It's nice to be wanted.

[cellio]

This afternoon I got a phone call from a recruiter dangling a geek-writer position in front of me. (C/C++, VMS, Linux, must be ok with reading source code, in Pittsburgh, deadline tomorrow. I don't know, but have a theory about, the identity of the company. If this speaks to you, let me know.)

So anyway, I told her thanks for keeping me in mind (aside: I have never heard of this recruiter before) but I'm currently very happy where I am. She said, "yeah, that's what everyone said, but I had to try." That piqued my curiosity; apparently she's been talking to my coworkers from my last employer.

It's nice to be in demand. :-)

Comments

[caryabend.livejournal.com]

That's not fair! If you have a job, they come looking for you, but when you don't...

Oh well. Like I said, P'burgh is too far away. I am glad you feel appreciated, though.

[cellio]

That's not fair! If you have a job, they come looking for you, but when you don't...

I've noticed that. Recruiters never seem to beat down my door when I would actually like to avail myself of their services. I choose to interpret this event as a sign of continued stability in my position, rather than as a change in the laws of the universe.

It is also, I suppose, a consequence of being a specialist. (Well, of being a known specialist, anyway. And I'm obviously on a list somewhere out there in recruiter-land, if I'm getting calls -- at work -- from recruiters I've never personally engaged.)