out of the blue

The long:

I've been talking for a little while about my job, and I've actually told a few of you. Well, here are the details.

Last week, on Friday or Saturday, Laila IM'ed me with these simple words: "Do you want a summer job?" Now, these words aren't necessarily enough to make me drool by themselves, but the phrases with which she introduced her comment were such that, when taken in context with the statement which I have already related to you, they indeed DID make the saliva run unhindered from my mouth. They were, "You know html. And general stuffs about web sites." I would have been happy to get any job (I had been looking for one for a few weeks, and had become discouraged), but this was simply amazing. A job doing a lot of the stuff I would do with my summer anyway!

My enthusiasm was only heightened by further conversation. It seems that the person eager to hire me runs a home business, and has a couple things going on the side. So, it's a rather informal arrangement, which means no dress code, no complaints about my unwillingness to comb my hair, etc. Even better than working at a college was, in fact. PLUS, and this is the clincher, I get 30 dollars an hour. That's a wage that didn't even enter my imagination when I first began looking for a summer job. I got excited about the prospect of working at a BANK. You can only guess how happy I am now. A few other benefits include being able to work from home, and, when I'm not, I'm allowed to raid their fridge and get sodas/snacks. Now I haven't yet worked up the COURAGE to do that, but I am certain I will by the end of the summer.

I am happy. And very lucky.

Much thanks to Laila for having a mom. Much thanks to her mom for having a friend. Much thanks to her friend for hiring me!

And the short:

Job: Web design and tech support
Informal
Wage: $30 an hour
Hours: Varying — this week I worked 20 hours, but it should slow down
Informal
I can work from home on a lot of things
My employer is nice