I thought these doods had already shortlisted and essentially eradicated me from their candidate pool, but they emailed me again after a 2 month hiatus, interested in a further discussion about their live opportunities. We had a further call this morning.

Since our last chat, a guy who used to be my team leader at my current office has been recruited there as team manager. There's no problem with this, in fact she told me today that he vouched for me when she mentioned she had spoke with me.

They want to start us in early June with 3 energy specialists (this would include me), for 3 weeks training in preparation for official company launch on June 22nd. We would be working from home initially, or until the Corona fucks off.

Long story short, when I consider this strategically, this is a really great opportunity. To be the very first staff of a brand new company in an industry you have 5 years experience with can only mean fast advancement up the hierarchy, which she even alluded to on the call. When the second wave of recruiting happens in September, team leaders and trainers will then be needed, and guess who would be in the best position to get those roles? Personally I feel I'd be best suited to a trainer role, what with me being an outgoing, charismatic cunt. She also confirmed that they are backed/supported/invested in by a number of large fuel organisations here, and they have plenty of money behind them (this was in response to my question of security during the probation phase).

Add to that, bigger salary and better hours, and you have what is most definitely a more attractive position than I'm currently in.

I did tell her I had a potential "project" coming up in June that may be an obstacle. The "project" is a medical trial for nearly 4k. The trial is currently still scheduled, but they are keeping an eye on the whole corona situation and will let us know at the end of the month whether it's going ahead or not. I secretly want it to be cancelled, because that would make this decision easier. But even if it doesn't get cancelled, I think ultimately it would be worth sacrificing the 4k trial in favour of career advancement.