The prize is mine!
I am extremely happy to report that I have been offered a job with ANG Newspapers in Oakland as a “Web Producer!” I start on Monday.
The downsides are that it’s an entry-level job, so it’s not going to involve getting to the full-on design and programming stuff that I’m used to (and enjoy), and that it features correspondingly entry-level pay.
The upsides, however, are plentiful: There’s room for growth (a higher position more suited to my experience should be opening up in January or February); there are medical and dental benefits; they have a 401(k) plan and subsidize a portion of their employees’ public transportation costs; and, most importantly, the people that I’m going to be working with strike me as a really great group of folks.
I’m really, really looking forward to this!
Kev, first, Congrats! This is great news! Secondly, once they see what you are capable of, that new position that’s opening in January or February will be yours! Good job, buddy!
Congratulations, Kevin!