No news on the job front. We're still holding out a little scrap of hope about one of the jobs John's been interviewing for. They said they'd make a decision in two weeks, and that was a week ago. So, we wait. In the meantime, he's applying for other jobs as he finds them.
I did not get the Netflix job, which was actually shocking to me because the first interview went so incredibly well. I went through the second interview which was called an "Interactive Interview" where eight of us prospective employees sat in a training room, took a test on a computer (which I passed with flying colors) and discussed the Netflix Values and talked about our own personal customer service experiences. After this "interview" we were given a piece of paper asking us to write a short essay about why we would be a good fit for the job and how much we love Netflix and we'd be contacted within three days to confirm they recieved the essay and tell us if we were hired. No one called me. So, after waiting a week, I called them, left a message...and they still haven't called me. So, I think that's pretty clear.
I let this get to me for a while. Most of it was a pride thing. Why in the world wouldn't they hire me? I'm awesome! But they didn't. I suspect I might not have done as well as I normally would have in the "Interactive Interview" because the night before I was up until 4AM with Max who'd had to go to the hospital due to getting croup and not breathing well. So, I was tired. REALLY tired. I tried not to let it show, but, I'm sure it did. Also, I didn't connect at all with the recruiter. You know when you meet someone and you just don't like them. No real reason, you just don't. That's how it was with this lady. I tried to be smiley and happy and friendly with her anyway, but maybe it showed that I was faking it. And then, maybe the real reason I wasn't hired was the fact that I don't have any experience as a customer service person in a call center. I worked in a call center in my last job, but not on the phones. So, there ya go.
The kids keep getting sick, as usual. They both got croup and both ended up on the ER in the middle of the night. But they're both on the mend now. Unless you count today because Max has been throwing up all his food today. He's not acting sick otherwise, no fever...who knows. The good news is Alex is nearly eczema free! This weather is really great for his skin!
The house hasn't sold yet, we've had about 2 showings a week, which our realtor says is average for today's market, but no offers. So, we decided to lower the price considerably (I thought it was too high when we listed it anyway). We'll see if we get any more action at this new price. For some reason, this house thing isn't bothering me at all. Out of sight out of mind I suppose. I don't miss the house one bit. I really like our apartment and I absolutely LOVE our neighborhood here.
Despite the kids being sick and the lack of employment and the little matter of still carrying a large mortgage in Utah, we are REALLY happy here. I mean REALLY happy. Both of us. We live in the suburbs but it's just 15 minutes to Portland which is a really cool city. An hour and a half drive (a very pretty drive at that) and we're at the beach. There are hiking trails everywhere. I've never been much into hiking, but you can't really avoid it here. Taking the dog for a walk ends up a hike because this whole place is a forest! I feel like if we ever ended up in our worst case scenario (no jobs, forclosure, homelessness, etc..) we could happily live in a tent somewhere in the trees off the freeway and learn how to creatively BBQ banana slugs (which, believe me are plentiful and would make a hearty meal, if a little slimy).
So, overall, a little stressed, but very happy and still hopeful :)
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