The Waiting is a Bitch

I don't blog about reality too much - but here it goes....

I interviewed for my dream job Friday morning.  Why is it my dream job? - well, there's a lot of different reasons.  One of the main reasons is that I have been a retail drone for a long time - 12 years in fact.  My "high point" being SM for Blockbuster... I left that job last August and focused on my college.  My dream job is as follows:

Not in retail

challenging work

respectable hours

paid holidays (and off)

intelligent co-workers

advancement

excellent pay and benefits

Now I am sure that this may be the list of dream job factors for a lot of people - and I also am aware that some of you already have it - good for you.  I have not realized this for a long time.  I have been working my ass off for the last 4 years pursuing a degree and working full time.  I think my work may have finally paid off.

I interviewed for the State of California.  Employment Development Department to be exact.  I will either be an information gatherer for unemployment claims or a decision maker.  Civil service was one of my goals when I started online classes to better my career.  I got the interview and now I am waiting.

The interview (IMHO) went fantastic.  I even met one of the people that was going to interview me on the elevator before the interview (brownie points).  The only issue is the waiting.  Currently I am part-time at another retail job (they promised me full-time+management) and the waiting is torture.  Torture because I hate what I am doing and also because...

I should take into consideration the possibility that I read the entire process wrong and everyone hated me.

I will not be good company the next (up to 2 weeks) and even worse company if I don't get it.

Another bonus is that the job may be in San Francisco (or Oakland).  I have lived in the Bay Area for quite some time and working in The CIty would be ths shit to me.