#oneaday Day 302: Over the Worst

Think I'm over the worst of the plague. I'm certainly coughing a lot less, though I still have that annoying sort of "fuzzy head" feeling that is the result of a combination of having a cold and taking a lot of Lemsips over the course of the day. Oh well. At least it's bedtime now, so I can sleep it off.

I heard back from yesterday's interview today: apparently I'm in a very strong position, but my proposal for remote working might be a "challenge". They are apparently doing some more interviews on Monday, after which we'll have an idea of what's going on; in the meantime they asked me for some proposals as to what I might be able to make work. We'll have to see if those are any good!

Even if said proposals end up coming to nothing or the whole thing proves to be unworkable, this has proven to be a very positive experience for me. This has been a job that I spotted myself, not through an agency, applied to, got shot straight to the interview stage for and apparently did extremely well in the interview for, too. Most of the signs surrounding this are pointing to this being an opportunity I should seize if at all possible — with my only hangup being the lengthy and expensive commute that would be necessary for (x) days a week.

I've had regrets from not seizing opportunities like this in the past. When I got hired by GamePro back in 2011, I had also been offered a position at a software company in London called Feral Interactive. At the time, this was a company that specialised in Mac ports of games, but since that time — they're still around — they've moved into various console ports of things. That would have been a job I'd have been very good at, since it was creative — I'd have been writing stuff like product copy and blog posts — but I ultimately bottled out at the last minute because of the requirement to live in London. I often find myself wondering what would have happened if I'd taken that option instead of GamePro; while I enjoyed my time at GamePro, it unfortunately led to a bit of a dead end in numerous ways, whereas if I'd taken the opportunity with Feral, I'd quite possibly still be working there right now.

I dunno. All this might be a moot point if they decide to hire someone else after Monday's interviews. But like I say, the whole thing has done wonders for my confidence — and given me a great deal of faith that in certain aspects of life that are important to me, I am going about things the right way.

I can't remember if I've given any details on all this as yet, so I'm being deliberately vague for now. Regardless of outcome, I'll reveal everything once things are resolved one way or the other! Please, err, look forward to it or something?

Now I'm going to bed to sleep off this cold once and for all… go read my Senran Kagura feature in the meantime, I worked hard on it!