Mulva is choosing her words carefully, but I suspect she thinks Ellen needs to loosen up her mores a bit. The advice may be kind of analogous to Ellen's, translated from work to dating, come to think of it: be willing to give it up, essentially. After all, who are you? I do appreciate that Ellen's being encouraged to make MP butt out, however. Next to be booted from the stage, DAD!
Yay! Fruegel Friday’s!!!! I LOVE Fruegel Friday’s!!!!
It is also a very HOT and SWEATEY FOOEY FRIDAY in NYC. FOOEY!!!
As for this OP, Kudo’s on getting a job. In this economy it is a GREAT testement that you were abel to land the job so quickly! I onley have ONE word of advise to you at this point.
DO NOT BE TO PUSHY ABOUT MONEY at the outset. Why? B/c at this point you are only a new name and have NOT established a repueation YET. Start hard out of the gate, like a race
I was VERY happy when the manageing partner offered me a job after I bumped into him in the elevator, but did NOT negotieate a salary on day 1. He offered and I accepted. After 6 month’s I had established myself as invalueable, so when I brought up MONEY, he imediately gave me $5,000 as a raise and $10,000 as a bonus, and he also gave me the clotheing allowance!!!!
After a year, when I had my first review, he gave me another $10,000 b/c I had learned how to become a billeing MACHINE!
So if you do what I do, you can get regular raises, and then you can even become a PARTNER, and will be very sucessful if you follow my lead. YAY!!!!!!
Mulva :
Ellen, if you ever check back to read comments, make sure the MP does not screw up any chance you may have for happiness with Sam. Be careful that he is not a jerk in disguise, but do not be afraid to open yourself to the possibility of love, even before he gives you a ring.
