Simple pleasures of corporate life
OK, there’s the good news and the bad news. The bad news is that Amazon got back to me, and they need someone much more technical than I am. I did not qualify for the job. Bummer. One thing I learnt from this whole process was that the best way, the only way, of getting an interview call, is to know someone inside the company who can push your resume forward. So my next strategy is to look for other companies where I know people. This would have been so much easier in India, when my IIM alumni could have helped me out. Out here in the US, I feel like a pariah. Sure, I can try the network from CMU – but I have found that Indians tend to help each other way more than Americans do.
And now the good news. I just got my annual performance review at this job. Turns out it’s the best review I’ve ever gotten. Consistent “Above Average” on every single attribute! OK, I’m not at “Outstanding” yet, but it’s a major improvement. I’m hoping it leads to a commensurate pay increase (though this is highly doubtful :). Right now, though, I’m living the moment, and trying to counterbalance the ephemeral sorrow of losing the Amazon job with the short-lived joy of the review.
Ah, the simple pleasures of corporate life.
And now the good news. I just got my annual performance review at this job. Turns out it’s the best review I’ve ever gotten. Consistent “Above Average” on every single attribute! OK, I’m not at “Outstanding” yet, but it’s a major improvement. I’m hoping it leads to a commensurate pay increase (though this is highly doubtful :). Right now, though, I’m living the moment, and trying to counterbalance the ephemeral sorrow of losing the Amazon job with the short-lived joy of the review.
Ah, the simple pleasures of corporate life.
