Comments | matty_z: Well shit.

matty_z

Well shit.

Jan 28, 2009 23:28

So, nine weeks ago I interviewed for a job (which was itself ten weeks after they asked to see my C.V.). The interview seemed to go well, and they sent me off with the implication not only that I would hear soon, but that I would be hired ( Read more... )

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breaking things christine_920 January 29 2009, 05:29:49 UTC

Yeah, that sucks.

Sometimes breaking things can be therapeutic, and sometimes it isn't. But if you suspect that in your current state breaking things would be therapeutic, you may be able to buy cheap dishes or something else that's inexpensive (and preferably ugly) and break it. (I recommend not choosing a religious figurine, because the time you'd get added in Purgatory, plus the guilt, just wouldn't be worth it.) That way you can break something without breaking something you care about or need.

If the neighbors hear and ask about it, you can point to the shards of whatever remains and say, "It angered the voices!" and give them a really intense crazy stare.

Aside from that, I have nothing constructive to say, except that yeah, the situation does suck. I will pray that something will work out.

Re: breaking things matty_z January 30 2009, 00:02:18 UTC

So last winter my mom suggested we buy water softener salt to throw down on our stairs instead of this really expensive stuff that's really high-tech (and $10 a shot). So we buy a bag. It turns out that they sell water softener pellets, not water softener granules, and these inch-long cylinders don't do so hot melting ice. Anyway, we still have this 40-lb bag in the basement...I suppose I can just go down there with a hammer or something.

Re: breaking things christine_920 January 31 2009, 20:38:13 UTC

This whole discussion reminds me of the printer scene in Office Space.

lady_kerowyn January 29 2009, 06:43:32 UTC

I'm so sorry Matt. :( You said they're going in a different direction...but they haven't actually decided yet? So there's still hope? Maybe? kinda?

Here, have a funny GIF to cheer you up and imagine it's that co-director guy:

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Re: breaking things matty_z January 29 2009, 23:59:44 UTC

HAHA! What is that from?

As far as still having hope...it's possible but not probable, and probable doesn't cut it when we might be on one income for a few months.

wmelephant January 29 2009, 15:58:38 UTC

*hugs* if you ever want to talk or vent or whatever, just drop me an e-mail (I'm also on IM or the google chat thing pretty much all the time). I can definitely sympathize with the whole job hunting junk.

matty_z January 30 2009, 00:05:48 UTC

Yeah, I imagine. It must be doubly frustrating having survived a PhD of epic length and adversity. Yay economy!