The formal job offer letter arrived today. It felt like forever waiting that week between the call that said I had the job and the actual written offer. For those of you who are interested, my official title is "Construction Site Clerk", which doesn't really tell you much about the actual position. The job description is basically this: monitor construction progress, record-keep, and cost control (make sure they stay on track and on budget). My first day of orientation here in the Lower Mainland is Monday, June 27th.
While this isn't exactly my specialization, it's in my field and that's what counts. I missed out on a lot of work experience having not completed an undergraduate degree in engineering, and need to catch up now. This means taking crappy jobs for a while, impressing the pants off of my employers, and climbing the proverbial ladder.
As for the nitty-gritty details, it pays about the same as I'm making now, which is good. I'll be travelling back and fourth from Vancouver to Fort Mac - a few weeks on site, long hours, long weeks, then they fly me back to Vancouver to have a week or so off. I'll find out more details on that stuff during my orientation, in case any of you were wondering.
How do I feel about all of this?
Well, I suppose words such as excited and nervous are the obvious choices. I'm sure going to miss my easy west coast lifestyle, my amazing friends, my fantastic boyfriend, my adorable cat. I'll be experiencing real Canadian winter for the first time. I'll need to buy steel-toed boots and a parka or something. Maybe I should try some new outdoor activity that I can do while I'm there. Snowshoeing perhaps?
Well, I suppose that's it for now. On a completely un-related note, it's Game 7 tomorrow of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Boston vs. Vancouver. GO CANUCKS GO!
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