in other, less cryptic, words:

[fox]

Nagging Pays Off:

me:

Dear [hiring person] --

Good morning!  Sorry to disturb -- I hope it's not terribly tacky of me to ask, but I wonder if you know if there's an ETA on a decision about the [position] I saw you about on 6 December?  I was hoping I'd hear back with a yea or nay by the 22nd; but then I know you were all off last week, and this week between the holiday on Monday and the day of mourning for President Ford on Tuesday, you've probably barely managed to get back into the swing of things -- so in work terms, the 22nd of December was more or less yesterday.  In job-seeker terms, though, if I need to keep looking, the sooner I begin the better.  (But I live in hope!)

I hope your holidays were restful and everything you wished them to be --

regards
[me]

response:

Hi [Fox],

I'm sorry for the delay in getting back to you; things took a little longer than expected.

I would like to offer you the [position] at the starting salary of $[salary] per annum. Please let me know whether you will accept, and when you can start, and I will get an official offer letter and contract to you.

Best wishes,
[new boss!]

so I said:

Hi [boss]:

Oh, thank god.  :-)  Yes, of course I'll accept the position, and I'm sorry to have pestered, but I'm so relieved I'm glad I decided to do it.  I can start as soon as Monday if you want me; if that's too soon, please let me know when is good for you.

Thanks!
[me]

OMG paying the bills.  Honestly, thank god.

Comments

[thalia]

Oh, yay! Congratulations! Woo-hoo! You totally deserve it, of course.

[darthfox.livejournal.com]

Thanks! (Of course desert is no guarantee of receipt. But I'm glad it worked out that way in this instance.)

[ellen-fremedon.livejournal.com]

HUZZAH HUZZAH HUZZAH HUZZAH HUZZAH HUZZAH!!!!!

(And, apparently I should drop them an email tomorrow, huh?)

[darthfox.livejournal.com]

This is what I'm saying!

[wordplay.livejournal.com]

This. Is. THE AWESOMEST! Congratulations!

(And OK, fine, some of my squeeglee is purely selfish, but that's OK, right? :D :D :D)

[darthfox.livejournal.com]

Child, you get ALL MOST OF the credit for this. [genuflects before wordplay]

[wordplay.livejournal.com]

It really is a gorgeous bit of serendipity, isn't it? I'm delighted for you and hope it'll be the perfect job for you right now. And seriously, it is the benefit package that doesn't. freaking. QUIT. so that is so completely worth something. And I totally want to know who the boss in question was, and what projects you're going to be on and and and and. :D You still have my mobile number, yes? So feel free to call me tomorrow if you need more squee.

So, not a through road, but who needs to go straight through when the detours are so interesting?

[jgesteve.livejournal.com]

WOO HOO! Felicitations! When are you gonna start?

[darthhellokitty.livejournal.com]

EXCELLENT!!!

[cordelia_v]

Oh, congratulations!

Of course, they'll soon realize that they are the lucky ones!

And yeah for paying your bills!

[servalan.livejournal.com]

Awesomeness abounding!

Congratulations.

[sharp-tongue.livejournal.com]

YAYAYA! Oh, congrats! That's fantastic news!

[lexin.livejournal.com]

Well done! And well done you for pushing!

[panjianlien.livejournal.com]

Bounceyay! Mazel tov!

[thefourthvine.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! (Also, way to go on the querying; I would've just hovered in a state of agonizing suspense for however long it took. You are brave.)

[jennaria.livejournal.com]

Hooray! That's fantastic news!

[reginagiraffe]

Yay! Congratulations!

[beck-liz.livejournal.com]

That's wonderful!

[sanj.livejournal.com]

YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!!!

That's FANTASTIC!!! *mwah*

[axiom_of_stripe]

WOOHOO!

yay for nagging. ;)

[sneezer222.livejournal.com]

Hooray!

[mearagrrl.livejournal.com]

Yay! That's awesome!! Hope it's all that you want it to be!!

[emila-wan.livejournal.com]

Congrats! Is this for the Ketchup Advisory Board?

[abka.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!!! Fabulous, fabulous news!

[wholenother.livejournal.com]

Congrats!!!