Hey I skipped a few years here, so sorry about that, but I live in San Diego now! After about 1 year at Focuscope I came to the conclusion that while I had learned a lot, I wasn't happy in my position or in my general situation in Chicago. It was time for a change, and so armed with my new and improved resume I set out looking for a new job. I made a difficult and exciting choice to apply exclusively to positions outside of the city of Chicago, and really the state of Illinois (although if you've ever been to Illinois, you know that there really isn't much else in the state outside of Chicago).
I stumbled upon a company called
TrendSource in an online Classified ad, and after a few months of interviews I found myself living in San Diego, and working for a consumer research company predominantly focusing in mystery shopping and competitive research. While this doesn't have the appeal of new product research that drew me to my first position, the corporate structure and atmosphere is very appealing to me, and I feel like it's a place that I can be happy in the short term and develop into a role I'll be satisfied with in the long term.
See you in 2 years!
