I have a job interview Monday.

So I have a job interview Monday. I'm excited and terrified at the same time. I've been with my current employer a little over 8 years now, and change is kinda scary for me.

The reason I'm trying to leave my current employer is simple. I've been asking for a raise for the last 3 years, have been taking on more and more responsibilities, and have seen no increase in my pay. So it's time to move on. I'm getting nowhere at this place. And I leave there hellaciously stressed everyday, and so drained that I can't work on any personal projects.

2 weeks ago, I wrote the owners of the business a letter explaining my situation, that gas prices, the cost of living and all of that has gone up considerably. That I would be willing to take on more responsibilities than I already have, listed what I currently do for them, what it would cost to get someone else to do it, and asked for a healthy raise in exchange for doing more work.

No response, no reply, and no increase in pay. No feedback whatsoever. So I don't even know if they care if I show up for the damn job at this point.

So in any case, I decided to start looking elsewhere and found a potential opportunity.

Current job I work Monday - Friday, get about 36 hours total, $10.50 an hour. The shop closes early on Fridays, otherwise it'd be 40 hours. I design, typeset, run copiers, process bulk mailing jobs, deal with customers, answer phones, keep up with my own jobs ontop of the jobs of the other designer......and more. For $10.50 an hour. My dad has a less involved job and he makes about $28-$30 an hour at Kimberly Clark.

New potential job is for a graphic design position at a iWanta classifieds magazine, night shift, Sunday, Monday & Tuesday nights. Not sure about pay yet, but night shift generally gets paid more, and it's guaranteed 40 hours. A little bit of a longer trip there. But hey...potentially more money, less days to work.

This job could open the door for me to finally start my own little side studio project for making props, costume stuff, and make short films. I'd have the time during the week to work on it. It's been a dream of mine since I was a kid. My grandfather got me into film making big time when I was little. He showed me how they edited film, how special fx makeup and stuff worked. He and a few of his old friends used to make spaghetti western flicks over weekends for fun. He passed on that film-makers passion to me. And with youtube the way it is....you don't need Hollywood to distribute your film.

So I'm nervous and excited. I'm trying not to get overly hyped....because I haven't gotten the job. But hopefully they will see my level of skills, talent and 8+ years of design experience and decide that they really want me on their staff.

Here's hoping.