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Day 114 The 2nd Interview

This is a story about a 2nd interview I had with a great company. It was scary interviewing for a job at 56! It’s just scary interviewing for any job but after so many years on my current job (11 +) I didn’t anticipate this being part of my reality. I really liked where I was, but IBM had peculiar ways of casting off contractors which was my title at the time…yuck. But a second interview! Yeah! Pull out my interview flash cards; what are my strong points (creative, relentless when I need to learn something), weak points (too creative, waaaay too relentless), good questions to ask (what qualities do I have to shine at to merit all the good guy medals, what’s the management style, are IT coffee breaks still an hour long?). Okay, got that. Suit back from the dry cleaner, black pressed suit. Okay, maybe, just maybe, they won’t see the little moth holes I just discovered on the back of the pants legs…ohhh drat…. White shirt freshly pressed, conservative tie (no, not the Jerry Garcia