New Job. Endless Opportunity.

There are a few words that i've been wanting to tell people for a while now.

"I got a job!".

For the past 3 months, I have be seriously looking hard for a good paying job in the downtown/city area. Coming back from a "6 month Vegas vacation", it was hard to adjust back to the fast-paced city life again. I started waking up daily at 7:30-8am, calling companies, emailing HR people, networking on twitter & it got so frustrating after a while. It was like living groundhog day over & over again. One guy called me from a steel company and right away told me he wanted to bring me in for an interview. He told me that the job was a sales role downtown and I asked him about the salary range. He got offended. I then explained to him that a lot of the jobs on craigslist have a starting salary of 25-30k and I was not looking for anything like that. He then told me that its bad to ask about salary over the phone and that his company was not for me. I hung up on him. Another company told me a higher salary over the phone than what they offered at the interview. These are only a few of the frustrations that I dealt with.

One Sunday, I went out to lunch with my friends Iman & Kevin at Rockit downtown. Iman ran into an old friend of his who happened to be working for a logistics company in Lincoln Park and told me to email him my resume. Within 2 days I did and a few weeks later I was asked in for an interview. This office was pretty much a replica of my last job. When I left the 1st interview, I was so confident that I would be working for this company. Something told me that this was the perfect fit for me & for the company. I haven't worked in almost a year now, and I am craving the chance to make some serious money. I went in for a 2nd interview this week and was offered the job on the spot. Not only is it exactly what i'm looking for, its also more money and endless opportunity with a growing company.

The rest of this week will include having fun with my friends, loading up on as much sleep as possible. Because next week starts a 7am-5pm daily schedule. I've been ready for this for a long time and can't wait to make some serious money.

My advice to anyone out there who is looking for a job is to get out there and network as much as possible. My opportunity came at a very random time. I was only trying to eat a Rockit burger and truffle fries, and ended up with a job out of it (and buying a Gibsons dinner for the crew I was with to thank them for hooking it up of course).

To all those haters out there that are constantly talking about me, please keep doing so. I will hear about it and it only motivates me to work harder and be a better person. Always remember that you are you who your friends are, and to surround yourself with positive, successful people. Regardless, I only have a few words left to say.

I have a job.