.
• My niche field (they never found a 2nd person to interview).
• Paying 50% MORE than I was seeking. (85% of the highest rate I have been on.)
• Probably over a year's work.
• Agency is paying weekly.

(And the really scary bit? The money was finally going to run out completely 2nd week in Feb. I was going to phone my Dad this weekend and - well, I don't really know what I was going to say. All far too close for comfort.)

A highly polished, indoor, top quality position on the bench (with cushions and beer-chiller thrown in) will be appearing on eBay shortly.

[rsingh]

Absolutely fantastic - I hereby call the end of the recession!