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Typo Boy - Oct 12, 2014 12:32:11 pm PDT #8070 of 30000

Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

Since you are this far along, do the interviews and do your best to get the offer. Meanwhile, decide on the following:

1) That you don't want the job at any price or

2) That you want the job if they will offer x in salary, y in benefits (including z in time off to compensate for the stress).

If your decision is 1, decline the offer, but at least you get the satisfaction of knowing you had an offer.

If you decision is 2, then stick to your conditions. If they meet your conditions (whatever they are) take the job. If they don't meet your conditions then you have decided it is not worth it. Even if the decision is 2, you must not accept anything below the minimum you decide upon. It sounds like this job comes with pain. So be prepared to walk away if they are prepared to give you compensation that makes the pain bearable.

I'm not going to advise you on 1 vs 2., but if you decide to take the job, have a bottom and line and only take it if their offer meets your requirements.

Typo Boy - Oct 12, 2014 12:33:48 pm PDT #8071 of 30000

Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

Also, type corrected but how the hell did I type "and hour" for "an offer"? No voice to text electronic software involved. 100% my brain.

aurelia - Oct 12, 2014 1:00:19 pm PDT #8072 of 30000

All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

I picked up some books from the dollar rack at a used book store to help stock the nearby little-free-library. Amy Tan, John Irving, Emily Bronte, Margaret Atwood, D.H. Lawrence, Gregory Maguire, Dan Brown, and a couple of Clarion collections. That's a pretty good variety, right?

Calli - Oct 12, 2014 1:04:17 pm PDT #8073 of 30000

I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

That's a great idea, aurelia! And, yes, a nice variety of books.

Jesse - Oct 12, 2014 1:23:57 pm PDT #8074 of 30000

Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Aw, I love little free libraries!

Fall in New England is pretty great, and I did it UP this afternoon. Gorgeous weather, turning leaves, apple picking, cider donuts -- the motherfucking WORKS!

aurelia - Oct 12, 2014 2:03:25 pm PDT #8075 of 30000

All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

That sounds delightful, Jesse.

I dropped off the books. There was nothing but a single magazine in there.

-t - Oct 12, 2014 2:11:50 pm PDT #8076 of 30000

I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Nicely done, aurelia. And Jesse.

No idea what you should do, Consuela, but I would like for you to have some options. Good luck.

Amy - Oct 12, 2014 2:26:16 pm PDT #8077 of 30000

Because books.

What -t said, Consuela. All kinds of job~ma, either way.

That sounds like a great collection, aurelia!

Jesse, I'm envious. Add "carved a pumpkin" and you would have reached New England Fall Nirvana, I think.

Jesse - Oct 12, 2014 2:29:32 pm PDT #8078 of 30000

Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

It's true. Pumpkin has to wait until next weekend, though.

Cass - Oct 12, 2014 2:31:10 pm PDT #8079 of 30000

Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

Pumpkin has to wait until next weekend, though.

Sara will be relieved. Temporarily.

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