Comments | aelfgifu: Ah those little "Supplemental questions!"

aelfgifu

Ah those little "Supplemental questions!"

Mar 06, 2008 20:00

I just applied for a teaching position in OR in which getting to the second rung meant answering a bunch more 'supplemental questions' on teaching style, approach to various lecture topics etc. I know colleges use them to make their decision, but mine was 9 pages, and I still had, in that time, to create lectures for my real (as opposed to ( Read more... )

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Re: Supplemental questions eykar March 7 2008, 07:29:38 UTC

OTOH, both little books showed up today and they are quite lovely
~ NGW, Esquire

Re: Supplemental questions aelfgifu March 7 2008, 15:55:34 UTC

Then I do hope you can judge the books by their covers! I think those two are the smoothest in terms of flow, but I could be hallucinating! ;) I often do that.

celandine_g March 9 2008, 19:15:27 UTC

Good luck with the new possibility. I know how much all this job hunting sucks--so much effort and they still treat you to a "Thank-you very much for your interest in our organization. Unfortunately,..." letter. I could paper the walls of a medium size room with the number of those I have received.

Which is why I am still hanging out in my current job, otherwise known as the Twilight Zone.

But I wish you the best of luck with this one. I lived in OR for a short time and it was very beautiful. *crosses fingers for you*

aelfgifu March 14 2008, 22:24:47 UTC

I hope your job stops being the twilight zone! I will be on the east coast an in CT this summer- if you are not in India the whole time- we should hook up!

celandine_g March 15 2008, 16:56:40 UTC

Well, I have pretty much given up any hope that this will ever be a normal job, or even close. I mean, when you have watched your boss eat yoghurt with his fingers (and no napkin--as they don't use them) first thing in the morning, you know that this is not a "regular job," LOL.

So I don't know. I am waiting to see if there will be some significant money attached to my equity in a few years. If we don't do well this year, I will definitely leave but I am hoping that we will start doing some big deals and begin to build monetary value so that I can afford to build my house in NM when we divest the company.

That is the plan but I suppose if something really good came along (with equity), I would be tempted to leave. It is just so bizarre and if there is no money to be made, just not worth it ( ... )