So, a while ago I applied for a job with a political party (no, not the crypto-communists, shut up). I actually passed the written exams and I'm through to the last round by now. This part is not the rant, despite my nerves and self esteem issues likely sinking the boat.
I have to give a presentation on a topic I'll be sent on Friday evening, so that all people who have to make this presentation have a "similar time" to prepare - the interviews are on Tuesday. I work all weekend, so I'm screwed, but that, as well, is not really my issue (though it won't help).
It's an interview with a couple of ministers and fraction leaders in both the regional and national parliament. Neat, though it doesn't exactly help the whole nervousness thing.
The job itself really seems like something I'd like to do - studying options and reports and whatnot and relaying synopses of them to the relevant party members/committee members/etc.
Problem #1: while I agree with this party on a lot of subjects, I'm finding that on the topic for which I'm interviewing - cultural institutions, subsidies, youth, media - I hold an almost diametrically opposed point of view from their.
Problem #2: I just discovered my direct superior would be someone I knew back at university - he was in another fraternity, and the very picture of a fils-a-papa fratboy who got by on daddy's money, daddy's influence, and daddy's name (daddy's a Minister of State). He hasn't done or achieved anything on his own, landing a cushy job in daddy's political party. He's also someone I had several spats with and I told him how I felt about him quite a few times way back when. Sure, it's been over 5 years, but....well, he may remember me, or he may not - either way, working for him? Urk.
but both seem to work.
