And this may be the job that gets me enough experience/contacts in this town so I can stop being a wage slave and start working for myself. I'm excited. I've talked to the guy before and got to show him some of my work. He loved it. And when we talked broadly about money to see if we were wasting eachother's time or not, he literally shrugged and went "pffft" when I threw a number at him. So this would not be a lateral move. The projects would be high end and I would be doing exactly what I want to do. My current gig is up soon and this would not only be a good opportunity but it would relieve a whole lot of stress. The guy called me 3 three times yesterday and finally tracked me down at home in the evening. So I'm feeling good.
Wish me luck. First round is on me if I get the gig.
sac
Quote from: SacDuc on May 14, 2008, 07:20:50 PM
Wish me luck. First round is on me if I get the gig.
I'd hold you to that if I thought you'd actually make it down the coast more than once a year :P
Good Luck!!! [thumbsup]
Quote from: SacDuc on May 14, 2008, 07:20:50 PM
And this may be the job that gets me enough experience/contacts in this town so I can stop being a wage slave and start working for myself. I'm excited. I've talked to the guy before and got to show him some of my work. He loved it. And when we talked broadly about money to see if we were wasting eachother's time or not, he literally shrugged and went "pffft" when I threw a number at him. So this would not be a lateral move. The projects would be high end and I would be doing exactly what I want to do. My current gig is up soon and this would not only be a good opportunity but it would relieve a whole lot of stress. The guy called me 3 three times yesterday and finally tracked me down at home in the evening. So I'm feeling good.
Wish me luck. First round is on me if I get the gig.
sac
Best of luck C.
[thumbsup]
I'll take you up on that BTW. ;D
good luck. when will the party be? [wine]
Good luck Carl! Fingers are crossed for you.
T
Quote from: sqweak on May 14, 2008, 07:23:00 PM
I'd hold you to that if I thought you'd actually make it down the coast more than once a year :P
Good Luck!!! [thumbsup]
If I get this job I won't have to do as much side work. That equals more free time. That equals the greater likelyhood that BP will be able to badger me into going to IBN sometime this summer. That equals free beer for squeak. You've got a lot riding on this. I hope your karma is good. :D
And ducpainter, if you make it out to Cali you can pretty well rest assured that you will not have to buy a drink for yourself or your lady for the duration of your stay. Plenty of people will see to that.
[beer]
sac
Best wishes... What do you do?
Quote from: Manny on May 14, 2008, 07:28:13 PM
good luck. when will the party be? [wine]
The fourth of July. And you're all invited. You can see the fireworks from the front yard. There will be booze. And bobspapa will there as entertainment.
Quote from: Duc L'Smart on May 14, 2008, 07:34:46 PM
Best wishes... What do you do?
Interior Design and (more recently) Construction Administration. I specialize in furniture, millwork and casework design. I don't like doing the "oh isn't this fabric to die for!" bit, but designing a beautiful library or some nice stand alone furniture. In my side work I offer my services to other interior designers mostly since the majority of them have no make the beast with two backsing idae how to go about designing a complicated room full of casework without resorting to the trite. Plus I am actually AutoCAD proficient. It sstuns me that people who call themselves designers are not.
May luck be with you [thumbsup] [beer]
Good luck, keep us posted! [thumbsup]
best of luck Carl [thumbsup]
Aw jeez, its feeling all warm and IZ_ in here. Thanks all!
No excuse me while I go back to pounding my head against my desk trying to pick out the perfect drawings to bring with me. I have years o fthis stuff to go through. [bang]
sac
Good luck!
It sounds fantastic. [thumbsup] [drink]
Bah! It got pushed back until tomorrow. I guess calling it a job interview is a bit formal. Those things don't really happen here. In this small town its all about who you know and who will vouch for you. Its really weird. No one looks on Monster or Craigslist (or the newspaper). You just have to know somebody. Or really impress somebody. And then there is this round about process at the end of which some one says, "So do you want to start on Monday." None of this Send a Resume, Interview #1, Interview #2 and done thing. But we are all locked in to meet tomorrow so . . . Yay.
A few folks asked what I do. I design cabinetry, furniture and millwork. Here's are some images of my designs come to life:
A ceiling in a Library:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2301/2495257355_042e2db47a_m.jpg)
A Family Room (the TV over the fire place makes me want to puke but the ceiling turned out sweet):
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3222/2495257257_16e2fea8eb_m.jpg)
A detail shot of the cabinetry in that Family Room:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3164/2495260919_336d1ebc95_m.jpg)
good luck Carl.
I'm sure you'll be fine though. That work looks really good.
ps> I want that barber chair
hmmm.... will have to think of alternate route...
Quote from: slowpoke13 on May 15, 2008, 06:18:08 PM
hmmm.... will have to think of alternate route...
Hmmm . . . second thought, yeah you can have it. But I want t make sure it goes to someone who will really really love it. So I'll tell you what, why don't you try it out just once. I'll give you a nice shave. Did I mention it comes with a strop. I can get that straight razor pretty damn sharp. So that's it, just lean back and don't worry about thing.
Best Wishes...
Quote from: SacDuc on May 15, 2008, 06:22:04 PM
Hmmm . . . second thought, yeah you can have it. But I want t make sure it goes to someone who will really really love it. So I'll tell you what, why don't you try it out just once. I'll give you a nice shave. Did I mention it comes with a strop. I can get that straight razor pretty damn sharp. So that's it, just lean back and don't worry about thing.
SO, I let you give me a shave and I get the chair.
