Julie from Noshtalgia tagged me today, asking me to post eight random facts about myself.I am grateful for this, because it gives me the change to explain why I have been missing in action these last few months. My facts are not all that random, but I will present them in a random way. Sort of.
(1) I started experiencing workplace burnout two or three years ago. I’ve worked at the same place for 10 years, and for seven of those years, I have juggled two jobs.
(2) I started looking for a new job in late March. I prepared a new resume, bought some interview clothing, lined up some references, and put out some feelers. Two job searches re-opened and three friends sent me tips of job openings at their companies.
(3) I started interviewing in April.
(4) I knew that I wanted to run a nonprofit organization. I enjoy public speaking, meeting new people, solving problems, raising money and building consensus. I like to be pro-active.
(5) When we got back from France, I had some interviews with a high-profile organization.
(6) A few weeks ago, I got a job offer. Then I got another one. I accepted the second one. I start July 9.
(7) I am excited. I am nervous. I am revved.
(8) I spent today cleaning out my desk. I had mixed feelings. I liked many of my coworkers. Most of them, in fact. I did not always agree with how the company did things. But I enjoyed the workplace, and I felt a little sad at leaving it behind, even though I can visit at any time.
My new job will give me more free time in the evenings. Not to mention more responsibility and everything that comes with it.
Thanks to Julie, I was offered a graceful way of sharing this new development in my life. I started several posts, but I felt a bit funny about it. I dunno, like I was talking about myself too much.
If you have something to share, this is a good way to do it! I won’t tag anyone. I’ll just encourage you all to participate.
The photo, of course, has nothing to do with these recent career developments. But the organization I will work for, like me, has its roots in France.
30 comments:
Congratulations on the new job! I'm excited for you and wishing you the best with this big change.
Congrats! All along in reading your blog I thought you were a chef! Oh well, no worries. I guess I just need to read more carefully.
I too work for a French company in U.S. It's a record company, the only piece of the entertainment pie that the company kept when they sold out to Big American Corp. And I've changed jobs in the last year, more along the lines of downsizing and slowing down to head toward retirement. I emphathize with the nervousness etc...
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It's always exciting to start a new job, to anticipate and look forward to the challenges. Congratulations, Mimi!
Thanks, Laura! I will pretty much be my own boss - how cool is that?
Christine, I am the daughter of a chef - and I think of myself as a pretty good cook! Sounds like you have a fascinting job!
Lydia, I won't be writing so much, but I am returning to a line of work I enjoyed 15 years ago, before we moved up to the tundra.
I hope this gives me more time for blogging. The last three months have been just too too busy for antyhing but a once-in-a-while post.
Congratulations. Two years ago I left a company I had worked with for over 12 years. It was one of the scariest things I ever did but now, two years out, it was also the best thing I ever did. I'm so happy for you Mimi! I look forward to hearing more of your new adventure.
Scary is right! But you've got to leave your comfort zone, I guess.
I'm glad it worked out for you, Breadchick!
A new job with new challenges. Sounds scary and wonderful all at the same time. Best of luck Mimi. I'm glad you will have more time for blogging. Now if I could only find more time myself...
Oooh! How exciting! New place, new people, new adventures.... you're going to have such fun!
Just remember: your home is your comfort zone - the rest is your adventure....
I'm so happy for you!
This will be a great new chapter in your life Mimi. I wish you well. It's always exciting to make changes, challenging too. You have a very good attitude towards it all and I'm certain it will be a very rewarding role.
Christine, it will be so nice to work an 8 to 5 job, for the most part. It has been years since I coudl do this.
Katie, those are wise words. I will keep them in mind.
Fiona, thank you - I know I have to work hard. That's OK, I'm used to it.
Mimi,
I'm so happy for you and excited that you'll be starting something new. Félicitations!
Mary
www.ceresandbacchus.com
Mimi: Great news. I'm doing a job search, too, so this is encouraging by proxy.
Also, yesterday, as I made a cheese cake for today's celebration, I kept wishing you were looking over my shoulder and offering advice. I've internalized you!
CL
Thank you, Mary. I am so fired up - I will be proactive now, not reactive. And I will be goal oriented, not task oriented.
I feel such energy today!
Chris, I love making cheesecake - I wish I had done one. We are eating Italian today.
When I was in advertising, I used to do an annual holiday mailing piece for a bakery that specialized in cheesecakes. Phrases like "laced with bourbon" or "infused with lemon" really fired my imagination and my stomach. I loved experimenting with cheesecakes and other desserts.
I'm so happy for you, Mimi! Congrats and I'm sure you'll be a huge asset to your new company.
LOVE that photo! How neat of you in the window and the Eiffel Tower in the background.
Wishing you all the best on your new venture.
Congratulations, Mimi! New beginnings are always a mix of exciting and scary [which, I guess, is its own form of exciting]. You will do great. Have fun!
Congrats on your new beginning! I know how exciting and scary these transitions can be--I'm starting a new job myself at the end of August (hence my move to "the tundra"). I hope your new job provides all of the challenges and rewards you seek!
Thansl, Terri and TerryB. Such a mix of emotions when one door opens and you choose to close another.
Dharmagirl, good luck to you! let me know how it goes!
How exiting! After 10 years, I am sure you are nervous to make a change but I know it will be a great thing for you! Will you be writing? It sounds fabulous! Can't wait to hear more about it.
And, never feel like you are talking too much about yourself. That is why I visit your blog! I love to hear about you and your wonderful life.
Congratulations on the new job Mimi.
I too am in the non profit world I am one of the co- founders Of a non profit that helps start new businesses in upstate NY, underneath the parent company we also have formed the Upstate NY Grant writers Association. It's interesting, rewarding and challenging to say the least.
Super congratulations! I hope it's everything you're looking for and more (but not more trouble)!
The picture is lovely Mimi!
Wishing you the best of luck as you walk through that newly opened door. bravo to you, Mimi, for taking action and steering your life in the direction that you feel is best for you.
Thanks, Kristen. I have been very blessed recently.
Oh, Julie, it will be all that and more! It will never be boring.
Tanna, I think that photo was taken on our last day in Paris. I actually took more photos than my husband on this trip, and as the days waned, we realized we had few - if any - of me, but tons of photos of him.
Thanks, Lucy. I am excited one minute and nervous the next.
Congrats and good luck~how fortunate they are to have you!
Mimi...I am so happy for you! I knew something was up, but you are generally quiet about your private life, so I didn't pry. Cheers!!!
Thanks, Jann. I hope you got my e-mail last week! I hope you enjoy your travels this summer - I am so jealous.
Cyn, you are so perceptive! The last two weeks I've been busy closing one door - actually two. I think I have found someone to teach my class, too.
Congratulations Mimi. I can relate to the burnout and new job. I had been totally burned to a crisp in the hotel business but after going back to respiratory school and now finding myself in the hospital, it's a joy to go to work again. Best of luck with your new job!
That's great news! I've been looking over your blog trying to figure out what your big news would be!
BTW, did you have time to take up any of my cooking challenges in France? I'm assuming you didn't -- no problem of course! Just so you had a good time...
I'm so happy for you - and proud! You set your sights on something you really want - and deserve - and now you get to direct your many talents toward helping an organization you feel connected to from the roots up!
You are my inspiration, Mimi. Can't wait to hear more details. All the best!
Congratulations, Mimi! Change is always good, and this particular once sounds incredibly exciting. A new job usually is because of all the new challenges and new people and new opportunities that await you. All the best and keep us posted, k. :)
Congratulations, Mimi! Seems change is in the air. Lorrie and I have been discussing and starting to plan a move back up to the frozen tundra of GB.
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