Waiting for good dough

On Monday, I had an interview for a contract position as a technical writer for a government agency in DC. The appointment was with the project manager, who is actually an employee of a consulting agency. She seemed pretty impressed with my sparkling personality, intelligent questions and obvious enthusiasm.

So my recruiter says. He thinks I have a good shot at receiving an offer. But then, he may be a teeny bit biased in my favor because he has a soft spot for my alma mater. I'm just hoping my somewhat flawed results of the Word proficiency test (formatting a sample government doc) won't count too badly against me. I'm just a little rusty, not improficient. (Yes, it is too a word! I know, because I just made it up.)

If I am hired, I actually will be working for the consulting agency rather than a government employee, which is kind of disappointing in that I will have none of those lovely perks, but I'm hoping that perhaps there will be more flexibility in the private firm. Taking this job also means a long commute, which makes for an even longer day. But since I'll be on the train, I'll have time to read, nap or work on other writing projects.

The fact that it's a long-term contract position means that it isn't a career-track job; however, this will give me the chance to try out a different type of writing and editing on a larger scale than to what I've been accustomed to see if I like it better than journalism. Plus, the proposed salary range starts higher than the upper limit of the range I had been asking for in other applications for employment.

And that in itself, my friends, is a strong reason to accept the job offer.