Sweetie, we're crooks. If everything were right, we'd be in jail.

Wash ,'Serenity'


Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Polter-Cow - Apr 15, 2010 8:26:29 am PDT #23154 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Best of all, if you order animal-style

I've heard that the animal-style fries are pretty great and edible by me.

Sweet potato fries are surpri[si]ngly good with cheese.

Huh, really? Interesting.

TOM GOT A JOB OFFER IN NEW ORLEANS

HURRAH!


Amy - Apr 15, 2010 8:26:50 am PDT #23155 of 30001
Because books.

Holy crap, Nora! AWESOME!


JZ - Apr 15, 2010 8:27:15 am PDT #23156 of 30001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.

Congratulations Tom! That's fantastic!

GO TEAM MCWARINGLE BREWPUB!


Sophia Brooks - Apr 15, 2010 8:27:55 am PDT #23157 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

Yay Tom and Nora!!!


Steph L. - Apr 15, 2010 8:29:02 am PDT #23158 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

I cannot tell what makes a 13" Macbook Pro "better" than a 13" Macbook.

Better graphics processor, I think.

Hmmm. The SD card drive is tempting, but not $100 tempting. But then there's the Firewire port, which I don't strictly need, but I have one on the old iBook, so I'm used to having one. Hmmm.


Connie Neil - Apr 15, 2010 8:29:06 am PDT #23159 of 30001
brillig

Yay, job!


Jessica - Apr 15, 2010 8:30:03 am PDT #23160 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

WOOOOO HOOOOO! Go McWaringles!!

Tep, I think the Macbook Pro line has a better graphics card maybe?


Dana - Apr 15, 2010 8:30:15 am PDT #23161 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Nora, AWESOME! I'm excited!


Nora Deirdre - Apr 15, 2010 8:31:32 am PDT #23162 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

As my friend Doug said, "it's an ALLCAPS kinda day!!"

OK, could I possibly get some help in crafting the response? Basically, the set up is, they can't pay the salary requirements, so they offered lower than what he'd told them. All in all, still pretty good though. So their letter was like, ok, well, we can't pay you that, but we could pay you this which you are welcome to take, and we hope you do because we think you'd be a good fit.

So, Tom is like unable to form coherant sentences right now so I am trying to draft a response, and was hoping for some awesome patented Buffista feedback.

Thanks so much for your quick response and the news that your company is interested in my coming on board. Even with the reduced salary offer, I will certainly seriously consider this offer and get back to you as soon as I make a decision.

While working out this decision, I'd love to know what your health/dental insurance and PTO benefits are. Also, could you provide me with B and W's contact information so I could correspond with them about the terms? I assume that any discussion of the possibility of relocation expenses would be with them, or is that not part of the offer at all? Would I discuss the benefits questions I asked above with them or is that under your purview as Operations Manager?

Thank you again, and I look forward to talking with you and your colleagues soon.

The think about "the terms" above comes from her email which said this: "Please look it over and respond with your intentions or if you’d like to speak with W and B about the terms." There was an allusion to potential relocation expenses paid in the original job posting and we're trying to work out who to talk to about what.

HALP!


Allyson - Apr 15, 2010 8:36:29 am PDT #23163 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

Thanks JZ! I'm getting the same prices through Caltech. I'm just concerned because I'm trying to get my debt to zero as quickly as possible, and I have a ways to go.