OT: I got a job!

16 years ago

I got a job - in my chosen field and at only a slightly lower salary than my old job. Thanks for the encouragement, vibes and good wishes, everyone!

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sheriz6
16 years ago
Congratulations Netla! That's wonderful news and a terrific Christmas present!
woodnymph2_gw
16 years ago
Adding my congratulations, Netla. Is the economy in Iceland improving these days?
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lemonhead101
16 years ago
yahoo! What a great Christmas pressie! Congratulations. I bet you can rest a bit easier now....

Way to go!
veer
16 years ago
Well done Netla, I hope you don't have to start until after the holidays.
phaedosia
16 years ago
Woo hoo! Congratulations!
friedag
16 years ago
It's great news, Netla! Glad you shared it with us. Continued best wishes for you in your new position.
netla
Original Author
16 years ago
Thank you. I expect to start working right after the new year. The salary proved to be better than I expected - they have clearly started taking university education into account, which they didn't some years ago when I was still studying translation theory.

Woodnymph, the way people are shopping for Christmas presents you'd think the economy was fine, but turn on the news and it sounds like everything is going straight to Hades.
yoyobon_gw
16 years ago
In every cloud there is a silver lining.......
or more aptly put:
When one door closes, another door opens, but it hell in the hallway!

Hurray and Merry Christmas!!!
Rejoice!
J C
16 years ago
What wonderful news! I am very cheered by your finding a good job, and relatively quickly. Maybe my unemployed friends should move to Iceland!
annpan
16 years ago
Congratulations Netla. I am so pleased for you.
Yoyobon, I liked that "Hell in the hallway" which is, I think, the Norse hell: dark, freezing cold and very frightening. Been there a couple of times :-(
donnamira
16 years ago
Congratulations, Netla! That is wonderful news indeed.
Kath
16 years ago
I am so pleased to hear this - I got your lovely bookmark yesterday too, I love having something Icelandic. Congratulations and I hope the job works out well for you.
veronicae
16 years ago
Congratulations! And it isn't OT if it means you can buy books!
rouan
16 years ago
I, too, add my congratulations! How wonderful that you found a job in your field and with a reasonable salary too!
stoneangel
16 years ago
That's wonderful news! Great timing too!
rosefolly
16 years ago
Netla, what wonderful news! This tops off my Christmas day.

Rosefolly
ccrdmrbks
16 years ago
That is very good news. Congratulations!
carolyn_ky
16 years ago
Great news, Netla. I hope it is all you want it to be.
vickitg
16 years ago
Yay! That means a happy new year for you ... and a big relief, I'm sure.
netla
Original Author
16 years ago
Thank you. I am pretty excited about it, even though it is a temporary posting (3 years max). It's mostly legal and other specialised translations. It will be a good solid work experience to have on my resume.

I plan to go back to school next winter and re-take some courses in German and maybe learn Spanish. I would very much like to have more languages to translate from because it means I could get work for the EU or UN.