Whatever

Well, I am in a state of shock as agent No.1 has got me an interview. Now I’m sure you have kept copious notes so I won’t recap, but it’s a role I had been put forward for ages ago: production manager for a big and trendy design agency in Shoreditch. One minor problem: the salary has been reduced by £5000. They want a very experienced person that won’t need their hand held, but realise the money doesn’t reflect that.The company wants to see me but will understand if I don’t want to see them with an admission they would be getting me on the cheap! I have never come across this before; is this a new form of negotiation, or is it simply *** behaviour? Anyway, beggars, choosers etc, etc spring to mind and I felt I had no option but to agree. I somehow put on a brave face when talking to the agent and ‘bigged it up’ with an optimistic slant as I’m a bloody good liar when I need to be. A date is arranged and I cracked-on with some research on this very generous company. Then, amazingly, I am contacted by another agent with a role, and very soon after I agree to being put forward for it, I have an interview. This is shocking behaviour and for a moment or two I go light-headed with delirium. Two interviews, eh? Not bad. This second interview is via an agent that has not yet featured in this diary, and from now on shall be referred to as Agent No.4. This job is sticking to the advertised salary and not following the new trend of reducing it and taking the proverbial. Crikey, more research to do. Oh yes, I have a lodger. I am beginning to wonder if I should have taken a little longer and not grabbed the first person who showed an interest in the room. He’s a depressive. Just what I need when I’m not exactly full of beans due to work situation. Fortunately my innate jollity manages to come to the surface after he has droned on about goodness-knows-what. At least he has a job! I went to see the generous company and, surprisingly, decided I would like the job. I was informed the role will develop, so I was thinking long-term and was happy to start on the reduced salary as the company is a ‘big player’, albeit a tight fisted one. After what seemed an eternity, they get back to me with: ”you’re a great guy, very friendly and can do the job easily, however................ we think you would get bored so we don’t want to offer it.” This company clearly doesn’t know what it wants and they think it’s ok to waste my time. Ahhhhhhh, the joys of job hunting.