I have a job interview next Tuesday at Manchester University.
I applied for it in the first week of February. I assumed that no response after almost 12 weeks meant no interview. Clearly, I'm naive in this respect.
I'm not sure if I want it.
Pro, getting it means a year of spectacular on the job training in prepartion for an MA in that area, which is always good.
Con, means moving to Manchester rather suddenly.
Pro, Manchester is infinitely better than Hull.
Con, it doesn't pay very much, especially after considering the scary things like a higher rent, bills and council tax which I don't have to deal with at the moment, along with a much higher cost of living than I have in Hull (which isn't exactly hard to achieve given the scabby nature of this place).
Pro, ummm...
Oh, Pro, I won't have to decide whether to do a different MA here or not.
Con, I haven't actually got the job yet.
Pro, I might not get the job which solves the problem of whether to go, what a relief.
Con, I might not get the job and then I might realise I'm quite disappointed.
I think tonight I need to ring Nanna. She'll know what to do. She'll offer sage-like advice such as 'do what makes you happy'. This won't be helpful but I suppose she'll be right.