Sure. Just make sure to use the good soap. Do you have your own badger brush or should i bring mine? What sort of soap do you stock. I've got a few good shave soaps if you want me to bring them. Does this deal come with a shoe shine too?
:-*
Woohooooooooo!! That went well. His closing comments were "After our first meeting I was 60% percent sure we could work something out, now I'm 95% sure." He went on and on about all of this work he is behind on, and kept asking, "can you do that?" To which I kept saying (honestly) "Yes. And here's an example of a similar thing I've done." My prep was great and the package I had to present included a lot of what he was looking for.
He has a meeting on Monday that will determine if he gets a new (rather large) contract. If he does he will need help immediately. If not he still needs help with what he is behind on now. He has a lot pending now. If he's not manned up and a couple of this things hit he's kinda' make the beast with two backsed. On the other hand, if hires people and then doesn't get ANY of these pending contracts he's a bit screwed too. So its my duty to convince him I'm worth the risk. I think I did that today.
The other great words he mentioned were "home office." Woot. ;D
So the fish isn't in the boat yet. But he's hooked. I just have to close it. Then there is the compensation package to negotiate, which always has the potential to be a deal breaker. But I think we are close on that.
I'm gonna do this [drink] soon.
Thanks for the well wishes everyone!
sac
[thumbsup] [thumbsup]
a ride on the 33 is a great way to celebrate [moto]
wink wink.... nudge nudge
So, that means you're going ot give me that barber chair. Schweet.
Quote from: bobspapa on May 16, 2008, 02:50:07 PM
[thumbsup] [thumbsup]
a ride on the 33 is a great way to celebrate [moto]
wink wink.... nudge nudge
hopefully he reads that before he starts drinking...
Hey Carl.... are those pics out of the house down the block?
Quote from: bobspapa on May 16, 2008, 02:50:07 PM
[thumbsup] [thumbsup]
a ride on the 33 is a great way to celebrate [moto]
wink wink.... nudge nudge
If I get this gig I will start riding more. Start relaxing more. Start spending more time with my wife. Get back in touch with old friends I've been neglecting. Basically, I'll have a life again. I won't be going on any vacations in the near future, but day to day life will be better and monet worries will lessen greatly. Ain't cheap livin' round these parts I tells ya.
sac
/crosses fingers
Quote from: bobspapa on May 16, 2008, 02:55:06 PM
Hey Carl.... are those pics out of the house down the block?
(http://clayjeffreys.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/dog-confused.jpg)
Huh?
pops house
Quote from: slowpoke13 on May 16, 2008, 02:54:47 PM
So, that means you're going ot give me that barber chair. Schweet.
NO!
Quote from: bobspapa on May 16, 2008, 02:57:46 PM
pops house
Nope. These are from the 15,000sqft shack in Montecito I've been working on the last 14 months.
sac
/that's total footage BTW, includes the Guest House and Studio
coolness [thumbsup]
you need to start a dimfy thread for the 4th ;)
can't blame a guy for trying... ;D
Beautiful work Carl ! Good luck !!!
Sounds like it's going well. Good luck! [thumbsup]
woot! [thumbsup]
WOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!
I just got the call with the offer!!! make the beast with two backs yeah!!!
We have both blocked out a couple of hours on Friday for a lunch meeting to hash out the particulars. If we can agree on the salary, benefits and peripherals then everything is a go. I'm confident we can come to an agreement.
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY FOR ME!!!!!!!!!!!!
sac
that's fantastic [thumbsup]
you sound very happy :)
[beer]
Congrats!!! [thumbsup] [thumbsup] [beer]
[thumbsup]
Congratulations. That is truly great news. Great to hear that lady luck is finally swinging your way.
And, I think you might be the only person on this board who will appreciate this, so I'll post it here... I just got an awesome McDowell & Craig single pedestal tanker desk in a (seriously) awesome mint-olive-ish green in near perfect condition for 150 bucks!!!
Quote from: darylbowden on May 21, 2008, 05:17:53 PM
Congratulations. That is truly great news. Great to hear that lady luck is finally swinging your way.
And, I think you might be the only person on this board who will appreciate this, so I'll post it here... I just got an awesome McDowell & Craig single pedestal tanker desk in a (seriously) awesome mint-olive-ish green in near perfect condition for 150 bucks!!!
PICS!!!
Thanks all! I am so friggin' excited.
sac
Congratulations Carl.
Quote from: ducpainter on May 21, 2008, 07:03:33 PM
Congratulations Carl.
Tanks mang. I just gotta close this puppy. This could be my last step before self employment.
[crosses fingers]
sac
Excellent news! [thumbsup] [beer]
Quote from: SacDuc on May 21, 2008, 07:10:16 PM
Tanks mang. I just gotta close this puppy. This could be my last step before self employment.
[crosses fingers]
sac
Don't cross your fingers...
Do what you need to do to make it happen.
Pretty sure it was your talent that got you to this point.
Now you just need to exude that SacDuc charm..... ;D
Quote from: ducpainter on May 21, 2008, 07:12:52 PM
Now you just need to exude that SacDuc charm..... ;D
Anal?
*Snoopy dance* Yay Carl! Congrats! If you want it bad enough, make it happen.
:) not anal!!!!
Yay!!! [thumbsup]
T
#1. NO DRINKING at this lunch meeting.
#2. no anal unless he brings it up first (if so, dissregard #1)
I'm late to the parade, but congrats Carl. Beautiful work.
Quote from: bobspapa on May 21, 2008, 08:46:12 PM
#1. NO DRINKING at this lunch meeting.
#2. no anal unless he brings it up first (if so, dissregard #1)
2 great tips ya got there bp [thumbsup]