holy cow...

so, in my confusion over my raise (or lack thereof, as i say), i decided to check out other engineering possibilities in the DC area... and what do you know... within 15 minutes of submitting my resume to one company they had called me... i let them know that i wouldn't be able to speak with them before 4:30 Mon-Thurs or before 1:30 this Friday... well, the guy was like, "i can't wait till friday to speak with you, would it be okay for me to call back after 4:30 today?" so of course i said yes...

now i'm even more confused... with as frustrated as i am over my pay action, i'm not sure i really want to leave BAE... i mean, what type of reputation would that give me, to leave a company after just over a year??? and i really really like my job... i love what i do... i guess it doesn't hurt to see what's out there (that was my thinking in sending my resume in the first place)... but i expected it would take a few weeks to get through HR to someone who would really care... so, i figure i'll see what this company has to say/offer... and if it's more than BAE, well, i'll have a little chat with my supervisor to see how interested BAE is in keeping me... and if the other company isn't offering as much as BAE, well, no harm done, i'll just stick right where I am...

so, now i'm nervous about this afternoon... crap... what have i gotten myself into???