So, a week ago today was the deadline to apply for my own
job.
Background: I work, of course, at the Radioactive Waste
Management Complex. Have done for the past 10 ½ years. But I’ve done so as a
subcontractor. Fluor Idaho LLC (the main contractor) is looking for two tech
writers to replace retiring writers, so I applied for one of the job.
Essentially, it would be (if all went well) a move from company to company, not
into a new position.
But the thought struck me this morning on the way to work:
What if I don’t get picked?
First thing: I would not lose my current job. I would remain
a subcontractor.
BUT
Second thing: Does that mean I’m not as valuable to Fluor,
or cheaper in some way to be kept as a subcontractor, rather than as a
full-fledged employee?
It could all come down to question of ego. And as I have an
ego already used to bruising, maybe things will work out okay. But the go may
shrink if I don’t get even called in for an interview. That could be a low
blow.
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