It's too late to turn back, here we go....

Took the first step in a major life change today. Trying not to be maudlin. This year I'm officially going to undergo at least three of the major life stressors that a person can have. Hopefully no more than three.

So I most likely got the job that I interviewed for. I was told I'm the top candidate, and they contacted my current supervisor at the job I have now [not something I was thrilled with but my manager actually was really nice about it and promised not to tell anybody else, especially not the CFO] and I understand it's being passed on to HR now. I'll probably get a call sometime next week. If my previous experience with this agency is an indicator, I'll then get a tentative offer and will undergo a background check, and then will get an official offer and a start date. I hope the process could drag out later in the spring, but it's more likely that I have maybe five or six weeks.

It's a lot to digest. I know the job is going to be difficult and I'll have to work harder than I've been working. At my last couple of jobs I've tried to kind of work at an average pace and only really worked hard when I needed to meet a deadline. I didn't ask for additional work and tried to really have downtime as much as I could. I know I can't do that anymore.

This will probably be my Forever Job. I'm happy enough with the pay scale to retire here and I'll have the option to do so in about 15 years though it'll depend on health and if I want to try to make a little more if I stick around longer. My past career with the Post Office helps because I already have time in the retirement system. Still, I'm not really happy about it and I think I'll probably be ambivalent about the whole thing until I actually am settled in.

Watch the whole thing fall through. Doubtful, though. The funny thing is I'm actually getting along a lot better with my current manager [who has only been my manager a few weeks] and have been somewhat happy at work over the last couple of week.

Speaking of the Post Office, I don't believe I ever have written much about that, and maybe I should start. Or maybe I should continue to catch up over the last seven years. Funny that I called it a Brief History of the Last Seven Years. RIP Andy Gill. Going to go play some Gang of Four right now.