A new lead

A new lead. A manager here clued me in that her Jacksonville boss is looking for someone to handle project-related reporting and analysis. She asked if I might be interested (at this point it's hard to be picky). I said yes, and apparently the Jacksonville manager knows of me.

Here's what she said about me (forwarded by my contact): "She says she knows you and likes you. She's going to see about the location exception because she agrees you'd be a good fit." That's a nice complement considering I really haven't dealt with her that much.

The one gotcha: the position posting says "This position may be located in Jacksonville FL or Charlotte NC". If I was to be considered, a "location exception" is needed. I've never heard of such thing, or was aware a position's location may be cast in concrete. I thought the location was pretty much at the manager's discretion; in fact, we were urged to apply to any Charlotte opening. Perhaps this is why my position postings have met with little success thus far.

Meanwhile, my severance package is being FedEx'd to me and should arrive tomorrow. It looks like the Corporate Transition Team woman managed to shake things up a bit - miracles do exist!

On a side note, I was inspired by comments made by Alonzo Mourning of the Miami Heat basketball champions. He was discussing his comeback from a potentially fatal kidney disorder that required a kidney transplant:

"I read this book a while ago and in it there's this quote from Frederick Douglass, saying that the road to success as many obstacles, and you go through adversity. I've gone through my share of it throughout my life. You know what? The good thing about going through those things is it made me a stronger man. It's made me more determined not to succumb but to overcome."

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