What a disturbing call..

The sound of my phone ringing pulled me out of my reverie. (yea, office hours and my mind is off somewhere…)

"Hey, It’s me….” Says the lady on the other line. It’s Etta, our supervisor who resigned weeks ago.

She didn’t mince words. “Do you like to go back to the investor relations type of job?”

“Huh?” Is she about to do something that I think she is about to do?

“I know that you have such experience. This is managerial post that I know fits your skill set.”

She went on and on about the requirements that she knows I possess. I t hink it is the type of work that I used to have. Financial analysis and reporting, investor relations management. I believe she said that she is now working for a multinational bank. But she hesitates to give me the name. I insisted, she relents. Ahh. Good company.

I tried giving her names of some current and ex employees of our company and rattled about their qualifications, a deliberate attempt to veer her away from moi.

“What about you?” she insisted. “You have the comprehensive resume that we require.”

“I am just about to move to another job, as you know.”

“How much?”. Whoa.

I didn’t say a word. I am about to update my resume and will send her next week, I said.

“Ah, but you are hesitating. You are not really interested.” she dared.

“Well, you barely gave me a background of the job.”

She attempts to enlighten me further but i wasn't satisfied. I don't think she is familiar with the job she mentions. Maybe she is calling in behalf of someone.

I ask, “if I give my resume and be scheduled for an interview, who would interview me.?”

“HR would go first of course” she replies.

I thought, I could have that interview with HR so I can get a clearer idea of the job she can't fully describe. It felt weird because she wanted me to say “Yes!” to something I vaguely understand.

So again I say, “ I will update my resume next week.”

She gives me her email address. What do you know, she gives me her yahoo address…Hmmm..

Finally, I ask the all-important question.

“Do you know to whom this post will report to?”

“To me.” Ahh…Good company. Possibly handsome pay. Do I want to work with her? Be directly under her supervision? How come she can't manage a clear description of the job?

A handsome pay alone does not a happy employee make. That much i know.

I must say, that call was a break off a humdrum Friday at the office.