A Sort of Opportunity ...

[saavedra77]

That political consulting firm offered me a job, today. The position sounds interesting, if demanding: long hours spent training and organizing volunteers, and raising funds. As expected, the pay would be kind of pitiful, but I think enough to get by on.

One particularly problematic wrinkle, though: they'd want me to relocate to somewhere else in the country during the last 10 weeks of the election campaign--basically, from late August through early November. Where? Wherever the electoral math says that they need people. They would pay for the move and would offer me the option of sharing a house with someone at the assigned location, freeing me from housing expenses there and potentially enabling me to keep my Seattle apartment (and not move all of my stuff).

Problem 1: I'm going to have to adopt a fairly spartan lifestyle to live on what this job pays.

Problem 2: What the hell would I do with Zoe and Ozzy if I'm moving to parts unknown, during the fall?

They seem pretty excited about hiring me: they've called me twice, today. I told them that I would get back to them with a decision, tomorrow.

Comments

[uniquecrash5.livejournal.com]

Sounds kinda cool, but are they for sure going to have a job for you AFTER the elections? How secure is it?

That said, it does kinda sound like it might be a good way to get your hands dirty and maybe even make a difference or two, which might be pretty cool...

[saavedra77.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, that's the other catch: the position is basically temporary, through the elections. After that, I'd have to reapply, and it would depend upon what their strategy is for 2007 (& how much they decide that they like me, after the preceding months of service).

So, security? Not so much.

In fact, I could foresee a scenario in which I got stranded in the relocation site, without having earned enough to move back!

Frankly, I don't think that I can take the job; there's just too many ways that it could turn around & bite me in the ass.

Maybe I can find something better that's related to the election, or maybe I'll just have to make sure that I get a 9-5 job & do volunteer work after hours, this election cycle.