Random Thoughts XII - This Thread Delivers

[CycloneErik]

Trying to hope it is good they haven’t jumped on offer but the could be haggling.

Well, he hasn't had a lot of time. They did their deliberations literally right after interviewing me.
That, then, provides the chance for a person to drive themselves nuts, even though there probably aren't actual answers, at least until he takes the job or it comes to me.

I don't think there's a lot of haggling for a visiting assistant prof job, though. I'm surprised he didn't just accept on the spot. Roughly 4 hours since the offer. I still have to think he's taking the job, but I've never been in a spot to negotiate. Might be a lot I don't know on that front.

I'm pretty comfortable that I didn't hurt myself in the interview. We all got along fabulously and it should be clear that I'm prepared and ready to roll. Just wait and see, I guess, until we set up the hits.

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

Were you in Tijuana for the museums?

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

The drawers love my veins, they will pop right up. Then they learn to dislike them after getting me started. I can be the last seated and will be done when many are at the halfway point that were there before me. They always think I'm going to pass out then and keep making me sit at the station longer.

Once I was walking with the nurse to be prepped for surgery and she says I was just checking out your veins.

 

[BCClone]

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If you ever want to buy something in Tijuana, and want to get the lowest price, find a group of oriental men haggling on a price. Seemed like every group (will be honest, I couldn't understand their language when talking with each other but could when they haggled with the salesman) got way cheaper prices than other people that were haggling in stores. They would stay there for like hours if they really wanted it and go back an forth a nickel at a time. I would just try to get low, walk out and let them chase me and then get the lowest I could there, I didn't want to spend all day over 5-10 bucks.

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

If you ever want to buy something in Tijuana, and want to get the lowest price, find a group of oriental men haggling on a price. Seemed like every group (will be honest, I couldn't understand their language when talking with each other but could when they haggled with the salesman) got way cheaper prices than other people that were haggling in stores. They would stay there for like hours if they really wanted it and go back an forth a nickel at a time. I would just try to get low, walk out and let them chase me and then get the lowest I could there, I didn't want to spend all day over 5-10 bucks.

I was in Battery Park once and a guy comes up wanting to sell me a pair of "genuine Oakleys" out of a brief case for $10. I pulled out a $5 and he said ok.

 

[VeloClone]

I understood that part. It was the part about the ISS is falling but moving so fast sideways it keeps missing the earth.

I like to think of a thrown ball.

If Uncle Rico can throw it over them mountains the curvature of the earth means that it will travel just a little farther than if the earth was flat (don't get me started on that one!) because the earth has curved away from where it would have landed on a flat earth. As he gets stronger and stronger and throws it farther and farther the curvature of the earth will cause the ground to curve away from the falling ball even more so that it goes even farther. At some point the ball only falls as fast as the curve of the earth is bending away and Uncle Rico has thrown the ball into orbit.

 

[VeloClone]

Well, he hasn't had a lot of time. They did their deliberations literally right after interviewing me.
That, then, provides the chance for a person to drive themselves nuts, even though there probably aren't actual answers, at least until he takes the job or it comes to me.

I don't think there's a lot of haggling for a visiting assistant prof job, though. I'm surprised he didn't just accept on the spot. Roughly 4 hours since the offer. I still have to think he's taking the job, but I've never been in a spot to negotiate. Might be a lot I don't know on that front.

I'm pretty comfortable that I didn't hurt myself in the interview. We all got along fabulously and it should be clear that I'm prepared and ready to roll. Just wait and see, I guess, until we set up the hits.

Not to be a Debbie Downer, but if you think there really isn't room for negotiation they may just be keeping you on the hook until the candidate signs a letter of acceptance.

 

[NWICY]

Erik, I think you need to push CG's idea of a online poll for profs. If CF does anything well it is online polls, we would swamp that other dude. So just in case is the chance to interview for the factory job still available?

 

[VeloClone]

I have appreciated everyone's varied reactions to my self ignore post.

 

[CycloneErik]

Erik, I think you need to push CG's idea of a online poll for profs. If CF does anything well it is online polls, we would swamp that other dude. So just in case is the chance to interview for the factory job still available?

Yeah, that one is still on for tomorrow.

 

[BCClone]

I like to think of a thrown ball.

If Uncle Rico can throw it over them mountains the curvature of the earth means that it will travel just a little farther than if the earth was flat (don't get me started on that one!) because the earth has curved away from where it would have landed on a flat earth. As he gets stronger and stronger and throws it farther and farther the curvature of the earth will cause the ground to curve away from the falling ball even more so that it goes even farther. At some point the ball only falls as fast as the curve of the earth is bending away and Uncle Rico has thrown the ball into orbit.

All moot, the earth is flat!!

 

[VeloClone]

All moot, the earth is flat!!

Like I said...

 

[carvers4math]

Erik, maybe other swamp meat dude is using offer to leverage somewhere else into an answer. Really for a fall job at this point, seems like the answer would be pretty quick.

I guess all you can do is be honest with them tomorrow at interview and hope for the best.

 

[BCClone]

Yeah, that one is still on for tomorrow.

Find out what room he is in and order like 5 pornos under his name. Then send them an interview thank you gift box with various things from the local pleasure palace under that person's name. You will either get yourself an opening or find out you really didn't want to work with those folks anyhow.

 

[CycloneErik]

Find out what room he is in and order like 5 pornos under his name. Then send them an interview thank you gift box with various things from the local pleasure palace under that person's name. You will either get yourself an opening or find out you really didn't want to work with those folks anyhow.

I like the plan.
I don't even know what city he is in. My understanding is that every interview was a Skype interview.
Might not be the case. That's just what I think I understand.

So to be safe, we need to do some serious tracking to see who has been connecting to this prof's Skype.

 

[Cybirdy]

Sent our oldest up the county fair for the week. She decided to enter some of her photos into the open class and one of her photos won Best in Class. Then they had some “old time” contests this afternoon, she took 2nd in the funny sack race and 1st in the rubber chicken throw. Winning got her a turn in the money machine. She pulled down $89. Not sure which makes me more proud—the photo ribbon or 1st place in rubber chicken throwing.

 

[CloneLawman]

This part will be nerve-wracking, even though I have to imagine that the other dude is accepting the offer.

Lost out on a spot at MidAmerica Nazarene to a guy whose research is about Methodists in MIssouri and Kansas around the Civil War. He may as well have just been writing a history of their school.

So, I'll sigh and wait and plan the hits.

Maybe we could get you the Infinity Gauntlet and you could snap your fingers and off all of your competitors. Think about it--a history prof with the time stone!

 

[CloneLawman]

I like the plan.
I don't even know what city he is in. My understanding is that every interview was a Skype interview.
Might not be the case. That's just what I think I understand.

So to be safe, we need to do some serious tracking to see who has been connecting to this prof's Skype.

If you begin the Skype session and Roy Williams' ugly mug is plastered on the screen, then BAIL MAN, BAIL!!!

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

I like to think of a thrown ball.

If Uncle Rico can throw it over them mountains the curvature of the earth means that it will travel just a little farther than if the earth was flat (don't get me started on that one!) because the earth has curved away from where it would have landed on a flat earth. As he gets stronger and stronger and throws it farther and farther the curvature of the earth will cause the ground to curve away from the falling ball even more so that it goes even farther. At some point the ball only falls as fast as the curve of the earth is bending away and Uncle Rico has thrown the ball into orbit.

Uncle Rico explains physics. Now I've officially seen it all.

 

[CloneLawman]

Uncle Rico explains physics. Now I've officially seen it all.

Rico KNOWS physics!