luck be a lazy

i am very busy at my job thus my post frequency is decreasing.
However, it is nice to feel i finally have a job. No more faffing, but actually writing, and analysing.
But also the criticism from the partners. I am much better at taking criticism than I was a few years ago. I really have been able to divorce myself from it personally for the most part. And I have friends to whinge with, and at the end we realise it isn't personal, but a part of the critisicor's personality.

Also, in the US where i worked there was pressure with criticism; as if one more critique and you could be fired. and the labor market is much more fluid. Partners were always subtley telling you that your position could be filled at any moment, you were lucky to be there, taking their crap...corporate america is one big mind f$$k.

In the UK, not so much. I don't think they would have an easy time finding another of me. I see associates critiqued all the time, but not to the detriment of job security. I think when you have a higher level of confidence, criticism becomes less harsh in terms of perception.

Now i am finally working for my lovely pay checque. but then i decide to talk with recruiters this m0rning about a position. One that on the outset i may not be too qualified for. but after talking with the smooth talking recruiters, i feel like i have stars in my eyes. and pound signs. The way they talk, you think all you have to do is meet some people and the job is your... how do they do that? create a fantasy world in a 45 minute conversation? enough to get you to envision major life changes to occur within a few months?
however, the job does sound like an upward move. I am a little scared, but I think i will explore. Drats those recruiters! I was enjoying being lazy.