Well, there’s good news tonight: I finally got a new job. I was offered a job as an Associate Consultant with Tata Consulting Services here in London. The salary, along with benefits, pension, and bonus, is in total a bit more than I was getting at Searchspace. The job itself will involve travel, unfortunately, but what can one do? It will be a good opportunity to use my test management and process skills AND will make HWMBO very happy as I’ll be earning money again. Tata Consulting is a worldwide organisation headquartered in India but with many thousands of consultants here in the UK and Europe.
Went for the interview last week and the company was impressed, but wasn’t happy to offer what I was asking for. However, today I spoke with the big cheese, the head of the Testing Consultancy Group within the company, and he was impressed enough that he met me halfway in the salary I was looking for. The compensation includes a mobile phone and a laptop as well.
I start either on 18th or 25th September.
I spoke with my chum Steve of Electromind, and he was not surprised but was a bit sad that I was moving on. However, as I explained, having a regular salary had become something that I just needed. I feel good that in the last year and a half I’ve made money for not only myself but also Electromind; Steve is a good egg (as my sainted mother would say) and will be extremely successful in the consulting biz in years to come.
Of course, just before I went in to the interview a customer texted asking whether I could take an ISTQB course next week. Now the answer will definitely be no! I wish they’d asked last week about having one this week: a bit of extra cash is always welcome.
To top everything off, on the way to the Well Chinese Restaurant for dinner I found a penny on the ground! That’s supposed to turn up before the good luck, not after!
Cheers to everyone!!
Yay! Happy new job!
Congratulations!
Congratulations!
Woohoo! New job!
Go you!
Good news! Congratulations.
Woohoo! Good news.
And cheers to you, too 🙂