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[sab]

someone's got a funnier way of saying "predicament."

But here's one.

2pm today, job interview. Nepotism in action, friend of a friend owns a music management company. How I conduct myself at this interview (ie, how much I appear to WANT this job) will be the (possibly only) deciding factor in whether or not I get it.

so- the lowdown dirty shame is what:

Pros:

It's a job. and I'm dead broke and haven't had one of those since June.

It's tangentially related to work I'm interested in. Which is to say, I've worked in the periphery of the music industry, and am also interested in management, and there seems to be an opportunity to get my own clients and move up.

It's a job. I could pay rent and eat and G could stop claiming me as a dependent.

Cons:

It pays very poorly and has long hours. More than, say, working retail, which is my other option and would be shorter hours and easier to quit if something better comes along. Less than, say, a job I'd actually want in the television industry.

It's not really related to what I want to do. The company is primarily involved in scheduling radio airplay for classical and jazz music. I know nothing about either, am not really interested, and all my music experience has been with working with live bands and acoustic musicians.

I would have a very hard time quitting, since the friend who hooked me up with the job has a reputation hanging in the balance. So it isn't the sort of job I could take while looking for other work.

It would not allow me time to look for other work. Of course, I've done crap-all toward that end as it stands. But inspiration is a whole new animal.

got a good three hours to decide how honest I want to be with this guy who's interviewing me. He made it very clear on the phone that he only wants someone who can be totally committed to the position.

Or am I just a fuckhead for even questioning?

Comments

[unwinding.livejournal.com]

not a fuckhead. i think you need to think seriously about this:
I would have a very hard time quitting, since the friend who hooked me up with the job has a reputation hanging in the balance. So it isn't the sort of job I could take while looking for other work.
as in, how much is it going to throw your kid out if you quit?
how likely are you to quit?

but then. eating. paying rent. is nice.

so. i'm generally unhelpful.

xx

[pene.livejournal.com]

and here I will advise you. (snort.)

look carefully and see if you want the job. play interested but ask all the questions to make sure you want it and it won't be some sucky accounting work disguised or something else. make sure you won't need to work earlier than you can. see if you like the people. be all unromantic about it (oh no, that's advice for me *g*)

you don't need to decide before you go. you don't know enough about the job yet. and you can refuse it if offered.

plus. other things. that can't be said here.

Distilling it down

[therealjae.livejournal.com]

1) Figure out how long "long enough" would be. That is, how long would you have to stay in this job to fulfill your obligation to your friend whose reputation is hanging in the balance? Six months? A year? Two years? Five?

2) Figure out whether you can stand to work in a job like this for that amount of time.

3) If you can, take it. If you can't, don't even consider it.

-J

[qowf.livejournal.com]

Dude:

First of all. Money is good.

Second of all. Don't take jobs you don't really want because it will end badly. Trust me on this one big time.

Third of all: retail may pay more this time of year and if it's as awful as retail normally is, you can make the bread, keep applying and walk the hell away.

Fourth of all: I love you much and want to see you happy and working, like you were in television. Remember?