New Work Update

As I mentioned in a prior posting, I was in the process of trying to land a new job. They called a week after and made an offer, which I was really, and I do mean really, happy to accept. I am now officially a ‘voice over specialist,” working for the internet division of certain directory company that they ask us not to talk too much about. I am excited about this for several reasons, not the least if this is the serous pay increase the new position will incur. But for the first time in many years, I will be working what I consider to be a job within my profession, something the TLA gig never offered. My position is writing scripts for 30 second mini-advertisements that will appear on internet client websites. As well as adding the vocal track. 

I am not thinking that this will be a creative job; the expectation is that you’re knocking out 3 spots an hour. The recording booths are tiny. They’re not much bigger than a pair of phone booths set together, so there’s no way to do a two person spot….and no sound effects or anything like that. Kick ‘em out, clean and quick, move on to the next. But it is a professional job, and more to the point I will no longer be trying to coax dummies on the telephone into telling me their zip codes when they can’t remember their own addresses. Add that TLA is the first company in my adult working life where I have not been either promoted or given a titled job, (but my previous supervisor was a high school drop out with serious temper issues) and you can understand my glee in getting out of that dump. 

 

There’s good news on the Joel front, too. Soon to be celebrated will be the arrival of our second grandchild, as his older daughter Nomi is due for her second baby any day now. I am holding hope that the birthday will be May 26, so we can have shared parties. I think that would be AWESOME. Not as awesome? Getting my AARP card in the mail this week. How did I make it through a half century?