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Atropa - Apr 30, 2014 10:33:08 am PDT #10681 of 30002

The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Speaking of job hunting, I'm going to vent a tiny bit: there's a start-up where I kinda-sorta know some folks, and they contacted me three weeks ago about discussing a contract with me so I could start doing tech writing for them. I promptly replied with YES!, and asked when they'd be available to talk and work out the details.

Crickets.

I sent follow-up emails. I sent a message yesterday via LinkdIn to the guy who contacted me, just in case someone's email was doing something odd. Still nothing. This is driving me MAD.

DCJensen - Apr 30, 2014 12:52:27 pm PDT #10682 of 30002

All is well that ends in pizza.

I went in for a stress test today to see if there is a reason I'm having trouble getting physically back after the hospital two years ago.

They cancelled my stress test after they could not find my heart properly on a sonogram.

Silly doctors, don't they know I gave my heart to Andi several years ago?

Hil R. - Apr 30, 2014 1:49:32 pm PDT #10683 of 30002

Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

I think my interview went OK, but I don't know. Guess I can just wait and see now.

Burrell - Apr 30, 2014 1:57:59 pm PDT #10684 of 30002

Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

That's very sweet, Daniel, but I do hope your heart shows up!

beekaytee - Apr 30, 2014 2:08:23 pm PDT #10685 of 30002

Compassionately intolerant

Silly doctors, don't they know I gave my heart to Andi several years ago?

Awwww.

Hil R. - Apr 30, 2014 2:33:22 pm PDT #10686 of 30002

Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

I have no idea what to tell my current department head. They said they won't have an answer about who they're hiring for another two or three weeks.

Connie Neil - Apr 30, 2014 2:52:42 pm PDT #10687 of 30002

brillig

Why do you have to tell him anything? He's not telling you anything useful.

Hil R. - Apr 30, 2014 2:54:41 pm PDT #10688 of 30002

Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

I told him that I'd let him know by May 1 whether I was accepting the offer to stay or not.

omnis_audis - Apr 30, 2014 6:27:56 pm PDT #10689 of 30002

omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

Can you give a conditional yes? Is the other schools offering tenure track, and PS not? I can't imagine they would begrudge you for backing out for a better job, unless they want to match the offer.

P.M. Marc - Apr 30, 2014 7:44:13 pm PDT #10690 of 30002

So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

Usually, I recommend doing a ton of networking before the resume is submitted such that it gets into the hands of someone who can shepherd the paper into the right hands.

Stupid networking. That's what always gets me!

Networking, it turns out, is hard when you don't know people outside of work for the most part. Or outside the intertubes.

Funny, though: I joined some netgroups where I knew people after the tech crash in hopes of doing some networking (failed, as no one else had a job, either), and as a result, found out where the Salon Buffy discussions had gone (World Crossing), and while I didn't get a job from it, hey! I got this place!

(I'm doing my annual "attempting to escape the mothership and getting nothing but autorejects back" thing.)

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