Week 1 of funemployment?<\/p>\n
Tough.\u00c2\u00a0 A lot of near misses. A lot of helpful emails. Tons of support from the best cast of friends I could ever hope for. A few meetings with a lot of coffee and a fair amount of beer.<\/p>\n
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Before I left for Canada and Washington, I had two interviews with local companies. Neither led to anything. The first had the funding pulled for the position. The second asked me for a writing sample, which I delivered late after a misunderstanding (“You want it when? I’m camping on an island. There’s no wifi here. Crap…”)<\/p>\n
I also received a tentative lead for a small print project from another friend, which after talking to the client via email I started to understand why he passed on it. Still, I’m not really in a position to be picky. We’ll see what I do with it.<\/p>\n
Thursday, I had a meeting with a great friend who works in a similar industry. We’re considering pitching some businesses together. Not quite a partnership, but a close confederation. It’s a good fit, and we’d do well when we go after a few local businesses.<\/p>\n
Another friend has been working channels for me to join his own company. It might be a good fit, though it looks like the timeline might be a little further out. Still, nothing feels better than having friends look out for you.<\/p>\n
Finally, by the end of the week, yet another friend set up a lunch and afternoon of interviews with a local company who I’ve written about in the past. Bonus: there are other friends from a past job there. I brought my resume and my portfolio, but never brought either out because everyone had talked me up so much!<\/p>\n
So, we’ll see what next week brings us. The outpouring of support \u00e2\u20ac\u201d texts, IMs, tweets, e-mails, and wall posts \u00e2\u20ac\u201d really touched me. It reminds me what my folks always told me: “The nice guys may not finish first, but they always finish happy.”<\/p>\n
Thanks, everyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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