So I spoke to the recruiter from the company that I want to work for and she let me know that I am a lock for the position.
The problem, though, is that the position doesn’t actually exist yet, and they just submitted their final proposal justifying the creation of the position, and won’t hear back until next week, possibly as late as Wednesday.
So I’ve got the job, if the job actually proves to exist.
In the meantime, the other job does exist, and I also have it.
I tried to stall for time, saying that I was definitely interested and would be willing to take the job, but could I make a final decision next week after I hear back about the other one?
That didn’t really work out, and so I decided that I would actually accept the job with the caveat that if/when I get the other offer I’m taking it.
I’m not locked into taking my second choice job, so really the worst-case scenario here is that after everything shakes down, pretty much no matter what I have a job.
Honestly, this is sort of an enviable position to be in; I’m guaranteed to have a job that, while not ideal, is certainly something I can live with and is familiar territory, but the odds are nearly as good that I have a job that is much closer to the ideal.
It’s win-win, right?
So why is my stomach in knots?
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