Monday, July 31, 2006

Change

You know how after a good vacation, you really don't feel like going back to your job?

Well, that's how things are working out for me. I was just back to working at the magazine for two days when I was offered the managing editor position at one of our sister magazines.

I didn't do a lot of hemming and hawing. The new job gives me more responsibility and a title to match. It's a good opportunity.

And one more thing: For the first time in my life, I'm leaving one job for another in the same industry. Yes, I've been editing for a while, but a newspaper is not a magazine, which is most certainly not a children's story in an unconventional format. Could my career be getting some sort of continuity at last?

Wouldn't that be sumthin'?

Rob

9 comments:

Sharon GR said...

What is this "career" thing of which you speak?

Congrats. That's great!

Jeri said...
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Jeri said...

Yaaaay, Rob! "Managing editor" sounds very important (and slightly hellish, but in a good way, like something Aaron Sorkin would make a TV series out of). I'm sure you'll do a fantastic job.

Chris A. said...

Congratulations, dude. Lou Grant better watch his back!

Rob S. said...

Thanks, guys! (And congratulations on the web internets, Christian. I 'spect it was the handy tube packaging that finally enticed ya, am I right?)

bastard central said...

i totally told slaton that you drank on the job and he hired you anyway. i should have told him about your massive coke problem

JtB

Rob S. said...

If that machine would take my goddamn quarters, I wouldn't have a coke problem!

Greg! said...

X-tra cool. Congrats!

So -- details! What's the sister pub? Do you get a corner office? A hot secretary? Can you take me on a business lunch and charge Time/Warner?

Rob S. said...

Hmm... In general, I decided I wouldn't post about work on my blog, and other than non-business related stuff that coincidentally happens at work, I think I've pretty much done that. And somewhere along the line, I decided I wouldn't even mention the name of the magazine, particularly since that's my name in the url, and SOME form of anonymity behooves a blogger. So...

I'll email ya.