....some also go on to ref, many take up other sports that they always wanted to try but didn't have time when they were doing "their thing" so seriously.  Rowing is very popular among swimmers and polo players ....can't keep away from that water.....

I see a resemblance.

fingers crossed

That's impressive that they are flying him out,

aw thanks you guys......  he does already have a job to go to here, but he really really wants to go elsewhere because he's interned there for 4 years and knows it's kind of a dead end and not in the field he truly loves.  He did get an internship in Cali last year, but it was cancelled due to... yeah.  Don't know if this is the same company, trying not to be too nosy.....

Poor lamb is confused because he flies in Weds and home Fri but they've only booked the hotel for one night.  He doesn't want to cause waves and is planning to sleep at the airport the night before his flight home and I'm like dude.... it's a mistake.  just check with them.  HR are human (ish).....   but again, trying to back off.  A night in the airport (probably) won't kill him...

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Lil' Griff has been asked to join this band.
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4boX3IB2STKtAEQfzhMOfn?si=c297c69206654973

It includes one of her band-mates from college. They want her to tour but her career is pointing another direction. Adult choosing can be hard. If they only tour in summer...
 

Daughter who graduated from college a year ago, and has been working in a really rewarding, but part time and dead end, nature center job for the county just was offered a full time job with benefits from her old college professor doing research in her field of expertise.

She's been living at home for the last year or so, and I've felt bad for her because she is capable of so much more,  Even so, she has been doing a great job for the nature center, creating and running multiple week long day camps, and doing public lectures attended by 100+ people, taking care of the animals, running programs, etc.  The County HR department passed her over for a full time position as a naturalist at the nature center 6 months ago because she didn't have the right experience to check off on their form.  They didn't actually fill the position then either, so as a part time worker she did the naturalist job anyway and kicked ass at it. So the HR people just finally finalized the process of bringing in this full time person, and my daughter had to clean out the desk she had been using to make a spot for the new naturalist, and also train them on how the place works.  So this week started off on a low point for her as she was training her new boss on how to replace her, and she was being relegated to just sitting at the front desk and answering phones.

So then two days later her old professor reached out to her with a job offer as a researcher in her field of study, studying water quality at the lakes in Pennsylvania.  My daughter had applied for this very job a year ago, but wasn't hired.  Some guy with a masters degree and a few years of experience had beaten her for the position, but ended up being a total fuck up and was ultimately fired by the professor.  So glatt girl, who knows this professor very well and has worked with her before on research, had been the second choice for the position last year, and was the first person the professor called after firing this guy.  Glatt girl has no advanced degree, and no professional experience in the field but the professor had liked her so much she was one of the top two candidates, back then, and the top candidate today.

So she got a full time job offer at what is the average salary for Pennsylvania (I looked it up) with benefits.  I am very pleased for her.  But it means we have to scramble now to get her a car.  (Bad timing there.  They are not cheap and there is a lot of competition for the greenie cars she wants.)  She's drafting an email now to tell the prof that she is interested, but needs to talk about compensation.  We'll see if she gets a slightly better offer. Then she needs to give notice at the nature center.   And then she needs to find a place to live in Carlisle, PA.  And then rent a truck and move.

It's all happening so fast.  She'll be gone in 2-3 weeks, and we'll have an empty nest.

Undertoad wrote:

an exchange from back in the day

Hey, that Gravdigr guy is in there!
 

new Superhero Glatt Girl.  Special Power: instant water analysis.

No?

Glatt Girl done good.

Perhaps it would be easier to forgive if you punched her in the snoot first.

this time, glatt girl is "too experienced" and another alum needs the resume builder job more than glatt girl does

Maybe this is all speculation and over-interpretation on my part... but this, to me, sounds like what she's actually saying is "we don't like that you asked for more money, and we've found someone who's willing to do it at the lower price."
 

My mother told me that looking for a job is one of the hardest jobs there is.
This is just one of the ways that is true, but it will soon fade into only an unpleasant memory.